From 770b495ebc69bee96d84ea2d977bca0fab56c632 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonas Smedegaard Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:59:20 +0530 Subject: Add 2nd Asia trip blends talk. --- blends/talk/hcu.mkd | 310 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 310 insertions(+) create mode 100644 blends/talk/hcu.mkd (limited to 'blends/talk/hcu.mkd') 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: + +# 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: -- cgit v1.2.3