Dat (software)
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 A command-line session showing repository creation, addition of a file, and decentralized synchronization | |
| Original author(s) | Max Ogden[1] |
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| Developer(s) | Dat Team[2] and others[3] |
| Initial release | 4 June 2013 |
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| Repository | github |
| Written in | JavaScript |
| Operating system | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Distributed data store |
| License | BSD-3-Clause[6] |
| Website | dat-ecosystem |
Dat (/dæt/[7]) is a data distribution tool with a version control feature for tracking changes and publishing data sets. It is primarily used for data-driven science, but it can be used to keep track of changes in any data set. As a distributed revision control system it is aimed at speed, simplicity, security, and support for distributed, non-linear workflows.[8]
Dat was created by Max Ogden in 2013 to standardize the way data analysts collaborate on the changes they make to data sets.[9] It is developed through funding support from Code for Science,[10] the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation[11] and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.[12][2]
Dat is free software distributed under the terms of the BSD-3-Clause license.
One of the main implementations is Beaker, a web browser that seamlessly handles dat:// URLs and allows building and seeding Dat websites.[13] Homebase is a server-side permanent seeding tool for Dat.[14]
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See also
- Freenet
- InterPlanetary File System (IPFS)
- Git
- Beaker (web browser)
- Comparison of version control software
- List of revision control software
References
- ^ "initial readme". Github. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Dat Development Team". Dat Project. 2016. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Commit Graph". Github. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Release 14.0.2". 26 March 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Release 14.0.2". 26 March 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Dat's BSD license at github.com". github.com. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Introducing Dat: If Git Were Designed For Big Data (at 00:00:03)". YouTube. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "dat". datproject.org. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "initial readme · datproject/dat@4646792". GitHub. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Technology & Data For Good". Code for Science & Society. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Dat". Knight Foundation. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Dat Grant". sloan.org. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Beaker | Peer-to-peer Web browser. No blockchain required". beakerbrowser.com. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ GitHub - beakerbrowser/homebase: Self-deployable tool for seeding dat:// websites., Beaker Browser, 12 June 2019, retrieved 13 June 2019