[Freedombox-discuss] FreedomBox/Unhosted/PageKite for Access Innovation Prize 2012

[melvincarvalho@gmail.com (Melvin Carvalho)]

On 30 June 2012 14:07, Markus Sabadello <markus.sabadello at gmail.com> wrote:

> To be honest, I have never built a Debian package nor am I deeply familiar
> with the process.
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> But all the pieces we're considering have Debian packages, i.e. PageKite,
> OLSRd, and for Unhosted there is OwnCloud, which has been considered a
> number of times on this list already.
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> There really isn't much new about the proposal, just to help assemble a
> few things to the point where they can be demo'd at events and understood
> by end-users.
> It would help show the public that FreedomBox is real..
>

Thanks for the response.  A couple of questions about the proposal:

Is the idea here to save your own data (ie remote storage) on your freedom
box?

Would a minimal viable product, to demo FreedomBox, need to contain some
kind of social network?


> Markus
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> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho at gmail.com
> > wrote:
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>> On 30 June 2012 13:03, Markus Sabadello <markus at projectdanube.org> wrote:
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>>> Heya,
>>>
>>> So back in May, when I did a FreedomBox-related demo<http://blog.projectdanube.org/2012/05/freedombox-at-the-internet-identity-workshop/>at the Internet Identity Workshop, I was made aware of the Access movement,
>>> which hosted the recent RightsCon and is also doing a lot of other great
>>> work.
>>>
>>> They are now calling for proposals for the Access Innovation Prize<https://www.accessnow.org/prize>where you can win $20k.
>>>
>>> So Michiel of Unhosted, Bjarni of PageKite, and myself have decided to
>>> submit a proposal, which would include building a simple FreedomBox
>>> prototype that runs an Unhosted "remoteStorage" component and PageKite to
>>> make it accessible from the open web. Also, the idea is to try integrate
>>> FreedomBox with the local FunkFeuer community mesh network in Vienna. We
>>> haven't submitted the proposal yet (deadline is August 15th), but here's
>>> the current text we're working on:
>>>
>>> http://projectdanube.pbworks.com/w/page/54796496/Access%20Innovation%20Prize%202012
>>>
>>> Basically, the idea is that you could use any Unhosted-enabled web
>>> application out there, and your data remains on your FreedomBox.
>>>
>>> I know that on the other thread there's a discussion about leadership
>>> and about joining in.
>>> I had all these questions too since I started working with FreedomBox,
>>> e.g. when I did demos, I wasn't sure to what extent I could speak
>>> "officially" about FreedomBox, how I could get involved, etc.
>>> In light of current criticism and allegations of vaporware, I think the
>>> answer is simply that everybody with ideas and resources should try to get
>>> something done in whatever way works.
>>>
>>> Anyway, so if we win the prize, then this could serve a few purposes..
>>> 1. The three of us would have some $$$ to actively work and contribute
>>> to the FreedomBox at least for a little while.
>>> 2. The stuff we would work on (putting Unhosted and PageKite on the box)
>>> seems to align well with the "DropBox Replacement" idea that has been
>>> floating around.
>>> 3. We would have an actual (limited functionality, but working)
>>> FreedomBox, and a minimal viable product that can be demo'd at conferences.
>>> 4. The prize would mean a PR boost for the involved projects.
>>>
>>> What do you think..?
>>>
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>> Will there be a debian package for this prototype?
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>>>
>>> Markus
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