bigtech.sucks: living database + first assessment
The database is the source of truth; the site is a view over it.
- packages/core/db/schema.sql: vendors, products, categories, the 8-dimension
instrument, assessments, scores, evidence, findings, off-ramp, plus the
derived v_product_score view the game reads.
- packages/core/db/build.mjs: rebuilds bigtech.db, absorbs the legacy 43-product
roster as unassessed, applies seeds, then verifies the instrument's own rules
(weights sum to 100, totals recompute, grades match bands, every score has a
rationale, no tier-4 evidence on a scored dimension, reproducible-build caps
actually enforced).
- packages/core/db/seed/0001-signal.sql: Signal Desktop 8.36.0-alpha.1 on linux,
75.9/100 grade B, weakest dimension local_data_exposure. Evidence points at
the re-runnable audit artifacts in the Servetus vault.
- packages/core/src/data/generated/catalog.{ts,json}: generated export.
Verified: 44 products, 1 assessed, all checks pass.
2026-10-29 13:16:29 -05:00
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#!/usr/bin/env node
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/**
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* bigtech.sucks — database build
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*
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* The database is the source of truth. This script:
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* 1. rebuilds bigtech.db from schema + seed
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* 2. absorbs the legacy hand-authored outlaw roster as UNASSESSED products
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* 3. applies every db/seed/*.sql in name order
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* 4. verifies the result against the instrument's own rules
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* 5. exports a generated module the website imports
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*
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* Run: npm run db:build
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* Verify only: npm run db:verify
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*/
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import { DatabaseSync } from 'node:sqlite';
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import { readFileSync, writeFileSync, readdirSync, mkdirSync, existsSync, unlinkSync } from 'node:fs';
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feat: self-authoring ingest, relevance gate, and the Ranch Oath
The roster writes itself. The scores do not.
- db/ingest/sources.mjs: GitHub and Flathub adapters. GitHub is ranked by
stars (usage); Flathub is a curated store of end-user Linux apps, so
relevance is free there and has to be earned on GitHub.
- db/ingest/run.mjs: discovers into the roster as unassessed products, never
as scores. Every discovery leaves a receipt (source, url, usage metric,
timestamp) so a reader can see where a product came from and why it ranks.
- LooksLikeUserSoftware gate: topic:messaging sorts RabbitMQ to the top
because brokers are highly starred and are not things people install.
- build.mjs no longer wipes the database. The DB authors itself, so a rebuild
would have thrown the roster away. --fresh is now explicit.
- v_backlog view: what to assess next, ordered by measured usage.
- packages/web/public/oath.html: the Ranch Oath, with an ASCII Bible crest,
bound to a SHA-256 of catalog.json. The page recomputes the digest in the
browser and reports VERIFIED or BROKEN. An oath you cannot break is decoration.
Roster now 122 products, 1 assessed. All instrument checks pass.
2026-10-29 13:23:57 -05:00
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import { createHash } from 'node:crypto';
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bigtech.sucks: living database + first assessment
The database is the source of truth; the site is a view over it.
- packages/core/db/schema.sql: vendors, products, categories, the 8-dimension
instrument, assessments, scores, evidence, findings, off-ramp, plus the
derived v_product_score view the game reads.
- packages/core/db/build.mjs: rebuilds bigtech.db, absorbs the legacy 43-product
roster as unassessed, applies seeds, then verifies the instrument's own rules
(weights sum to 100, totals recompute, grades match bands, every score has a
rationale, no tier-4 evidence on a scored dimension, reproducible-build caps
actually enforced).
- packages/core/db/seed/0001-signal.sql: Signal Desktop 8.36.0-alpha.1 on linux,
75.9/100 grade B, weakest dimension local_data_exposure. Evidence points at
the re-runnable audit artifacts in the Servetus vault.
- packages/core/src/data/generated/catalog.{ts,json}: generated export.
Verified: 44 products, 1 assessed, all checks pass.
2026-10-29 13:16:29 -05:00
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import { join, dirname } from 'node:path';
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import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
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const HERE = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
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const CORE = join(HERE, '..');
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const DB_PATH = join(HERE, 'bigtech.db');
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const SEED_DIR = join(HERE, 'seed');
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const GEN_DIR = join(CORE, 'src', 'data', 'generated');
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const GRADES = (n) => (n >= 90 ? 'A' : n >= 75 ? 'B' : n >= 60 ? 'C' : n >= 40 ? 'D' : 'F');
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// ---------------------------------------------------------------- vendor map
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// Outlaw id -> vendor. Everything here is checkable public record.
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const VENDORS = {
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google: ['Google LLC', 'private', 'US', 'advertising'],
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microsoft: ['Microsoft Corporation', 'public', 'US', 'mixed'],
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apple: ['Apple Inc.', 'public', 'US', 'hardware'],
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meta: ['Meta Platforms', 'public', 'US', 'advertising'],
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amazon: ['Amazon.com, Inc.', 'public', 'US', 'mixed'],
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salesforce: ['Salesforce, Inc.', 'public', 'US', 'subscription'],
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atlassian: ['Atlassian Corporation', 'public', 'AU', 'subscription'],
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zoom: ['Zoom Communications', 'public', 'US', 'subscription'],
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discord: ['Discord Inc.', 'private', 'US', 'subscription'],
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otter: ['Otter.ai', 'private', 'US', 'subscription'],
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notion: ['Notion Labs', 'private', 'US', 'subscription'],
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evernote: ['Evernote (Bending Spoons)', 'private', 'IT', 'subscription'],
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obsidian: ['Dynalist Inc. (Obsidian)', 'private', 'CA', 'license'],
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openai: ['OpenAI', 'private', 'US', 'mixed'],
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lastpass: ['LastPass (GoTo)', 'private', 'US', 'subscription'],
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'1password': ['AgileBits Inc. (1Password)', 'private', 'CA', 'subscription'],
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proton: ['Proton AG', 'private', 'CH', 'subscription'],
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dropbox: ['Dropbox, Inc.', 'public', 'US', 'subscription'],
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'x-corp': ['X Corp.', 'private', 'US', 'advertising'],
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intuit: ['Intuit Inc.', 'public', 'US', 'subscription'],
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plaid: ['Plaid Inc.', 'private', 'US', 'mixed'],
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asana: ['Asana, Inc.', 'public', 'US', 'subscription'],
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'23andme': ['23andMe Holding Co.', 'public', 'US', 'mixed'],
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vercel: ['Vercel Inc.', 'private', 'US', 'subscription'],
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'nord-security': ['Nord Security', 'private', 'PA', 'subscription'],
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netflix: ['Netflix, Inc.', 'public', 'US', 'subscription'],
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'nextcloud-gmbh': ['Nextcloud GmbH', 'private', 'DE', 'subscription'],
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'signal-foundation': ['Signal Technology Foundation', 'nonprofit', 'US', 'none'],
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feat: the closed-source rule, and the board
Christian, 2026-10-29: 'Closed source software, you have no idea. And then all
we have is reputation. So you kind of start with one arm or two arms tied
behind your back.'
That is now arithmetic instead of an opinion.
- assessment.source_available: 1 = we can read the code, 0 = we cannot.
- Closed source cannot exceed 5 on ANY dimension without tier-1 or tier-2
evidence of kind 'capture' or 'filing'. Reputation is tier 3, and tier 3 is
not a measurement. The build fails if a closed-source score breaks the rule.
- Verifiability still caps at 3 with no reproducible build.
Practical ceiling for closed source: 86/100 in theory, if every dimension is
backed by a capture or a court filing. In practice it is a fight for a C.
- product.priority puts a human's ask ahead of a crawler's discovery.
- v_backlog orders by priority, then measured usage.
- migrate(): the database authors itself, so it must survive its own schema
changes. Add columns, drop views, let schema.sql recreate them. Never drop
and rebuild, which would destroy the self-authored roster.
On the board: Slack (closed, capped) and Kino (closed, capped, founders call
2026-10-30 17:00). Neither is scored. Neither gets a number until it has
evidence.
2026-10-29 15:23:31 -05:00
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'kino-ai': ['Kino AI', 'private', 'US', 'subscription'],
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feat: self-authoring ingest, relevance gate, and the Ranch Oath
The roster writes itself. The scores do not.
- db/ingest/sources.mjs: GitHub and Flathub adapters. GitHub is ranked by
stars (usage); Flathub is a curated store of end-user Linux apps, so
relevance is free there and has to be earned on GitHub.
- db/ingest/run.mjs: discovers into the roster as unassessed products, never
as scores. Every discovery leaves a receipt (source, url, usage metric,
timestamp) so a reader can see where a product came from and why it ranks.
- LooksLikeUserSoftware gate: topic:messaging sorts RabbitMQ to the top
because brokers are highly starred and are not things people install.
- build.mjs no longer wipes the database. The DB authors itself, so a rebuild
would have thrown the roster away. --fresh is now explicit.
- v_backlog view: what to assess next, ordered by measured usage.
- packages/web/public/oath.html: the Ranch Oath, with an ASCII Bible crest,
bound to a SHA-256 of catalog.json. The page recomputes the digest in the
browser and reports VERIFIED or BROKEN. An oath you cannot break is decoration.
Roster now 122 products, 1 assessed. All instrument checks pass.
2026-10-29 13:23:57 -05:00
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// discovered products land here until a human or agent resolves the owner
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unknown: ['Unknown vendor', 'unknown', 'unknown', 'unknown'],
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bigtech.sucks: living database + first assessment
The database is the source of truth; the site is a view over it.
- packages/core/db/schema.sql: vendors, products, categories, the 8-dimension
instrument, assessments, scores, evidence, findings, off-ramp, plus the
derived v_product_score view the game reads.
- packages/core/db/build.mjs: rebuilds bigtech.db, absorbs the legacy 43-product
roster as unassessed, applies seeds, then verifies the instrument's own rules
(weights sum to 100, totals recompute, grades match bands, every score has a
rationale, no tier-4 evidence on a scored dimension, reproducible-build caps
actually enforced).
- packages/core/db/seed/0001-signal.sql: Signal Desktop 8.36.0-alpha.1 on linux,
75.9/100 grade B, weakest dimension local_data_exposure. Evidence points at
the re-runnable audit artifacts in the Servetus vault.
- packages/core/src/data/generated/catalog.{ts,json}: generated export.
Verified: 44 products, 1 assessed, all checks pass.
2026-10-29 13:16:29 -05:00
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};
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const OUTLAW_VENDOR = {
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gmail: 'google', outlook: 'microsoft', protonmail: 'proton',
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google_drive: 'google', dropbox: 'dropbox', onedrive: 'microsoft',
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google_workspace: 'google', microsoft_365: 'microsoft',
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slack: 'salesforce', discord: 'discord', zoom: 'zoom', otter: 'otter',
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teams: 'microsoft', notion: 'notion', evernote: 'evernote',
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obsidian_sync: 'obsidian', whisper_api: 'openai', lastpass: 'lastpass',
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'1password': '1password', google_calendar: 'google',
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google_photos: 'google', icloud_photos: 'apple', chrome: 'google',
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chatgpt: 'openai', gemini: 'google', twitter: 'x-corp',
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facebook: 'meta', mint: 'intuit', plaid: 'plaid',
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salesforce: 'salesforce', asana: 'asana', trello: 'atlassian',
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'23andme': '23andme', fitbit: 'google', ring: 'amazon', nest: 'google',
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github: 'microsoft', vercel: 'vercel', nordvpn: 'nord-security',
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netflix: 'netflix', windows: 'microsoft', android: 'google',
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nextcloud: 'nextcloud-gmbh',
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};
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const ID_OVERRIDES = { '1password': 'onepassword', '23andme': 'twentythreeandme' };
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const slug = (s) => ID_OVERRIDES[s] ?? s.replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/gi, '-').toLowerCase();
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// ---------------------------------------------------------------- build
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feat: self-authoring ingest, relevance gate, and the Ranch Oath
The roster writes itself. The scores do not.
- db/ingest/sources.mjs: GitHub and Flathub adapters. GitHub is ranked by
stars (usage); Flathub is a curated store of end-user Linux apps, so
relevance is free there and has to be earned on GitHub.
- db/ingest/run.mjs: discovers into the roster as unassessed products, never
as scores. Every discovery leaves a receipt (source, url, usage metric,
timestamp) so a reader can see where a product came from and why it ranks.
- LooksLikeUserSoftware gate: topic:messaging sorts RabbitMQ to the top
because brokers are highly starred and are not things people install.
- build.mjs no longer wipes the database. The DB authors itself, so a rebuild
would have thrown the roster away. --fresh is now explicit.
- v_backlog view: what to assess next, ordered by measured usage.
- packages/web/public/oath.html: the Ranch Oath, with an ASCII Bible crest,
bound to a SHA-256 of catalog.json. The page recomputes the digest in the
browser and reports VERIFIED or BROKEN. An oath you cannot break is decoration.
Roster now 122 products, 1 assessed. All instrument checks pass.
2026-10-29 13:23:57 -05:00
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async function build({ fresh = false } = {}) {
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// Never wipe by default: the database authors itself, and a rebuild that
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// deletes discovered products would throw away the roster. --fresh is explicit.
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if (fresh && existsSync(DB_PATH)) unlinkSync(DB_PATH);
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bigtech.sucks: living database + first assessment
The database is the source of truth; the site is a view over it.
- packages/core/db/schema.sql: vendors, products, categories, the 8-dimension
instrument, assessments, scores, evidence, findings, off-ramp, plus the
derived v_product_score view the game reads.
- packages/core/db/build.mjs: rebuilds bigtech.db, absorbs the legacy 43-product
roster as unassessed, applies seeds, then verifies the instrument's own rules
(weights sum to 100, totals recompute, grades match bands, every score has a
rationale, no tier-4 evidence on a scored dimension, reproducible-build caps
actually enforced).
- packages/core/db/seed/0001-signal.sql: Signal Desktop 8.36.0-alpha.1 on linux,
75.9/100 grade B, weakest dimension local_data_exposure. Evidence points at
the re-runnable audit artifacts in the Servetus vault.
- packages/core/src/data/generated/catalog.{ts,json}: generated export.
Verified: 44 products, 1 assessed, all checks pass.
2026-10-29 13:16:29 -05:00
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const db = new DatabaseSync(DB_PATH);
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db.exec('PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON');
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db.exec(readFileSync(join(HERE, 'schema.sql'), 'utf8'));
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feat: the closed-source rule, and the board
Christian, 2026-10-29: 'Closed source software, you have no idea. And then all
we have is reputation. So you kind of start with one arm or two arms tied
behind your back.'
That is now arithmetic instead of an opinion.
- assessment.source_available: 1 = we can read the code, 0 = we cannot.
- Closed source cannot exceed 5 on ANY dimension without tier-1 or tier-2
evidence of kind 'capture' or 'filing'. Reputation is tier 3, and tier 3 is
not a measurement. The build fails if a closed-source score breaks the rule.
- Verifiability still caps at 3 with no reproducible build.
Practical ceiling for closed source: 86/100 in theory, if every dimension is
backed by a capture or a court filing. In practice it is a fight for a C.
- product.priority puts a human's ask ahead of a crawler's discovery.
- v_backlog orders by priority, then measured usage.
- migrate(): the database authors itself, so it must survive its own schema
changes. Add columns, drop views, let schema.sql recreate them. Never drop
and rebuild, which would destroy the self-authored roster.
On the board: Slack (closed, capped) and Kino (closed, capped, founders call
2026-10-30 17:00). Neither is scored. Neither gets a number until it has
evidence.
2026-10-29 15:23:31 -05:00
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migrate(db);
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// second pass: migrate drops the views so this recreates them with the current
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// definitions. Views cannot be altered, only replaced.
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db.exec(readFileSync(join(HERE, 'schema.sql'), 'utf8'));
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bigtech.sucks: living database + first assessment
The database is the source of truth; the site is a view over it.
- packages/core/db/schema.sql: vendors, products, categories, the 8-dimension
instrument, assessments, scores, evidence, findings, off-ramp, plus the
derived v_product_score view the game reads.
- packages/core/db/build.mjs: rebuilds bigtech.db, absorbs the legacy 43-product
roster as unassessed, applies seeds, then verifies the instrument's own rules
(weights sum to 100, totals recompute, grades match bands, every score has a
rationale, no tier-4 evidence on a scored dimension, reproducible-build caps
actually enforced).
- packages/core/db/seed/0001-signal.sql: Signal Desktop 8.36.0-alpha.1 on linux,
75.9/100 grade B, weakest dimension local_data_exposure. Evidence points at
the re-runnable audit artifacts in the Servetus vault.
- packages/core/src/data/generated/catalog.{ts,json}: generated export.
Verified: 44 products, 1 assessed, all checks pass.
2026-10-29 13:16:29 -05:00
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// vendors
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const insVendor = db.prepare(`INSERT OR REPLACE INTO vendor
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(id, name, legal_entity, entity_type, jurisdiction, business_model) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?)`);
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for (const [id, [name, type, juris, model]] of Object.entries(VENDORS)) {
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insVendor.run(id, name.replace(/\s*\(.*\)$/, ''), name, type, juris, model);
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}
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// categories and legacy roster, imported from the built core package so the
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// database is guaranteed to match what the site shipped with.
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const { categories } = await import(join(CORE, 'dist', 'data', 'categories.js'));
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const { outlaws } = await import(join(CORE, 'dist', 'data', 'outlaws.js'));
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const insCat = db.prepare(`INSERT OR REPLACE INTO category (id,label,sensitivity,nextcloud) VALUES (?,?,?,?)`);
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for (const c of categories) insCat.run(c.id, c.label, c.sensitivity, c.nc);
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const insProd = db.prepare(`INSERT OR IGNORE INTO product
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(id,vendor_id,name,category_id,platform,sovereign,boss,art_slot,monthly_cost,notes)
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VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)`);
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let migrated = 0;
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for (const o of outlaws) {
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const vendorId = OUTLAW_VENDOR[o.id];
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if (!vendorId) { console.warn(` ! no vendor mapped for outlaw '${o.id}'`); continue; }
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insProd.run(slug(o.id), vendorId, o.name, o.category, 'web', o.sovereign ? 1 : 0,
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o.boss ? 1 : 0, o.faceArtSlot, o.monthlyCost ?? null,
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`Legacy editorial placeholder. Not yet assessed. Original policy=${o.policy} infra=${o.infra}.`);
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migrated++;
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}
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// seeds
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const seeds = readdirSync(SEED_DIR).filter((f) => f.endsWith('.sql')).sort();
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for (const f of seeds) db.exec(readFileSync(join(SEED_DIR, f), 'utf8'));
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db.close();
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return { migrated, seeds };
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}
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feat: the closed-source rule, and the board
Christian, 2026-10-29: 'Closed source software, you have no idea. And then all
we have is reputation. So you kind of start with one arm or two arms tied
behind your back.'
That is now arithmetic instead of an opinion.
- assessment.source_available: 1 = we can read the code, 0 = we cannot.
- Closed source cannot exceed 5 on ANY dimension without tier-1 or tier-2
evidence of kind 'capture' or 'filing'. Reputation is tier 3, and tier 3 is
not a measurement. The build fails if a closed-source score breaks the rule.
- Verifiability still caps at 3 with no reproducible build.
Practical ceiling for closed source: 86/100 in theory, if every dimension is
backed by a capture or a court filing. In practice it is a fight for a C.
- product.priority puts a human's ask ahead of a crawler's discovery.
- v_backlog orders by priority, then measured usage.
- migrate(): the database authors itself, so it must survive its own schema
changes. Add columns, drop views, let schema.sql recreate them. Never drop
and rebuild, which would destroy the self-authored roster.
On the board: Slack (closed, capped) and Kino (closed, capped, founders call
2026-10-30 17:00). Neither is scored. Neither gets a number until it has
evidence.
2026-10-29 15:23:31 -05:00
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// ---------------------------------------------------------------- migrate
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// The database authors itself, so it must survive its own schema changes.
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// Never drop and rebuild: add the column, drop the views, let schema.sql recreate.
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function migrate(db) {
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const cols = (t) => db.prepare(`PRAGMA table_info(${t})`).all().map((c) => c.name);
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if (!cols('product').includes('priority')) {
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db.exec('ALTER TABLE product ADD COLUMN priority INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0');
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}
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if (!cols('assessment').includes('source_available')) {
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db.exec('ALTER TABLE assessment ADD COLUMN source_available INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1');
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}
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for (const v of ['v_backlog', 'v_coverage', 'v_product_score']) {
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db.exec(`DROP VIEW IF EXISTS ${v}`);
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}
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}
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bigtech.sucks: living database + first assessment
The database is the source of truth; the site is a view over it.
- packages/core/db/schema.sql: vendors, products, categories, the 8-dimension
instrument, assessments, scores, evidence, findings, off-ramp, plus the
derived v_product_score view the game reads.
- packages/core/db/build.mjs: rebuilds bigtech.db, absorbs the legacy 43-product
roster as unassessed, applies seeds, then verifies the instrument's own rules
(weights sum to 100, totals recompute, grades match bands, every score has a
rationale, no tier-4 evidence on a scored dimension, reproducible-build caps
actually enforced).
- packages/core/db/seed/0001-signal.sql: Signal Desktop 8.36.0-alpha.1 on linux,
75.9/100 grade B, weakest dimension local_data_exposure. Evidence points at
the re-runnable audit artifacts in the Servetus vault.
- packages/core/src/data/generated/catalog.{ts,json}: generated export.
Verified: 44 products, 1 assessed, all checks pass.
2026-10-29 13:16:29 -05:00
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// ---------------------------------------------------------------- verify
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function verify() {
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const db = new DatabaseSync(DB_PATH, { readOnly: true });
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const fails = [];
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const ok = (cond, msg) => { if (!cond) fails.push(msg); };
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const dims = db.prepare('SELECT id, weight FROM dimension').all();
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const weightSum = dims.reduce((a, d) => a + d.weight, 0);
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ok(weightSum === 100, `dimension weights sum to ${weightSum}, expected 100`);
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const assessments = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM assessment').all();
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ok(assessments.length > 0, 'no assessments present');
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for (const a of assessments) {
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const scores = db.prepare('SELECT s.*, d.weight FROM score s JOIN dimension d ON d.id = s.dimension_id WHERE s.assessment_id = ?').all(a.id);
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ok(scores.length === dims.length, `${a.id}: ${scores.length} scores, expected ${dims.length}`);
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const recomputed = scores.reduce((acc, s) => acc + s.value * s.weight, 0) / 10;
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ok(Math.abs(recomputed - a.weighted_total) < 0.05,
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`${a.id}: stored total ${a.weighted_total} but recomputed ${recomputed.toFixed(2)}`);
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ok(GRADES(a.weighted_total) === a.grade,
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`${a.id}: grade ${a.grade} does not match band for ${a.weighted_total}`);
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for (const s of scores) ok(!!s.rationale && s.rationale.length > 20,
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`${a.id}/${s.dimension_id}: score has no written rationale`);
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const t12 = db.prepare('SELECT COUNT(*) AS n FROM evidence WHERE assessment_id = ? AND tier <= 2').get(a.id).n;
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ok(t12 >= 3, `${a.id}: only ${t12} tier-1/2 evidence rows, need 3`);
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const t4 = db.prepare('SELECT COUNT(*) AS n FROM evidence WHERE assessment_id = ? AND tier = 4 AND dimension_id IS NOT NULL').get(a.id).n;
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ok(t4 === 0, `${a.id}: ${t4} tier-4 claims attached to a scored dimension`);
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const lowest = scores.reduce((m, s) => (s.value < m.value ? s : m), scores[0]);
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ok(lowest.dimension_id === a.weakest_dimension,
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`${a.id}: weakest_dimension is ${a.weakest_dimension} but lowest score is ${lowest.dimension_id}`);
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}
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// The instrument's caps must be real, not documentation.
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for (const a of assessments) {
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const v = db.prepare("SELECT value FROM score WHERE assessment_id = ? AND dimension_id = 'verifiability'").get(a.id)?.value;
|
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if (a.reproducible_build === 0) ok(v <= 3, `${a.id}: no reproducible build but verifiability ${v} > 3`);
|
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if (a.reproducible_build === 1) ok(v <= 6, `${a.id}: experimental reproducible build but verifiability ${v} > 6`);
|
feat: the closed-source rule, and the board
Christian, 2026-10-29: 'Closed source software, you have no idea. And then all
we have is reputation. So you kind of start with one arm or two arms tied
behind your back.'
That is now arithmetic instead of an opinion.
- assessment.source_available: 1 = we can read the code, 0 = we cannot.
- Closed source cannot exceed 5 on ANY dimension without tier-1 or tier-2
evidence of kind 'capture' or 'filing'. Reputation is tier 3, and tier 3 is
not a measurement. The build fails if a closed-source score breaks the rule.
- Verifiability still caps at 3 with no reproducible build.
Practical ceiling for closed source: 86/100 in theory, if every dimension is
backed by a capture or a court filing. In practice it is a fight for a C.
- product.priority puts a human's ask ahead of a crawler's discovery.
- v_backlog orders by priority, then measured usage.
- migrate(): the database authors itself, so it must survive its own schema
changes. Add columns, drop views, let schema.sql recreate them. Never drop
and rebuild, which would destroy the self-authored roster.
On the board: Slack (closed, capped) and Kino (closed, capped, founders call
2026-10-30 17:00). Neither is scored. Neither gets a number until it has
evidence.
2026-10-29 15:23:31 -05:00
|
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// Closed source cannot exceed 5 on anything without independent evidence.
|
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|
|
|
// Reputation is tier 3. Tier 3 is not a measurement.
|
|
|
|
|
if (a.source_available === 0) {
|
|
|
|
|
const above = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM score WHERE assessment_id = ? AND value > 5').all(a.id);
|
|
|
|
|
for (const s of above) {
|
|
|
|
|
const independent = db.prepare(`
|
|
|
|
|
SELECT COUNT(*) AS n FROM evidence
|
|
|
|
|
WHERE assessment_id = ? AND dimension_id = ?
|
|
|
|
|
AND tier <= 2 AND kind IN ('capture','filing')`).get(a.id, s.dimension_id).n;
|
|
|
|
|
ok(independent > 0,
|
|
|
|
|
`${a.id}/${s.dimension_id}: closed source scored ${s.value} > 5 with no capture or court filing to back it`);
|
|
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
}
|
bigtech.sucks: living database + first assessment
The database is the source of truth; the site is a view over it.
- packages/core/db/schema.sql: vendors, products, categories, the 8-dimension
instrument, assessments, scores, evidence, findings, off-ramp, plus the
derived v_product_score view the game reads.
- packages/core/db/build.mjs: rebuilds bigtech.db, absorbs the legacy 43-product
roster as unassessed, applies seeds, then verifies the instrument's own rules
(weights sum to 100, totals recompute, grades match bands, every score has a
rationale, no tier-4 evidence on a scored dimension, reproducible-build caps
actually enforced).
- packages/core/db/seed/0001-signal.sql: Signal Desktop 8.36.0-alpha.1 on linux,
75.9/100 grade B, weakest dimension local_data_exposure. Evidence points at
the re-runnable audit artifacts in the Servetus vault.
- packages/core/src/data/generated/catalog.{ts,json}: generated export.
Verified: 44 products, 1 assessed, all checks pass.
2026-10-29 13:16:29 -05:00
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
const scores = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM v_product_score').all();
|
|
|
|
|
for (const s of scores) {
|
|
|
|
|
if (s.weighted_total === null) continue;
|
|
|
|
|
ok(s.policy >= 0 && s.policy <= 100, `${s.product}: policy ${s.policy} out of range`);
|
|
|
|
|
ok(s.infra >= 0 && s.infra <= 100, `${s.product}: infra ${s.infra} out of range`);
|
|
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
const cov = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM v_coverage').all();
|
|
|
|
|
const assessed = cov.filter((c) => c.status !== 'unassessed').length;
|
|
|
|
|
const total = cov.length;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
db.close();
|
|
|
|
|
return { fails, scores, cov, assessed, total };
|
|
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
// ---------------------------------------------------------------- export
|
|
|
|
|
function exportSite() {
|
|
|
|
|
const db = new DatabaseSync(DB_PATH, { readOnly: true });
|
|
|
|
|
mkdirSync(GEN_DIR, { recursive: true });
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
const products = db.prepare(`
|
|
|
|
|
SELECT p.id, p.name, p.platform, p.category_id, p.vendor_id, p.sovereign, p.boss, p.art_slot,
|
|
|
|
|
p.monthly_cost, v.name AS vendor, v.entity_type, v.jurisdiction, v.business_model,
|
|
|
|
|
s.weighted_total, s.grade, s.policy, s.infra, s.weakest_dimension, s.headline, s.assessed_on
|
|
|
|
|
FROM product p
|
|
|
|
|
JOIN vendor v ON v.id = p.vendor_id
|
|
|
|
|
LEFT JOIN v_product_score s ON s.product_id = p.id
|
|
|
|
|
ORDER BY p.category_id, p.name`).all();
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
const assessments = db.prepare(`
|
|
|
|
|
SELECT a.id, a.product_id, a.version, a.source_commit, a.assessed_on, a.method_version,
|
|
|
|
|
a.reproducible_build, a.weighted_total, a.grade, a.weakest_dimension, a.headline, a.not_tested
|
|
|
|
|
FROM assessment a ORDER BY a.assessed_on DESC`).all();
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
const scores = db.prepare(`
|
|
|
|
|
SELECT s.assessment_id, s.dimension_id, s.value, s.rationale, d.label, d.weight
|
|
|
|
|
FROM score s JOIN dimension d ON d.id = s.dimension_id
|
|
|
|
|
ORDER BY d.weight DESC`).all();
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
const evidence = db.prepare(`
|
|
|
|
|
SELECT id, assessment_id, dimension_id, claim, tier, kind, artifact, sha256, observed_at
|
|
|
|
|
FROM evidence ORDER BY assessment_id, tier, id`).all();
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
const findings = db.prepare(`
|
|
|
|
|
SELECT id, assessment_id, severity, title, detail, status, cve
|
|
|
|
|
FROM finding ORDER BY assessment_id,
|
|
|
|
|
CASE severity WHEN 'critical' THEN 0 WHEN 'high' THEN 1 WHEN 'medium' THEN 2
|
|
|
|
|
WHEN 'low' THEN 3 ELSE 4 END`).all();
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
const dimensions = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM dimension ORDER BY weight DESC').all();
|
|
|
|
|
db.close();
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
const payload = {
|
|
|
|
|
generated_at: new Date().toISOString(),
|
|
|
|
|
method_version: 'btr-0.1',
|
|
|
|
|
dimensions, products, assessments, scores, evidence, findings,
|
|
|
|
|
};
|
|
|
|
|
|
feat: self-authoring ingest, relevance gate, and the Ranch Oath
The roster writes itself. The scores do not.
- db/ingest/sources.mjs: GitHub and Flathub adapters. GitHub is ranked by
stars (usage); Flathub is a curated store of end-user Linux apps, so
relevance is free there and has to be earned on GitHub.
- db/ingest/run.mjs: discovers into the roster as unassessed products, never
as scores. Every discovery leaves a receipt (source, url, usage metric,
timestamp) so a reader can see where a product came from and why it ranks.
- LooksLikeUserSoftware gate: topic:messaging sorts RabbitMQ to the top
because brokers are highly starred and are not things people install.
- build.mjs no longer wipes the database. The DB authors itself, so a rebuild
would have thrown the roster away. --fresh is now explicit.
- v_backlog view: what to assess next, ordered by measured usage.
- packages/web/public/oath.html: the Ranch Oath, with an ASCII Bible crest,
bound to a SHA-256 of catalog.json. The page recomputes the digest in the
browser and reports VERIFIED or BROKEN. An oath you cannot break is decoration.
Roster now 122 products, 1 assessed. All instrument checks pass.
2026-10-29 13:23:57 -05:00
|
|
|
// The bytes we hash are the bytes we serve. The oath is bound to this digest,
|
|
|
|
|
// so an oath page that does not match the data is detectable by a stranger.
|
|
|
|
|
const catalogBytes = JSON.stringify(payload, null, 2);
|
|
|
|
|
writeFileSync(join(GEN_DIR, 'catalog.json'), catalogBytes);
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
const PUB = join(CORE, '..', 'web', 'public');
|
|
|
|
|
mkdirSync(PUB, { recursive: true });
|
|
|
|
|
writeFileSync(join(PUB, 'catalog.json'), catalogBytes);
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
const digest = createHash('sha256').update(catalogBytes).digest('hex');
|
|
|
|
|
const oath = {
|
|
|
|
|
digest,
|
|
|
|
|
algorithm: 'sha256',
|
|
|
|
|
file: 'catalog.json',
|
|
|
|
|
byte_length: Buffer.byteLength(catalogBytes),
|
|
|
|
|
rebuilt_at: new Date().toISOString(),
|
|
|
|
|
method_version: payload.method_version,
|
|
|
|
|
products: products.length,
|
|
|
|
|
assessed: products.filter((p) => p.weighted_total !== null).length,
|
|
|
|
|
};
|
|
|
|
|
writeFileSync(join(PUB, 'oath.json'), JSON.stringify(oath, null, 2));
|
bigtech.sucks: living database + first assessment
The database is the source of truth; the site is a view over it.
- packages/core/db/schema.sql: vendors, products, categories, the 8-dimension
instrument, assessments, scores, evidence, findings, off-ramp, plus the
derived v_product_score view the game reads.
- packages/core/db/build.mjs: rebuilds bigtech.db, absorbs the legacy 43-product
roster as unassessed, applies seeds, then verifies the instrument's own rules
(weights sum to 100, totals recompute, grades match bands, every score has a
rationale, no tier-4 evidence on a scored dimension, reproducible-build caps
actually enforced).
- packages/core/db/seed/0001-signal.sql: Signal Desktop 8.36.0-alpha.1 on linux,
75.9/100 grade B, weakest dimension local_data_exposure. Evidence points at
the re-runnable audit artifacts in the Servetus vault.
- packages/core/src/data/generated/catalog.{ts,json}: generated export.
Verified: 44 products, 1 assessed, all checks pass.
2026-10-29 13:16:29 -05:00
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
const ts = `// GENERATED FILE - do not edit by hand.
|
|
|
|
|
// Source of truth: packages/core/db/bigtech.db
|
|
|
|
|
// Rebuild: npm run db:build
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
export interface CatalogProduct {
|
|
|
|
|
id: string; name: string; platform: string; category_id: string; vendor_id: string;
|
|
|
|
|
vendor: string; entity_type: string; jurisdiction: string; business_model: string;
|
|
|
|
|
sovereign: number; boss: number; art_slot: string | null; monthly_cost: number | null;
|
|
|
|
|
weighted_total: number | null; grade: string | null; policy: number | null;
|
|
|
|
|
infra: number | null; weakest_dimension: string | null; headline: string | null;
|
|
|
|
|
assessed_on: string | null;
|
|
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
export interface CatalogAssessment {
|
|
|
|
|
id: string; product_id: string; version: string; source_commit: string | null;
|
|
|
|
|
assessed_on: string; method_version: string; reproducible_build: number;
|
|
|
|
|
weighted_total: number; grade: string; weakest_dimension: string; headline: string;
|
|
|
|
|
not_tested: string | null;
|
|
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
export interface CatalogScore {
|
|
|
|
|
assessment_id: string; dimension_id: string; value: number;
|
|
|
|
|
rationale: string; label: string; weight: number;
|
|
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
export interface CatalogEvidence {
|
|
|
|
|
id: number; assessment_id: string; dimension_id: string | null; claim: string;
|
|
|
|
|
tier: number; kind: string | null; artifact: string | null;
|
|
|
|
|
sha256: string | null; observed_at: string | null;
|
|
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
export interface CatalogFinding {
|
|
|
|
|
id: number; assessment_id: string; severity: string; title: string;
|
|
|
|
|
detail: string | null; status: string; cve: string | null;
|
|
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
export interface CatalogDimension {
|
|
|
|
|
id: string; label: string; weight: number; anchor_10: string; anchor_0: string;
|
|
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
export const catalog = ${JSON.stringify(payload, null, 2)} as {
|
|
|
|
|
generated_at: string;
|
|
|
|
|
method_version: string;
|
|
|
|
|
dimensions: CatalogDimension[];
|
|
|
|
|
products: CatalogProduct[];
|
|
|
|
|
assessments: CatalogAssessment[];
|
|
|
|
|
scores: CatalogScore[];
|
|
|
|
|
evidence: CatalogEvidence[];
|
|
|
|
|
findings: CatalogFinding[];
|
|
|
|
|
};
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/** Products with a real assessment. Everything else is a placeholder. */
|
|
|
|
|
export const assessed = catalog.products.filter((p) => p.weighted_total !== null);
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
/** The full roster the game renders, measured where we have measured it. */
|
|
|
|
|
export const products = catalog.products;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
export function productById(id: string): CatalogProduct | undefined {
|
|
|
|
|
return catalog.products.find((p) => p.id === id);
|
|
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
`;
|
|
|
|
|
writeFileSync(join(GEN_DIR, 'catalog.ts'), ts);
|
|
|
|
|
return payload;
|
|
|
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
// ---------------------------------------------------------------- run
|
|
|
|
|
const mode = process.argv[2] ?? 'all';
|
|
|
|
|
if (mode === 'verify') {
|
|
|
|
|
const r = verify();
|
|
|
|
|
report(r);
|
|
|
|
|
} else {
|
feat: self-authoring ingest, relevance gate, and the Ranch Oath
The roster writes itself. The scores do not.
- db/ingest/sources.mjs: GitHub and Flathub adapters. GitHub is ranked by
stars (usage); Flathub is a curated store of end-user Linux apps, so
relevance is free there and has to be earned on GitHub.
- db/ingest/run.mjs: discovers into the roster as unassessed products, never
as scores. Every discovery leaves a receipt (source, url, usage metric,
timestamp) so a reader can see where a product came from and why it ranks.
- LooksLikeUserSoftware gate: topic:messaging sorts RabbitMQ to the top
because brokers are highly starred and are not things people install.
- build.mjs no longer wipes the database. The DB authors itself, so a rebuild
would have thrown the roster away. --fresh is now explicit.
- v_backlog view: what to assess next, ordered by measured usage.
- packages/web/public/oath.html: the Ranch Oath, with an ASCII Bible crest,
bound to a SHA-256 of catalog.json. The page recomputes the digest in the
browser and reports VERIFIED or BROKEN. An oath you cannot break is decoration.
Roster now 122 products, 1 assessed. All instrument checks pass.
2026-10-29 13:23:57 -05:00
|
|
|
const fresh = process.argv.includes('--fresh');
|
|
|
|
|
const { migrated, seeds } = await build({ fresh });
|
bigtech.sucks: living database + first assessment
The database is the source of truth; the site is a view over it.
- packages/core/db/schema.sql: vendors, products, categories, the 8-dimension
instrument, assessments, scores, evidence, findings, off-ramp, plus the
derived v_product_score view the game reads.
- packages/core/db/build.mjs: rebuilds bigtech.db, absorbs the legacy 43-product
roster as unassessed, applies seeds, then verifies the instrument's own rules
(weights sum to 100, totals recompute, grades match bands, every score has a
rationale, no tier-4 evidence on a scored dimension, reproducible-build caps
actually enforced).
- packages/core/db/seed/0001-signal.sql: Signal Desktop 8.36.0-alpha.1 on linux,
75.9/100 grade B, weakest dimension local_data_exposure. Evidence points at
the re-runnable audit artifacts in the Servetus vault.
- packages/core/src/data/generated/catalog.{ts,json}: generated export.
Verified: 44 products, 1 assessed, all checks pass.
2026-10-29 13:16:29 -05:00
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console.log(`built ${DB_PATH}`);
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console.log(` legacy roster absorbed: ${migrated} products (unassessed)`);
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console.log(` seeds applied: ${seeds.join(', ')}`);
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const r = verify();
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const payload = exportSite();
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console.log(` exported: src/data/generated/catalog.{ts,json} (${payload.products.length} products)`);
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report(r);
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}
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function report({ fails, cov, assessed, total }) {
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console.log('');
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console.log('VERIFY');
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if (fails.length === 0) console.log(' all instrument checks passed');
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else for (const f of fails) console.log(` FAIL ${f}`);
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console.log(` coverage: ${assessed} assessed / ${total} products (${((assessed / total) * 100).toFixed(1)}%)`);
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console.log('');
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console.log('SCORED');
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for (const c of cov.filter((x) => x.status !== 'unassessed')) {
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console.log(` ${c.name} [${c.platform}] ${c.weighted_total}/100 grade ${c.status}`);
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}
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if (fails.length) process.exitCode = 1;
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}
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