% FreedomBox
% Jonas Smedegaard
% Gothenburg, Sweden, November 11th, 2012

# Overview

  * State of the net
  * State of FreedomBox
  * Where and how to go from here

# Me

![Photo: Jacob Gorm Hansen](norge_0016.jpg)

# Me

 * [Debian](http://www.debian.org/) developer [since 2001][].
   * Debian maintainer of [Sugar][] (a.k.a. software part of [One Laptop Per Child][]).
   * Debian co-maintainer of Perl RDF modules (i.e. Semantic Web libraries).
   * Debian (co-)maintainer of Jabber, CalDAV, mail tools
     and [a lot more][] (too much, really!)...
 * Involved with [Skolelinux][] (a.k.a. Debian Edu)
   * Advisor for [german Skolelinux team][]
     for large deployment in [Rheinland-Pfalz][].
 * Independent consultant and system administrator
   at [the Kaospilot University][] and a few other places.

[since 2001]: https://nm.debian.org/public/person/js
[Sugar]: http://www.sugarlabs.org/
[One Laptop Per Child]: http://one.laptop.org/
[a lot more]: http://qa.debian.org/developer.php?login=dr@jones.dk&comaint=yes
[Skolelinux]: http://www.slx.no/
[german team]: http://www.skolelinux.de/
[Rheinland-Pfalz]: http://rp.skolelinux.de/
[the Kaospilot University]: http://www.kaospilot.dk/

# Problem: all eggs in one basket

![Sketch: [Siri Reiter](http://sirireiter.dk/)](connect-direct-central.png)

# FreedomBox can change the game

![Sketch: [Siri Reiter](http://sirireiter.dk/)](connect-central-fb.png)

# State of FreedomBox

![Photo: Kriss Szkurlatowski via sxc](naut-chest.jpg)

# Made by geeks...

![Photo: Svilen Milev via sxc](chest.jpg)

# Made for non-geek users

![Photo: unknown](umuligbox.jpg)

# Made for *serious* non-geek users

![Photo: Claudio Maciel via sxc](present.jpg)

# A cheap, ugly, eco-friendly box

![Photo: [Martin Michlmayr](http://www.cyrius.com/debian/kirkwood/sheevaplug/index.html)](sheevaplug.jpg)

# Possibly less ugly at the end

![Photo: [Radek Polak](http://lists.goldelico.com/pipermail/gta04-owner/2011-October/000586.html)](gta04-wood.jpg)

# What does FreedomBox do?

 >* Boooring server stuff!
  * Exciting new stuff

# Boring example: Accessing MS-mail

![Sketch: [Siri Reiter](http://sirireiter.dk/)](msmail.jpg)

# Boring example Accessing internet mail via FreedomBox

![Sketch: [Siri Reiter](http://sirireiter.dk/)](fboxmail.jpg)

# Exciting examples

Examples:

  * "Hello?"
  * "Wauw!"

# Exciting examples

Examples:

  * "Hello?" → like phone, but intelligent
  * "Wauw!" → like twitter, but intelligence is yours

# FreedomBox needs us

![Photo: Justyna Furmanczyk via sxc](freebeer.jpg)

# We need hackers

![Photo: Biella Coleman](jonas_pyrate.jpg)

# We need early adopters

![Photo: unknown](rowing.jpg)

# We need promotors

![Photo: [Darren Foster](http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1393165)](lighthouse.jpg)

# Let's try coordinate our efforts

![Photo: Tanja Sund via sxc](shoal.jpg)

# FreedomBox development is exciting

 * frames a common dream among lots of hackers
 * sparks new innovation and renewed commitment

# FreedomBox development is frustrating

 * scratching own itches
 * hacking on top

# Where to best do which types of hacking

![Sketch: [Siri Reiter](http://sirireiter.dk/)](developmentstream.jpg)

# FreedomBox development is promising

# Same vision, but maybe multiple goals

![Photo: unknown](delta.jpg)

# Even if project fails, efforts live on

![Photo: [George Hodan](http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=18935)](ripple-20044.jpg)

# Milestone: workshop summer 2013

![Photo: PDPhotos via Pixabay](wave-3688.jpg)

# Use the source, Luke

 * Me: <dr@jones.dk>
 * This talk: <http://dr.jones.dk/fb/fscons/>
 * FreedomBox Wiki: <http://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox>