Hello. (Apologies for starting a new thread; I just joined the mailing list and don't have past messages available to make a proper reply.)
I'm one of the commenters on Slashdot who were puzzled by the whole FreedomBox thing. I think I can (sort of) guess what the intention is and how it's supposed to work, but I'd like to second Petter's observation that the docu needs work. >From an interested outsider's viewpoint, what's most needed is an overview section (or page) - more than just the vague "vision statement". Among the questions that I'd expect answers to are: - What are the parts (functional elements) that make up a FreedomBox? - Does it store files? - Does it have a calendar component? - Does it store my address book (contacts)? - Can it sync between different devices? - What "social" components are integrated? - Is there a Tor proxy included? - (etc) - Is the FreedomBox... - a software collection? - a Linux distribution? - does it have a definitive hardware/firmware connection? - Is FreedomBox intended for the masses? Or just for security-conscious power users? - Where is the FreedomBox supposed to run? On a separate device in our homes? On our workstations? On a server in the LAN? On a remote server? - How far along is the project? What can it do today, and what's on the roadmap for the future? How does it compare to existing (possibly commercial) solutions? As a software developer, a version number of 0.2 doesn't scare me, but it also doesn't tell me anything useful (like, will the project be "beta" or "incomplete" until 1.0, or is nice and stable and useful at 0.2). - Will non-technical users be able to use a FreedomBox? That would require things like a GUI, an automated backup mechanism, automated updates, etc. Those are just ideas for an overview section; I'm not expecting answers on this list, of course. The idea is that someone (like me) who reads about FreedomBox should be able to get a good summary. Currently, there's nothing like that on <https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/>, or at least nothing that I could easily find. Links to video presentations are nice, but they don't replace a short and concise introduction. Personally, I'm very interested in this project. I've been discussing the necessity of creating something like it with friends and colleagues for years, and I'm delighted to find that it may already exist - if only I could find out what the FreedomBox actually does. regards, stefan -- LOAD"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!",8,1 RUN! _______________________________________________ Freedombox-discuss mailing list Freedombox-discuss@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss