On Fri, Jun 07, 2013 at 10:18:25AM -0400, Griffin Boyce wrote: > I'll keep that in mind the next time someone from Tor promotes Riseup ;-) > > But seriously, average users need to have basic services that are > (unfortunately) run by third parties. At a minimum, diversification > of services used. If every activist uses Riseup or May First, those > services become just as high a priority for warrants as Gmail or > Hotmail. If you have your own domain, that's awesome. This is not a
If your system is tied to a DNS FQDN resolution for operability, your system should not be tied to a DNS FQDN resolution. You'll notice that systems like Tor, i2p, Bitmessage or cjdns all do not rely on DNS resolution (which is centralist, seizable, a source of potential leaks, etc). > realistic expectation for most people -- either because they lack the > knowledge to install and upkeep their hosting, class stratification, > or complete absence of time to do it. This is exactly what the Freedombox project is trying to address. > What would be fantastic is if more people who *did* have the > knowledge/money took the time to set up their own accounts on their > own domains. And if you're a developer or an advanced user, help > others do it too! It's far better to have a domain for your group of > friends than have everyone use riseup/gmail/etc. > > If you want gmail-like features, there are lots of open-source > avenues, like MailPile [1]. > > I'm also going to go against the grain and say that most services > don't *need* to be integrated with each other. > > ~Griffin > > [1] https://github.com/pagekite/Mailpile -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
