diff --git a/develop.md b/develop.md index e62ee0d..2b73078 100644 --- a/develop.md +++ b/develop.md @@ -9,8 +9,14 @@ At least, it's the place to get started so long as you have some idea of what LB ## When to Use LBRY +- You want to build an application that contributes to the world's knowledge, or benefits from global, shared discovery (flesh this out). +- You want to replace an existing centralized service related to digital content distribution with a decentralized/community-controlled one. + ## When Not to Use LBRY +- You want to privately distribute data/information. +- You want to do illegal things. + ## How (Ways?) to Build on LBRY ### Web, Desktop, and Mobile Applications (Daemon-based Applications) @@ -23,16 +29,16 @@ Almost all web, desktop, and mobile applications will use the [lbry daemon](http 1. Install lbry. (Docker images? Other convenient ways of doing this?) 1. Bridging basics. -### Desktop Applications +#### Desktop Applications 1. Desktop applications will typically bundle the [lbry daemon](https://github.com/lbryio/lbry). 1. lbry-desktop as example -### Android Applications +#### Android Applications 1. (Whatever magic you have to do to get a daemon running on Android.) -### iOS Applications +#### iOS Applications It is not currently possible to use LBRY on iOS. [There is a bounty](lbry.io/bounty/ios-daemon) for this.