OpenSeed

OpenSeed Now Supports Hive!

*Image credit @midlet*

Hello Hivers (that’s gonna take some getting used to),

This community has been through a lot in the past few weeks but now we’re excited to transition from constant fear, uncertainty, and doubt, into focusing on the promising future of Hive and OpenSeed.

OpenSeed’s Mission

For those who don’t know, the mission guiding OpenSeed is to build a more socially aware internet. It was our belief that Steem would be the backbone of that socially aware internet, while OpenSeed would be the “connective tissue” that would help people connect, communicate, and collaborate all while maintaining control and ownership over their information … but then Justin Sun happened.

While the circumstances were far from ideal, now that Hive has successfully launched, we are excited to see that Hive is now more decentralized and community-driven than Steem ever was.

OpenSeed Moving to Hive

That is why we have decided to adapt OpenSeed to work with Hive! These changes are now complete, which means that OpenLink (our mobile encrypted messaging application that is nearing beta release) is already a Hive application!

OpenLink: A Chat App for Hivers

That means encrypted messaging will be coming to Hivers soon, either in the form of OpenLink, or any application that integrates OpenSeed and leverages the chat feature. This enables a unified, cross-platform, and cross-application chat feature that allows users to “take their chats with them” as they move from one Hive application to another.

Barriers to Adoption

The two major barriers to developer adoption of OpenSeed are: 1. that there is no website through which they can create and manage developer accounts, and 2. there is no javascript library for easy integration into web applications.

That's why we are now focusing our attention on developing these solutions, but if you are a developer who would like to assist us in completing these projects, we currently have 556 SBD and 964 HBD(!!!), which we are looking to give away in exchange for help! Best of all, you'll be helping to make Hive applications, and the Hive ecosystem, even more powerful.

Rewarding Community Members

In our Steem Proposal (now Hive Proposal) we committed to redistributing all of our rewards back into the community and we are happy to say that we have rewarded our first community member with 1,000 SBD (this was just prior to the release of Hive). That community member is @midlet who has contributed in countless ways to the project including through creative assets, UI/UX feedback, public communications, and more.

We have a lot more exciting updates coming soon, so be sure to follow @openseed on Hive, join our Hive Community, and stop by our Discord server. Don't forget to let us know if you are a front end developer who can help!

[Join Our Hive Community!](https://peakd.com/c/hive-152786/created)

[Join Our Discord Server](https://discord.gg/JnYF67)

Comments · 10

@yourfuture(49)· 2349d
Let's hope the internet itself won't be censored itself n the future
@bil.prag(76)· 2350d
@soyrosa(75)· 2350d
Honestly can't wait to see the first apps go LIVE on Hive <3 Epic. Keep it up - joined the Community + Discord and hope I can make myself useful for the project in one way or another. Cheers!
@sepracore(64)· 2350d
This is exciting stuff. Great work!

Will the encrypted chat feature also allow for non-encrypted group chat functionality so Discord style conversations can be moved to the Hive blockchain where new users can easily find these conversations and engage in them?

Discord is nice, but it is more difficult for new users to find those conversations and more intimidating for them to engage, ultimately decreasing our retention rate. I personally would like to see more of that user activity on chain and think it would highlight our strong and active community, putting it on display for everyone to see, allowing connections to form, etc.
@paulag(74)· 2350d
this is great news - I'm delighted you are moving to hive
@taskmaster4450(86)· 2350d
It is great to see this. I am supper excited about OpenSeed and all the initiatives you are undertaking.
@lordbutterfly(80)· 2350d

OpenLink: A Chat App for Hivers

Ive always maintained that there is nothing inherently special about discord, neither in terms of promotion nor in terms of some unique utility that cannot be replicated. I even believed that Discord was a detriment to on-chain engagement.

While Openlink might not be "on-chain" (not sure how you intend to connect it to the blockchain, integrated into frontends would be fine) at least its "HIVE related" and comes from the community. If its seamlessly integrated into our every-day (id love to maybe see community chats) it would be a massive addition to the network.

Andy, youve had experience with Steemit, youve been a part of this community for so long, youve taken shit left and right, i know i gave you shit, and you dealt with it (some people would become resentful and do what Heimin did), which demands respect.

Im curious to see what you do when you dont have to answer to a boss.
@drakernoise(63)· 2350d
I was wondering about this! Exciting news, can’t wait to see your barriers broken down 🤗
@steemcollator(57)· 2350d
I have been waiting for openseed for to long and I’m happy to hear that the project is ready to go live. The most interesting part is that you have adapted to the Hive blockchain..I cannot waits for a final product man, well done💪💪
@manniman(69)· 2350d
Sup' people, hope you're doing well. I do support your proposal :))