Yes, but we have a perfectly serviceable term for local software already: "local software".
To me, "local-first software" means something slightly different. The term was coined by this essay[1], which says:
> Local-first ideals include the ability to work offline and collaborate across multiple devices
> This means that while local-first apps keep their data in local storage on each device, it is also necessary for that data to be synchronized across all of the devices on which a user does their work.
But this is clearly not what's going on here. This project is just local software, like we've had forever.
If a fancy new "local first" buzzword makes local-only software seem more sexy, then I suppose I don't want to get too mad about it. I really like local software. But the autist in me likes it when technical terms have a well defined meaning.
it's the other way around, everything is in the cloud now (upload your files to us, we are privacy respecting, bla bla)
So it's good that the product actually highlights it is dealing with local hardware only.
Yes, but we have a perfectly serviceable term for local software already: "local software".
To me, "local-first software" means something slightly different. The term was coined by this essay[1], which says:
> Local-first ideals include the ability to work offline and collaborate across multiple devices
> This means that while local-first apps keep their data in local storage on each device, it is also necessary for that data to be synchronized across all of the devices on which a user does their work.
But this is clearly not what's going on here. This project is just local software, like we've had forever.
If a fancy new "local first" buzzword makes local-only software seem more sexy, then I suppose I don't want to get too mad about it. I really like local software. But the autist in me likes it when technical terms have a well defined meaning.
[1]: https://www.inkandswitch.com/essay/local-first/
I don't expect "Linux MicroVMs for macOS" to have anything to do with clouds.