On 11-06-12 at 01:06am, Bob Mottram wrote: > On Sun, 12 Jun 2011 08:37:58 +1000, Heddle Weaver wrote: > >Lets get organised or this will just be another project that meanders > >all over the place for years, with various models of dysfunctional > >output the only result. > > I agree. I have been running what might be described as a > freedombox for about a year now - a Sheeva plug with a Debian > installation. However, presently I can't recommend this to other > people unless they have enough technical expertise and time to be > able to install and configure a web server (which isn't that many > people). The freedombox project should aim to make doing this as > easy as installing a router.
People here have that expertise, I guess. Would you be willing to share your setup, and point out what you spot yourself as being weak points regarding usability by non-experts? > My suggestions are: > > 1. Pick a hardware platform and stick to it, at least for an > initial release. Various exotic platforms such as mobile phones and > modified routers would be nice, but to begin with to avoid having to > deal with a plethora of hardware variety just pick one and run with > it. > > 2. Pick some packages. Take a vote on which ones are the most > appropriate if necessary. If some things are presently unpackaged > then delegate that work as needed. > > 3. Don't get too bogged down with "pure blends", etc. The people > who will get the most benefit from freedombox have far less abstract > concerns. > > 4. Aim to produce an initial release at the earliest possible date, > then iterate. Sounds good. As for packages to pick, how about you describe the packages you have a year of experience using? Regards, - Jonas Who don't mind dirty crap short-term but insist on purity long-term. -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
signature.asc
Description: Digital signature
_______________________________________________ Freedombox-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss
