FreedomBox
Jonas Smedegaard
Berlin, May 25th, 2013
Overview
- Background
- What is it?
- Why do we need it?
- Where is it?
- Now what?
Once was free flowing communication
More efficient structures emerge
Simple efficiency is all eggs in one basket
FreedomBox can change the game
FreedomBox keep data closer to you
What? - a summary
FreedomBox: Nice little home server putting you in charge of your own data.
What? - a summary
FreedomBox: Helps You Stay Free.
Who? - a target user
geeks superheroes normal folks
What? - the functionality
Digital "servant" to aid in personal digital activities.
...a virtual butler.
What? - the functionality
Robert!
What? - examples
chat, blogging, phone calls, note keeping, browser bookmarking...
Why? - the need
Privacy is important
Why? - the need
Privacy is...
the right to be let alone
Louis Brandeis, 1890
How?
Keep logs at home.
...at physical home!
What?
machine interesting to run at home.
small, cheap, simple, silent, bio-degradable...
A cheap, ugly, eco-friendly box
Possibly less ugly at the end
What does FreedomBox do?
- Boooring server stuff!
- User POV: same, more trustworthy
- Geek POV: Same, without cables hanging out
Status - all parts must be super boring
- Code: write → test → use → recommend
- packaging: create → test → use → recommend
Status - all parts must be in Debian
Debian creates maintains packages for code projects
Status - all parts must be in Debian
package → install → tweak → snapshot → copy
Status - all parts must be in Debian
package → install → tweak → snapshot → copy
package flexibly → guided install
Same vision, but maybe multiple goals
Even if project fails, efforts live on
