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<p>Dao OS does not have a traditional, centralized "App Store." A store implies a single owner who acts as a gatekeeper, approving, rejecting, and taxing applications. This is contrary to our core philosophy.</p>
<p>Instead, we are building a set of open protocols that create a decentralized <strong>Application Bazaar</strong>—a vibrant, open, and resilient marketplace of ideas and tools, where users are sovereign and developers are free.</p>
<p>This bazaar is built upon four pillars: Discovery, Trust, Distribution, and Monetization.</p>
<p>In a world without a central index, how do users find new <strong><code>Dao Implements</code></strong>? The answer is through a network of trusted curators.</p>
<li><strong>Developer Publishing</strong>: A developer does not "submit" their <code>Dao Implement</code> for approval. Instead, they publish its <strong>Manifest</strong> (a <code>manifest.toml</code> file containing all metadata) to a P2P storage network like <strong>IPFS</strong>. They can then announce this manifest's address on public channels.</li>
<li><strong>The Role of Curators</strong>: Anyone—a tech media outlet, a trusted developer community, or the Dao OS Foundation itself—can run a "curation" service. These curators crawl the network for new manifests and create their own themed <strong>"Curation Lists."</strong></li>
<li><strong>The User Experience</strong>: Within their <code>Facet Avatar</code>, a user can subscribe to multiple Curation Lists they trust. Their "Bazaar" or "Discover" tab becomes a personalized aggregation of these trusted sources.</li>
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<p>This model replaces a single, biased App Store ranking with a rich, multi-faceted, user-curated discovery experience.</p>
<h2id="2-trust--safety-verifiable-reputation"><aclass="header"href="#2-trust--safety-verifiable-reputation">2. Trust & Safety: Verifiable Reputation</a></h2>
<p>How can users trust a third-party <code>Dao Implement</code>? They don't have to trust blindly. The bazaar is built directly on top of our <strong>Community Reputation & Automated Verification System</strong>.</p>
<p>Every listing for a <code>Dao Implement</code>, regardless of its curator, must display the <strong>Trust Dashboard</strong>, which provides transparent, multi-faceted signals:</p>
<li><strong>Automated Verification</strong>: The immutable results of the <code>dao-verify</code> tool, checking for security vulnerabilities and API compliance.</li>
<p>The final decision to "register" a <code>Dao Implement</code> always rests with the user, armed with these transparent and verifiable data points.</p>
<h2id="3-distribution-censorship-resistant--direct"><aclass="header"href="#3-distribution-censorship-resistant--direct">3. Distribution: Censorship-Resistant & Direct</a></h2>
<li>The Implement's manifest contains the <strong>content-addressed hashes (CIDs)</strong> of its software packages (e.g., the <code>Core Component</code> as a <code>.wasm</code> file and the <code>Facet Component</code> as a Web UI bundle).</li>
<li>The user's <code>Meta Unit</code>, hosted within an <code>Avatar</code>, uses this hash to fetch the files directly from the P2P network (IPFS).</li>
<li>This ensures that no central server can block the distribution of a <code>Dao Implement</code>. As long as the data exists somewhere on the P2P network, it is accessible.</li>
<h2id="4-monetization-sovereign--peer-to-peer"><aclass="header"href="#4-monetization-sovereign--peer-to-peer">4. Monetization: Sovereign & Peer-to-Peer</a></h2>
<p>We eliminate the 30% "platform tax." Our value exchange model is direct from user to developer.</p>
<li>This facilitates a <strong>peer-to-peer transaction</strong> using an external payment protocol, sending value directly from the user's wallet to the developer's address specified in the manifest. Dao OS acts as a facilitator, not a middleman.</li>
