[Freedombox-discuss] Retiring Two Hardware Models
Danny Haidar
haidar at freedomboxfoundation.org
Mon Jan 7 20:51:55 GMT 2019
Hi everyone,
I'm following up on a discussion we had on December 8, 2018 about
retiring the Dreamplug and Raspberry Pi 1 hardware models from our
supported hardware. You can read the call notes here:
https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/ProgressCalls/2018-12-08
For a number of reasons which are recorded in the call notes, the
FreedomBox community decided to stop creating new images for the
DreamPlug and Raspberry Pi 1 hardware models. But before making the
decision official, we wanted to test the Backups feature to ensure that
it works for every app and feature. Over the past week, I tested the
v0.45.0 Testing image on a Raspberry Pi 2, and managed to successfully
install every app and feature (with the exception of SIP/repro which is
not currently available). After installing every app and feature, I
tested the backups feature. I can confirm that I successfully created a
backup archive and restored a backup archive for the following apps and
features:
1.
Service Discovery
2.
BIND
3.
Cockpit
4.
Firewall
5.
Name Services
6.
Coquelicot
7.
Date & Time
8.
Deluge
9.
Diagnostics
10.
Dynamic DNS Client
11.
ejabberd
12.
ikiwiki
13.
infinoted
14.
JSXC
15.
Let's Encrypt
16.
Matrix Synapse
17.
MediaWiki
18.
Minetest
19.
Monkeysphere
20.
Mumble
21.
PageKite
22.
Power
23.
Privoxy
24.
Quassel
25.
Radicale
26.
Roundcube
27.
Searx
28.
Security
29.
Shadowsocks
30.
Sharing
31.
Secure Shell (SSH) Server
32.
Storage
33.
Tahoe-LAFS
34.
Tor
35.
Transmission
36.
Update
With this successful test, we can now make the news official: FreedomBox
developers will stop creating new images for the Dreamplug and Raspberry
Pi 1 hardware models. Since we have added a Raspberry Pi 3B+ target and
are planning to add a Pine A64+ target, this news will ultimately not
change the total number of supported hardware models. But it may affect
some users who plan to repurpose their Raspberry Pi 1's or Dreamplugs
into FreedomBoxes.
What does this mean for users of the Dreamplug and Raspberry Pi 1?
Technically, users who have already installed FreedomBox on either of
these two hardware models can continue to use FreedomBox on their
devices. But users who have not yet installed FreedomBox on these
devices cannot install latest images using the custom-built images
available for download on freedombox.org/download/.
And what if you have a Dreamplug or a Raspberry Pi 1 and want to use it
as a FreedomBox anyway? Neither the FreedomBox community nor the
FreedomBox Foundation could stop users from using our software on
whatever hardware they want, nor would we want to. The right of users to
run our software is protected by the GPL, and respect for the right of
users to pick their own hardware is a principle upon which our project
was founded. After all, any device that can run Debian can be turned
into a FreedomBox. But as a community, we can no longer recommend that
users purchase the Dreamplug or Raspberry Pi 1 hardware models for the
purpose of turning them into FreedomBoxes.
If you want to learn more about our reasoning, I encourage you to read
our call notes and discussion on GitLab:
Call notes: https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/ProgressCalls/2018-12-08
GitLab issue:
https://salsa.debian.org/freedombox-team/freedom-maker/issues/150
Best,
Danny
--
Danny Haidar*
Vice-President for Product & Development
FreedomBox Foundation
* Not admitted to practice in any jurisdiction.
Nothing in this email constitutes legal advice.
I cannot establish any attorney-client relationships.
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