Hello, Greenhost are great, and another excellent option with whom they often collaborate is eQualit.ie,
https://equalit.ie/ They are based in Montreal, for whatever that is worth, and offer some additional services such as https://deflect.ca/ peace, gunner On 11/10/18 9:55 AM, Yosem Companys wrote: > Hi All, > > It seems that I may not have emailed Hapee and Sacha at their > seldom-read email addresses. Hapee and I have already exchanged emails, > so we'll hopefully start the process soon with Greenhost. > > Thanks, > Yosem > > On Sat, Nov 10, 2018 at 8:49 AM Hapee de Groot <ha...@hapee.org > <mailto:ha...@hapee.org>> wrote: > > Hi All, > > according to me Greenhost is absolutely not out of the running, so I > contacted Yosem directly and hope you will give us some more time so > sort this out. > > Kind regards, > > Hapee from Greenhost. > > On 10-11-18 17:22, Yosem Companys wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> I'm in the process of migrating Liberationtech from Stanford to a >> new independent site, but I have run into a difficulty. >> >> Most of you recommended Greenhost for hosting services, but I have >> yet to receive a reply from Greenhost despite multiple email >> attempts. >> >> Is there another hosting service you'd recommend? Please remember >> that the criteria are the following: >> >> * The host should operate from a location that has the privacy- >> and security-friendliest laws in the world; >> * The host should also be the most privacy- and >> security-friendly host in the world (or the second most, >> assuming Greenhost is #1 in this area); and, >> * The host should offer great customer service. >> >> Our original plan (described below) was to ask Greenhost both to >> host and develop our new website. Now that Greenhost appears to be >> out of the running, I intend to explore the other options you >> suggested below for website development. >> >> Thanks, >> Yosem >> >> On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 8:55 PM Yosem Companys <ycompa...@gmail.com >> <mailto:ycompa...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> Below is the amended plan for the new Liberationtech based on >> your feedback. Should you have any questions, please let me know. >> >> * *Corporate Governance: Fiscal Sponsorship, NOT Legal >> Status*. Most of you recommended that we not incorporate >> legally as a 501(c)3 at this time. Instead, you >> recommended that we use a fiscal sponsor instead. A number >> of fiscal sponsors were proposed including Creative >> Commons; the Electronic Frontier Foundation; Freedom >> House; the Free Software Foundation; the Information >> Ethics and Equity Institute; Mozilla; Oasis; the Open >> Source Institute; the Public Sphere Project; the Puerto >> Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust; the >> Renewable Freedom Foundation in Germany; Software Freedom >> Conservancy; and Wikimedia. There is also the Tides >> Foundation. The advantage of fiscal sponsors is that they >> can accept charitable contributions on behalf of >> Liberationtech and take care of the legal and accounting >> requirements needed to maintain the organization, thereby >> freeing Liberationtech to pursue its vision and mission. >> We have decided to find fiscal sponsors for different >> legal jurisdictions to ensure that we have a global >> presence. [Down the line, the Sustainable Economies Law >> Center was proposed as an organization to help >> Liberationtech incorporate as a 501(c)3.] >> * *Vision*. To research, design, and implement technologies >> for social good, especially for privacy and security. >> * *Mission*. To create and support a community of practice >> around technology for social good that incorporates >> privacy and security by design. >> * *Hosting Service*. Most of you expressed concerns about >> hosting in the U.S. and asked that Liberationtech use the >> most privacy- and security-friendly legal jurisdiction >> instead. Most of you also recommended Greenhost. >> * *Website Design and Development*. Some of you kindly >> offered to work on a pro bono basis to design and develop >> the Liberationtech website. Others suggested contacting >> groups such as the Agile Collective, Aspiration >> Technologies, CoTech, Digital Life Collective, Equalit.ie, >> and Greenhost for these services. What should the website >> have? You asked that we keep the Liberationtech website >> simple. Beyond a basic description and a list of the board >> of advisers, you asked that we do the following: >> o *Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS)*. Most of you asked that >> we build a site that is as simple as possible so that >> it may be viewed even by those who have slow devices >> or weak bandwidth. >> o *Just a mailing list, please*. Most of you also asked >> that we only use open-source mailing list software >> that has been around for a long time for convenience >> (i.e., you get the email in your inbox) or security >> reasons and to make it easier for any list subscriber >> to download the list or port it from one device to >> another. >> o *Use Matrix and/or Discourse*. Enough of you feel >> passionate enough about using Matrix and/or Discourse >> beyond the basic mailing list capabilities that we've >> decided to do so. >> o *Let me create my own list, please*. Many of you asked >> that we allow list subscribers to create their own >> lists around specific subjects, whether by chapter >> (read more below), geography, sector, or topic. For >> example, some of you asked that Calls for Papers >> (CfPs), jobs, and announcements be moved to separate >> mailing lists. >> o *Make the site mobile*. Self-explanatory. >> o *Mirror it*. Many of you asked that we mirror the site >> at a number of locations for security reasons. >> * *Incubation*. Because we've decided to continue to >> research, design, and implement technologies for social >> good that incorporate privacy- and security-by-design, we >> aim to raise funds to become an incubator of technology >> for social good, where the funds would go to support the >> development of projects based on the ideas the community >> likes the most. We'll also try to incubate student >> projects on tech for social good that could be sponsored >> by companies to help students get jobs post-graduation. >> * *Directory*. Some of you suggested that we create a wiki >> (or similar) with tips, good practices, tools, and apps >> for secure communication and digital privacy, along with a >> list of the organizations and platforms that work in the >> technology for social good space. >> * *Funding*. Some of you suggested that Liberationtech >> contact foundations such as Omidyar and the Open >> Technology Fund. Others suggested that Liberationtech >> engage in crowdfunding. Yet others suggested charging a >> yearly fee for people to create their own Liberationtech >> chapters in geographies around the world. >> >> One question that lingers is the following: >> >> * What is the key differentiator of Liberationtech vis-a-vis >> other existing groups, organizations, and/or sites in the >> space? >> >> If any of you want to take a stab at answering the question, >> please do so. >> >> Otherwise, Gonzalo and I will be more than happy to do a >> review of the field and try to answer that question in a more >> explicit manner. >> >> Thanks, >> Yosem >> >> > -- > Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. > Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing the > moderator at zakwh...@stanford.edu <mailto:zakwh...@stanford.edu>. > > -- Allen Gunn Executive Director, Aspiration www.aspirationtech.org Aspiration: "Better Tools for a Better World" Read our Manifesto: https://aspirationtech.org/publications/manifesto Twitter: www.twitter.com/aspirationtech -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. 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