[Freedombox-discuss] Non-tech version of how "freedom box grid "could work

[Pierre Fenoll]

Keep in mind that the FreedomBox should be headless (no screen). So an
OpenSSH-server should be already running when booting for the first time,
accepting request only from the LAN as long as the default password isn't
changed. Moreover, if you have a LAN it should be a DHCP-served one (else I
hardly see how it'd work. Multicast?)
When you say "You'll be redirected to http://home/", you were thinking of a
non-headless configuration, weren't you? Or, not to bother the User with
Terminal und SSH, you meant a web interface? then he|she sould be already
waiting at this address in his|her browser…

PS: "booting freedom" <-- that is so cool!

On 29 October 2011 13:26, Marc Manthey <marc at let.de> wrote:

> hello freedom boxers :),
>
> After reading all the informative posts from Luke and others about
> hardware, ipv6 and so on i  keep racking my brain how this could look like
> at the end. So here is my short explanation from my point of view
>
> ------- booting freedom -----
>
> After your freeedombox  is booted , you will be redirected to a
> http://home  page, where you can put in your freedombox credentials, like
> name your box, upload an avatar, create a  security key, tag interests,
> enable  services (mail, chat, file sharing,your packet stats and whatever
> will run on a freedombox )
>
> Importand !  The freedombox needs to detect if you have Internet or not, in
> case you havent another freedombox needs to be reachable,
> ( What happend if not ? )
>
> In case you have real internet, you will be forwardet to a big global map,
> where you can see all the connected freedomboxes , this is just an expample
> http://www.accessgrid.org/map , i have something like a
> moving_google_earth_globe in mind ;)
>
>
> So if your connected you can "mouse  over" the "dots", whitch represent
> other freedomboxes and see a simple freedombox information window
> ( could be country, name, connection up/down / available space, uptime
> e.t.c. ) , the user can choose , what information would be public , like on
> facebook or any other social networking site.
>
> If somebody is interested in a specific host he could send a " peer -
> request" T his peer request is like a friendship request but it will allow
> the other host to activly route traffic from the other machine and share the
> user defined services ( a specific amount needs to be mandatory, otherwise
> everybody just "suck" and this does not help to make a network more stable.
>
> So your personal freedombox grid grows with any successful new peer and
> make you more and more independent from your own internet connection.
>
> I think this solution would  even allow to run a small freedombox grid
> without having a critical mass.
>
>
> What you think ? is this a realistic szenario ?
>
> greetings from battle overseas
>
> Marc
>
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