New Delhi: What started off as a way to overhaul the way web content is published, accessed, and consumed across the Web has now entered its beta phase.
Project Maelstrom is aimed at developing technology that is based on the core vision of a distributed web, similar to the way how BitTorrent works, and sustain an open Internet that doesn't require servers and allows anyone to publish to a truly open web. The project was introduced in December with its alpha version.
This week the project has rolled out its first public release of the web browser. The official Maelstrom blog notes that the project has the potential to help address some of the most vexing problems facing the Internet today, which include questions like on keeping the Internet open, its access neutral, and preservation of personal data.
Project Maelstrom is now expanding its group of testers and offering a new set of developer tools. The browser beta is open for Windows users and with a distributed protocol, it has given publishers and developers an opportunity to leverage the efficiency of BitTorrent technology in their content and interactive experience. The team claims to offer an alternative to HTTP which is efficient, scalable and cost-effective.
The beta release offers improved stability, support for auto-update, DHT visualization for users when loading torrents, and developer publishing tool. The developing publishing tool will streamline the process for creating and publishing content for other users to access while using Project Maelstrom.
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