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For me (not the author) "local first" makes it clear that "on device" is a first-class citizen, and the server is an afterthought. "Offline-first" or "server free" sounds much more limiting, like it will be able to limp when offline, but really wants to connect to a server eventually.

I also (personally) don't like "serverfree" because servers are good - they're not the problem! It's the "servers you don't and can't control" cloud dependencies that are the issue.

Sadly, I'm not part of Ink and Switch and did not write that post...

They are an incredible bunch, as are so many people in the local-first / CRDT space, many I have had the opportunity to meet and collaborate with.

My mistake, I see that post wasn't written by you