[Freedombox-discuss] Finding a good place to start
Jonas Smedegaard
dr at jones.dk
Wed Oct 6 11:22:58 UTC 2010
On Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 11:17:06AM +0200, Christian Brædstrup wrote:
>I have been spot reading on the mailing list and as far as I can see
>the main question now is the same that Erich asked in his mail: Where
>do we start?
I would also like to emphasize Lars' proposal on August 23.
[snip]
>The French engineer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry once said"Perfection is
>achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is
>nothing left to take away." and I think that is what FB should be all
>about.
+1
>I want my system to handle my mails, run a Diaspora server, share my
>home files through a SSH connection, share my media with my PS3 on a
>UPnP connection and nothing more. I don't need a webserver visible to
>the outside world because I don't blog or host my own site.
Yeah, I suspect we all have slightly different opinions on which pieces
FreedomBox should consist of.
My FreedomBox should include...
* IPv6 routing
* Mail storage and access [dovecot]
* Chat [ejabberd]
* VoIP [asterisk]
* Static web pages w/ CGI editing [lighttpd, ikiwiki]
+ Includes FOAF profile w/ Fingerpoint
+ Includes OpenID
* Cloning/recreation mechanism [git, gitweb, ssh]
+ Ability for me to replicate my system w/ data
+ Ability for all to replicate my system w/o data
My FreedomBox should *not* include...
* Mail exchange [smtp]: spam handling is too CPU expensive
* Java code: too big on disk and in memory
* C# code: too big on disk
* PHP code: too risky
When ready, my FreedomBox should probably add...
* web-based configuration
+ must interact with Debian system, not override or bypass!
* Web-based mail reader
+ Preferrably non-PHP code
* Diaspora or similar
* YaCy or similar
+ Preferably non-Java code
>My sugestion is to make a list on the wiki of what a base system with a
>web GUI needs and a discussion about how best to build a solid base for
>the system. All the programs we need to make this project work have
>already been made FB needs to be that glue that binds them into one
>platform.
+1
>I wasn't at the DebConf meeting and the limited info on the wiki
>doesn't tell much about the broader discussion that properly went on so
>I am sorry if my points have all ready been discussed but as I could
>see on the wiki and mailing list it hasn't.
I attended Debconf10 but was surprised to hear some issues referred to
as decided already - I somehow missed out on those discussions.
I suggest to simply treat any opinion not debated on this mailinglist as
personal - not representative of this team as a whole.
I mean: Go ahead and edit the wiki, initiate discussions with other
developers, and create FreedomBox instances - no need for approval at
this list before acting. Just don't assume consensus on a topic not
raised here.
Kind regards,
- Jonas
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