diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'blends/talk')
| -rw-r--r-- | blends/talk/hcu.mkd | 310 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | blends/talk/hcu/index.html | 390 |
2 files changed, 700 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/blends/talk/hcu.mkd b/blends/talk/hcu.mkd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..aba9b07 --- /dev/null +++ b/blends/talk/hcu.mkd @@ -0,0 +1,310 @@ +% Debian Pure Blends +% Jonas Smedegaard +% HCU, Hyderabad, October 21th, 2011 + +# Overview + + * Internet + * Home + * Debian + * Debian Pure Blends + * FreedomBox + +# Internet + +Internet is **parallel** to the real World + +# Your mission in this World? + + * Astronaut? + * Professor? + * Mother? + * Millionaire? + +# Passion + + * ~~Missions~~ + * Passions! + * Curiosity! + +# Key elements in life (and computer life) + + * Passions + * Curiosity + * Home + * Trust + +# Home + + * Where you are **safe** + * Where you can **store** goods + * Where you can **fumble** and experiment + +# Trust + + >* trust: feeling comfortable as guest in another home + * proper trust == mutual trust + +# Healthy environment + + * everyone has a **home** + * everyone is driven by **passions** + * everyone finds mutual **trust** in some others + +# Debian - your new home? + + * **Independent** from commercial interests + * Localized into **100+ languages** + * Neighbourhood of **friendly** users + * Maintained by **passionate** developers + * You are **welcome to share** your passions as an **equal peer** + +# Debian - the universal Operating System + + * Free Software + * 100% created and governed by volunteers + * Very very stable + * Very very big + * Flexible... + +Debian is "the universal Operating System" + +# Debian - very flexible... + +> * Flexible: good + * Very flexible: very good + +# Debian - **too** flexible! + + * Flexible: good + * ~~Very flexible: very good~~ + * Very flexible: very confusing! + +Debian is maybe too flexible: confusing or even scary... + +# Debian - ways to simplify + + 1. Tolerate it: Use it as-is + 1. Remove choice: Use e.g. Ubuntu + 1. Use a Debian Pure Blend + +# Debian - simple if generic defaults are ok + + * Mainstream (but not too new) hardware + * GNOME desktop + * Iceweasel web browser (= Firefox) + * Exim MTA + * Apache web server + * MySQL database server + +Debian *is* simple - if you like the defaults. + +# Ubuntu - your new home? + + * Nicer than Debian - if you like the defaults + +# Debian Pure Blend - Debian for a specific purpose + +a subset of Debian configured to +support a particular target group out-of-the-box. + +# Debian Pure Blend - current blending projects + + * Debian Jr + * Debian Med + * Debian Edu + * Debian Science + * Debian EzGo + * BrDesktop + * Debian Accessibility + * Debian Lex + * DebiChem + * Debian GIS + * Debian Multimedia + +# Deebian Pure Blends - future blends + + * FreedomBox + * Debian LAN + +# Home alone... + + * Calls are lost when you are out + * Friends cannot see your "wall" when you are out + +# A bigger house for all your devices + + >* Your desktop/laptop + * Your phone + * Another computer at school or at a friend... + +# Have a butler! + + * Lets friends in, holds back random guests (=spam) + * shows guests what they are allowed to see (=wall) + * ... + +# Example: Store and play music + + >* Chat with butler + * Make backup of your computer/phone + * → Butler notice music files, and suggests starting jukebox + * Chat with a friend + * → Butler suggest sharing with friend what you are listening to + * Friend also share jukebox status + * → Butler + +# FreedomBox - your personal privacy manager + + * Provides tools to keep in control of your privacy + +# FreedomBox - Dreams... + + * Follows your activities and learns your trust paths + * Calculates new trust paths + * Suggests use of the tools + * + +# Tech - Debian, generic setup + + * select package profile(s) + * install + +# Tech - Debian, hand-tuned + + * select package profile(s) + * select additional packages + * install + * (re)configure packages + +# Tech - Debian, auto-tuned + + * pre-seed package selection + * pre-seed package configurations + * install + * (re)configure non-debconf packages + +# Tech - Debian Pure Blend = generic + + * select blend profile + * install + +# Tech - tasks involved + + * extra software → into Debian officially + * manual configurations → preseeding + * maybe create temporary dirty hacks + * maybe use/create reusable tweaks + * eliminate dirty hacks and tweaks + * convince others in Debian to add as tasksel task + +# Tech - blends-dev + +Tool to help maintain package lists and prospective packages. + +Example: <http://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/tasks/psychology> + +# Tech - dirty tricks + +Avoid configuration files... + + * config.d folders + * databases + * networked data + +# Tech - tweaks + +Reusable scripts compatible with one or more of... + + * FAI + * hands-off at http://hands.com/d-i/ + * CFengine + * Puppet + +# Tech - good style + + * Aptitude + * debconf + * Config::Model + +# Tech - When is it "Pure"? + +When all is in Debian, with no dirty tricks: + + * package selection(s) + * customizations + * installation + +# Team - getting involved + + * identify and isolate tweaks at your own system + * register missing software - on wiki page or (better!) in Debian BTS + * write documentation + * write the dream of how things ought to work + * wite how details work now + * discuss downstream (i.e. with users and subdistros) how things work / + should work + * discuss upstream (i.e. with authors) what is possible now / soon + +# Team - getting involved II + + * write intro for peer enthusiasts + * decide and document ideal formats - translations, graphics etc. + * prioritize pending tasks - of various kinds to encourage many + different contributions + * document where it is ok to ask beginners' questions + * document if beginners can ask for a mentor + +# Team - getting involved III + + * make illustration + * make screendumps + * make fan graphics + * make desktop backgrounds, CD covers, stickers, etc. + * Register the project as a DOAP file, and maybe at Ohloh and Freshmeat + etc. + * Register and maintain relevant Debtags + +# Team - getting involved IV + + * Translate package descriptions + * Translate debconf dialogs + * Translate upstream code + +# Team - getting involved V + + * Help integrate contributions from graphics artists, translators and + others + * document decision processes of the team (and Debian and upstreams?) + * document workflows in teams + * insist on transparency - not only for code! + +# Team - Continuous status checks + + * Ask users about their needs - you will forget over time! + * Ask teams about their tasks - each participant has slightly different + perception of the common vision and status + * Ask upstreams about use: perhaps potentials are missed, or code or + persons feel as being abused + +# Debian Pure Blends - Future + + * debconf dontcare vs. explicit choice of default option + * debconf query mechanism (and fill buffer from live system) + * APT explicit choice of alternate dependency/recommendation + * APT dontcare vs. explicit choice of default dependency/recommendation + * Config::Model - semantic configfile handling + +# Final words... + +Be **passionate**! + +**Share** your passion! + +# Final words... + +Be **passionate**! + +**Share** your passion! + +This talk: <http://dr.jones.dk/blends/talk/hcu/> diff --git a/blends/talk/hcu/index.html b/blends/talk/hcu/index.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9ca75fe --- /dev/null +++ b/blends/talk/hcu/index.html @@ -0,0 +1,390 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" + "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> +<head> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> + <meta name="generator" content="pandoc" /> + <meta name="author" content="Jonas Smedegaard" /> + <meta name="date" content="HCU, Hyderabad, October 21th, 2011" /> + <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen, projection, print" + href="../slidy.css" /> + <script src="../slidy.js" + charset="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script> +</head> +<body> +<div class="slide titlepage"> + <h1 class="title">Debian Pure Blends</h1> + <p class="author"> +Jonas Smedegaard + </p> + <p class="date">HCU, Hyderabad, October 21th, 2011</p> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="overview">Overview</h1> +<ul> +<li>Internet</li> +<li>Home</li> +<li>Debian</li> +<li>Debian Pure Blends</li> +<li>FreedomBox</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="internet">Internet</h1> +<p>Internet is <strong>parallel</strong> to the real World</p> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="your-mission-in-this-world">Your mission in this World?</h1> +<ul> +<li>Astronaut?</li> +<li>Professor?</li> +<li>Mother?</li> +<li>Millionaire?</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="passion">Passion</h1> +<ul> +<li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Missions</span></li> +<li>Passions!</li> +<li>Curiosity!</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="key-elements-in-life-and-computer-life">Key elements in life (and computer life)</h1> +<ul> +<li>Passions</li> +<li>Curiosity</li> +<li>Home</li> +<li>Trust</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="home">Home</h1> +<ul> +<li>Where you are <strong>safe</strong></li> +<li>Where you can <strong>store</strong> goods</li> +<li>Where you can <strong>fumble</strong> and experiment</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="trust">Trust</h1> +<ul class="incremental"> +<li>trust: feeling comfortable as guest in another home</li> +<li>proper trust == mutual trust</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="healthy-environment">Healthy environment</h1> +<ul> +<li>everyone has a <strong>home</strong></li> +<li>everyone is driven by <strong>passions</strong></li> +<li>everyone finds mutual <strong>trust</strong> in some others</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="debian---your-new-home">Debian - your new home?</h1> +<ul> +<li><strong>Independent</strong> from commercial interests</li> +<li>Localized into <strong>100+ languages</strong></li> +<li>Neighbourhood of <strong>friendly</strong> users</li> +<li>Maintained by <strong>passionate</strong> developers</li> +<li>You are <strong>welcome to share</strong> your passions as an <strong>equal peer</strong></li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="debian---the-universal-operating-system">Debian - the universal Operating System</h1> +<ul> +<li>Free Software</li> +<li>100% created and governed by volunteers</li> +<li>Very very stable</li> +<li>Very very big</li> +<li>Flexible...</li> +</ul> +<p>Debian is "the universal Operating System"</p> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="debian---very-flexible...">Debian - very flexible...</h1> +<ul class="incremental"> +<li>Flexible: good</li> +<li>Very flexible: very good</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="debian---too-flexible">Debian - <strong>too</strong> flexible!</h1> +<ul> +<li>Flexible: good</li> +<li><span style="text-decoration: line-through;">Very flexible: very good</span></li> +<li>Very flexible: very confusing!</li> +</ul> +<p>Debian is maybe too flexible: confusing or even scary...</p> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="debian---ways-to-simplify">Debian - ways to simplify</h1> +<ol style="list-style-type: decimal"> +<li>Tolerate it: Use it as-is</li> +<li>Remove choice: Use e.g. Ubuntu</li> +<li>Use a Debian Pure Blend</li> +</ol> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="debian---simple-if-generic-defaults-are-ok">Debian - simple if generic defaults are ok</h1> +<ul> +<li>Mainstream (but not too new) hardware</li> +<li>GNOME desktop</li> +<li>Iceweasel web browser (= Firefox)</li> +<li>Exim MTA</li> +<li>Apache web server</li> +<li>MySQL database server</li> +</ul> +<p>Debian <em>is</em> simple - if you like the defaults.</p> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="ubuntu---your-new-home">Ubuntu - your new home?</h1> +<ul> +<li>Nicer than Debian - if you like the defaults</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="debian-pure-blend---debian-for-a-specific-purpose">Debian Pure Blend - Debian for a specific purpose</h1> +<p>a subset of Debian configured to support a particular target group out-of-the-box.</p> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="debian-pure-blend---current-blending-projects">Debian Pure Blend - current blending projects</h1> +<ul> +<li>Debian Jr</li> +<li>Debian Med</li> +<li>Debian Edu</li> +<li>Debian Science</li> +<li>Debian EzGo</li> +<li>BrDesktop</li> +<li>Debian Accessibility</li> +<li>Debian Lex</li> +<li>DebiChem</li> +<li>Debian GIS</li> +<li>Debian Multimedia</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="deebian-pure-blends---future-blends">Deebian Pure Blends - future blends</h1> +<ul> +<li>FreedomBox</li> +<li>Debian LAN</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="home-alone...">Home alone...</h1> +<ul> +<li>Calls are lost when you are out</li> +<li>Friends cannot see your "wall" when you are out</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="a-bigger-house-for-all-your-devices">A bigger house for all your devices</h1> +<ul class="incremental"> +<li>Your desktop/laptop</li> +<li>Your phone</li> +<li>Another computer at school or at a friend...</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="have-a-butler">Have a butler!</h1> +<ul> +<li>Lets friends in, holds back random guests (=spam)</li> +<li>shows guests what they are allowed to see (=wall)</li> +<li>...</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="example-store-and-play-music">Example: Store and play music</h1> +<ul class="incremental"> +<li>Chat with butler</li> +<li>Make backup of your computer/phone</li> +<li>→ Butler notice music files, and suggests starting jukebox</li> +<li>Chat with a friend</li> +<li>→ Butler suggest sharing with friend what you are listening to</li> +<li>Friend also share jukebox status</li> +<li>→ Butler</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="freedombox---your-personal-privacy-manager">FreedomBox - your personal privacy manager</h1> +<ul> +<li>Provides tools to keep in control of your privacy</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="freedombox---dreams...">FreedomBox - Dreams...</h1> +<ul> +<li>Follows your activities and learns your trust paths</li> +<li>Calculates new trust paths</li> +<li>Suggests use of the tools</li> +</ul> +<p>*</p> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="tech---debian-generic-setup">Tech - Debian, generic setup</h1> +<ul> +<li>select package profile(s)</li> +<li>install</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="tech---debian-hand-tuned">Tech - Debian, hand-tuned</h1> +<ul> +<li>select package profile(s)</li> +<li>select additional packages</li> +<li>install</li> +<li>(re)configure packages</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="tech---debian-auto-tuned">Tech - Debian, auto-tuned</h1> +<ul> +<li>pre-seed package selection</li> +<li>pre-seed package configurations</li> +<li>install</li> +<li>(re)configure non-debconf packages</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="tech---debian-pure-blend-generic">Tech - Debian Pure Blend = generic</h1> +<ul> +<li>select blend profile</li> +<li>install</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="tech---tasks-involved">Tech - tasks involved</h1> +<ul> +<li>extra software → into Debian officially</li> +<li>manual configurations → preseeding</li> +<li>maybe create temporary dirty hacks</li> +<li>maybe use/create reusable tweaks</li> +<li>eliminate dirty hacks and tweaks</li> +<li>convince others in Debian to add as tasksel task</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="tech---blends-dev">Tech - blends-dev</h1> +<p>Tool to help maintain package lists and prospective packages.</p> +<p>Example: <a href="http://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/tasks/psychology"><code class="url">http://debian-med.alioth.debian.org/tasks/psychology</code></a></p> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="tech---dirty-tricks">Tech - dirty tricks</h1> +<p>Avoid configuration files...</p> +<ul> +<li>config.d folders</li> +<li>databases</li> +<li>networked data</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="tech---tweaks">Tech - tweaks</h1> +<p>Reusable scripts compatible with one or more of...</p> +<ul> +<li>FAI</li> +<li>hands-off at http://hands.com/d-i/</li> +<li>CFengine</li> +<li>Puppet</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="tech---good-style">Tech - good style</h1> +<ul> +<li>Aptitude</li> +<li>debconf</li> +<li>Config::Model</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="tech---when-is-it-pure">Tech - When is it "Pure"?</h1> +<p>When all is in Debian, with no dirty tricks:</p> +<ul> +<li>package selection(s)</li> +<li>customizations</li> +<li>installation</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="team---getting-involved">Team - getting involved</h1> +<ul> +<li>identify and isolate tweaks at your own system</li> +<li>register missing software - on wiki page or (better!) in Debian BTS</li> +<li>write documentation</li> +<li>write the dream of how things ought to work</li> +<li>wite how details work now</li> +<li>discuss downstream (i.e. with users and subdistros) how things work / should work</li> +<li>discuss upstream (i.e. with authors) what is possible now / soon</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="team---getting-involved-ii">Team - getting involved II</h1> +<ul> +<li>write intro for peer enthusiasts</li> +<li>decide and document ideal formats - translations, graphics etc.</li> +<li>prioritize pending tasks - of various kinds to encourage many different contributions</li> +<li>document where it is ok to ask beginners' questions</li> +<li>document if beginners can ask for a mentor</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="team---getting-involved-iii">Team - getting involved III</h1> +<ul> +<li>make illustration</li> +<li>make screendumps</li> +<li>make fan graphics</li> +<li>make desktop backgrounds, CD covers, stickers, etc.</li> +<li>Register the project as a DOAP file, and maybe at Ohloh and Freshmeat etc.</li> +<li>Register and maintain relevant Debtags</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="team---getting-involved-iv">Team - getting involved IV</h1> +<ul> +<li>Translate package descriptions</li> +<li>Translate debconf dialogs</li> +<li>Translate upstream code</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="team---getting-involved-v">Team - getting involved V</h1> +<ul> +<li>Help integrate contributions from graphics artists, translators and others</li> +<li>document decision processes of the team (and Debian and upstreams?)</li> +<li>document workflows in teams</li> +<li>insist on transparency - not only for code!</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="team---continuous-status-checks">Team - Continuous status checks</h1> +<ul> +<li>Ask users about their needs - you will forget over time!</li> +<li>Ask teams about their tasks - each participant has slightly different perception of the common vision and status</li> +<li>Ask upstreams about use: perhaps potentials are missed, or code or persons feel as being abused</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="debian-pure-blends---future">Debian Pure Blends - Future</h1> +<ul> +<li>debconf dontcare vs. explicit choice of default option</li> +<li>debconf query mechanism (and fill buffer from live system)</li> +<li>APT explicit choice of alternate dependency/recommendation</li> +<li>APT dontcare vs. explicit choice of default dependency/recommendation</li> +<li>Config::Model - semantic configfile handling</li> +</ul> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="final-words...">Final words...</h1> +<p>Be <strong>passionate</strong>!</p> +<p><strong>Share</strong> your passion!</p> +</div> +<div class="slide"> +<h1 id="final-words...-1">Final words...</h1> +<p>Be <strong>passionate</strong>!</p> +<p><strong>Share</strong> your passion!</p> +<p>This talk: <a href="http://dr.jones.dk/blends/talk/hcu/"><code class="url">http://dr.jones.dk/blends/talk/hcu/</code></a></p> +</div> +</body> +</html> |