Comment by josephg

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/