Solidbox

+Jonas Smedegaard +

Paris P2P Festival, Paris, France, March 11th 2020

Me

Jonas Smedegaard: Debian developer +; Full-time computer hobbyist +; Tinkerer +
CouchDesign: Siri Reiter & Jonas Smedegaard in a big red sofa +

Me

Jonas Smedegaard: Debian developer since 2001 +; Full-time computer hobbyist since 1991 +; Tinkerer since 1980 +
CouchDesign: Siri Reiter & Jonas Smedegaard, in a big red sofa +

Solidbox

Sustainable user-controlled data-driven server

Solidbox - sustainable

Sustainable user-controlled data-driven server

Lasts a long time

Solidbox - sustainable

Sustainable user-controlled data-driven server

Lasts a long time

Secure 20 years from now

Relevant for you 20 years from now

Friendly to Earth 20 years from now

Solidbox - user-controlled

Sustainable user-controlled data-driven server

Full user control

Hosting at a geek friend can be worse than in the cloud

Solidbox - data-driven

Sustainable user-controlled data-driven server

(…)

Solidbox - server

Sustainable user-controlled data-driven server

A machine talking to machines

Solidbox

Sustainable user-controlled data-driven server

Solid + [software] + Box

data: sustainable knowledge +
software: sustainable system +
hardware: sustainable machine +

Solidbox

Sustainable user-controlled data-driven server

Solid + [software] + Box

data: sustainable knowledge - Social Linked Data +
software: sustainable system - a Debian Pure Blend +
hardware: sustainable machine - OSHWA certified single-board computer +

Who cares?

Users: Have patience - look out for “ActivityStream” in your products +
Programmers, tinkeres, developers, devops, sysadmins: Embrace Solid a.k.a. semantic web technologies +
Distributors, translators, designers, investors: Prioritize data-driven workflows for systems and for users +

Solid

Social Linked data

Solid

Social Linked Data

Solid

a.k.a. Semantic web, RDF, WebID, ActivityPub

Solid

Social Linked Data

Solid

a.k.a. Semantic web, RDF, WebID, ActivityPub

a.k.a. Web 2.0

Debian

Software distribution

Community

Stability & consistency

OSHWA-certified machine

Well-defined open definition for hardware

Principles

Ethical, inpired by Facebook

Usable, inspired by Freedombox

Flexible, inspired by Yunohost

Environmental, inspired by cloud hosting

Principles - ethical

Like Facebook

User controls personal data

Exportable data - walled gardens

Principles - ethical

Like Facebook, but done right

User controls ~~personal~~ all data & code & machine

~~Exportable~~ Portable data including metadata

~~walled~~ Permaculture gardens

Principles - usable

Like Freedombox

Debian blend (closely based on Debian)

User-friendly administration

Freedombox development community

System tinkering is welcome

Principles - usable

Like Freedombox, but done right

Debian Pure Blend (integral subset of Debian)

~~User-friendly~~ zero administration

~~Freedombox~~ Debian development community

System tinkering is welcome, then called a Debian system

Principles - flexible

Like Yunohost, but done right

Developed as a single coherent system

No “hacking on top” to finalize or customize

Principles - environmental

Like cloud hosting…

Principles

Ethical: Facebook done right - user controls data & code & machine +
Usable: Freedombox done right - for non-technical use +; Fully distro-administrated +
Flexible: Yunohost done right - no “hacking on top” +
Environmental: Cloud hosting done right - light, punishing hoster if not +

Getting involved

I want one…: Have patience +; Buy the hardware at Olimex; play with Freedombox or Yunohost +; Buy any OSHWA-certified hardware; play with Debian +
I want to help create it: Sysadmin +; Packaging +; Translation +; Logic +; UX +

Development - 4 parts

Debian

Solid

Boxer

Box

Development - plan

Now: Identify and streamline all parts +; Tune into the Debian way +
Beta: Integrate all parts +; Tune out of the Debian way +
Done: Usable as non-technical user +; Auto-updated and auto-upgraded purely from Debian +

Thanks

Author: Jonas Smedegaard dr@jones.dk

Solidbox
+This presentation: https://dr.jones.dk/box/talk/p2p/
+User-facing Website: https://solidbox.org/
+Developer wiki: https://wiki.debian.org/Solidbox

Slidy
+copyright W3C; licensed under W3C.

Styling
+copyright Siri Reiter; licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

Font Cantarell
+copyright Understanding Limited & Jakub Steiner; licensed under OFL 1.1.