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% 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

Me

Problem: all eggs in one basket

Sketch: Siri Reiter

FreedomBox can change the game

Sketch: Siri Reiter

State of FreedomBox

Photo: Kriss Szkurlatowski via sxc

Made by geeks...

Photo: Svilen Milev via sxc

Made for non-geek users

Photo: unknown

Made for serious non-geek users

Photo: Claudio Maciel via sxc

A cheap, ugly, eco-friendly box

Photo: Martin Michlmayr

Possibly less ugly at the end

Photo: Radek Polak

What does FreedomBox do?

  • Boooring server stuff!
  • Exciting new stuff

Boring example: Accessing MS-mail

Sketch: Siri Reiter

Boring example Accessing internet mail via FreedomBox

Sketch: Siri Reiter

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

We need hackers

Photo: Biella Coleman

We need early adopters

Photo: unknown

We need promotors

Photo: Darren Foster

Let's try coordinate our efforts

Photo: Tanja Sund via sxc

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

FreedomBox development is promising

Same vision, but maybe multiple goals

Photo: unknown

Even if project fails, efforts live on

Photo: George Hodan

Milestone: workshop summer 2013

Photo: PDPhotos via Pixabay

Use the source, Luke