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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions Overview

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Ecosystem Questions

What is Anticloud?

Anticloud is a sovereign technology research ecosystem comprising 11 open-source platform projects and 40 developer tools. The ecosystem builds privacy-first, cryptographically-verified technology spanning browsers, cloud infrastructure, programming languages, storage systems, and operating systems. Learn more →

What does "sovereign technology" mean?

Technology that operates independently of centralized cloud providers, giving users full control over their data, computation, and identity. All Anticloud projects use cryptographic verification (SHA3-256 + Ed25519 + .aioss ledger) to ensure tamper-evident operations without reliance on third-party infrastructure.

How is this different from the Fandom Wiki?

The GitHub Wiki focuses on technical architecture, inter-project dependencies, and ecosystem mapping — complementing the main Docusaurus documentation site. The Fandom Wiki serves as a community knowledge base for broader audiences.

Where can I find the full documentation?

The main documentation portal is at kleinnner.github.io/Anticloud, built with Docusaurus. It includes 55+ documentation pages, 40 tool docs, blog posts, and research paper references.

Project Questions

How many projects are in the ecosystem?

11 platform projects: Kathon (browser), Kamelot (cloud runtime), Kasteran (language), Kazcade (VFS), API-OSS (API gateway), Inte11ect (AI gateway), aioss-format (ledger), Libern (crypto), Anticode (IDE), Sovereign-OS (OS), MFSO (search oracle). See Projects for full details.

Which project should I start with?

Choose by interest:

• Privacy browsing → Kathon — vision-LLM ad blocking, per-tab VPN
• Cloud/AI orchestration → Kamelot or Inte11ect
• Systems programming → Kasteran — rune-based language
• Storage → Kazcade — vector file system
• API development → API-OSS — WASM sandbox gateway
• Identity/security → MFSO — multi-factor sign-on

What are the project statuses?

Status	Meaning	Projects
	Production-ready	API-OSS, aioss-format, Libern
	Feature-complete, testing	Kathon
	Active development	Kasteran, Kamelot, Inte11ect, Anticode
	Research phase	Kazcade, MFSO, Sovereign-OS

How do projects relate to each other?

All projects share a common cryptographic foundation (Libern → SHA3-256, Ed25519). Higher-level projects depend on lower-level ones — e.g., Kathon uses Kazcade for storage and Libern for crypto. See Architecture for the full dependency graph.

Technical Questions

What is the cryptographic foundation?

A three-layer stack:

1. SHA3-256 — Cryptographic hashing for integrity verification
2. Ed25519 — Digital signatures for authenticity and non-repudiation
3. .aioss ledger format — Tamper-evident chain of proof-of-usefulness records

All provided by the Libern cryptographic library.

What programming languages are used?

Language	Projects
Rust	Kathon, Kasteran, Kazcade, Kamelot, Libern, MFSO
TypeScript	Anticode, API-OSS (portal), Inte11ect (desktop)
Go	Inte11ect (core)
Python	Sovereign-OS (tools), API-OSS (research)
Kasteran	Self-hosted systems language

What protocols do projects use to communicate?

• REST/HTTP — API-OSS ↔ external services
• gRPC + WebSocket — API-OSS ↔ Inte11ect (streaming)
• CRDT over P2P — Kathon ↔ Kazcade (distributed state)
• LSP + MCP — Anticode ↔ Kathon (AI-assisted coding)
• Native FFI — Kasteran ↔ Libern (crypto primitives)

What is the .aioss ledger format?

A dual-format cryptographic ledger format using SHA3-256 hash chaining and Ed25519 state proofs. It supports memory-mapped IO for high performance, SQLite event store integration, and post-quantum migration. Used for tamper-evident audit trails across the ecosystem. Learn more →

Community Questions

How can I contribute?

See the Contributing guide. All projects are open source (MIT / Apache 2.0). You can submit issues, fork repositories, open pull requests, or join discussions on GitHub.

Where is the community?

The ecosystem spans multiple platforms: GitHub (code & issues), LinkedIn (professional), DEV.to (articles), Bluesky (updates). See Ecosystem for all platforms.

What research has been published?

Research papers are published on Zenodo and Harvard Dataverse, covering cryptographic verification, sovereign computing, AI-native architectures, and privacy-preserving systems.

Is there a development roadmap?

Yes — see the Roadmap page for the quarter-by-quarter release timeline through 2027.

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