Hi AJ, Very interesting post. I am currently working as VP of Eng at Canonical and am responsible for anything Ubuntu but Server/Cloud - most interesting for this context is Ubuntu Core.
I'd like to chat with you about a few things: 1) OS platform - what's your choice atm and how Ubuntu Core could fit 2) employment - I am considering a year sabbatical next year or a dab into UTs startup scene 3) investment, I see you crowd source investments, I am looking at early investments in local startups Let me know if any of these sound interesting. bb, Olli On Dec 19, 2016 17:24, "AJ ONeal (Home)" <[email protected]> wrote: > Down with Google, Apple, and Facebook! > > We’re taking back the Internet - meaning re-decentralizing and making it > read-write again. > > > > Okay, now that I’ve got your attention: > > We're looking for full-time (primarily, but not exclusively) devs who want > both the opportunity to become an owner in the company they work for and to > make a significant contribution to the future of the web. > > We build an in-home, no-strings-attached, security-first, complete cloud > system with expandable storage that uses private home internet connections > on personal domains (i.e. smithfamily27.com). > > Setup is completely automated and the whole system is designed to be as > easy for our grandmas to use as their iPads are. > > It offers all of the benefits of the public cloud without the hassle or > inconvenience (or security flaws). This means complete ownership, privacy > and control, with no monthly fees, no arbitrary limits on users, storage or > sharing, backups (as in actually in more than one location) and it can be > as public or private as you like. > > See https://daplie.com/preorder > > It’s also the world’s first crowd cloud (we're building it scale across > your real-life social network). > > > > We’re doing stuff that nobody does, so instead of people who want to > continue doing things the same backwards way that they’ve been since > dial-up (putting everything on a public cloud instead of making use of > perfectly viable private home and business connections), we’re looking for > fresh enthusiasts and uncommon talent with vision to see the future and > think outside the box. Imagine this: > > - Reliably owning your digital stuff (no revoked content, region blocks, > or ransom emails) > - Musicians and artists selling directly (not tied to iTunes and > Spotify) > - Small businesses being able to take direct payments (no 3-6% + 30¢ off > the top) > - Genealogy being in the hands of the families (not behind a walled > garden) > - A social network built on a literal social network (not just a few > datacenters) > - Private home automation and Internet of Things (no digital backdoors > to your home) > - P2P gaming, AR, and VR (multi-player that works even after Nintendo > drops support) > > > > We’re building that future with node.js, html5, golang, https, letsencrypt, > (dynamic) DNS, domain registration, secure tunneling, Linux, macOS/iOS, > Android, Windows 10, JSON APIs, and a hint of Raspberry Pi (similar > anyway), so there are a lot of ways to be useful. > > Do you really want to stick with a company that only finds new and > innovative ways to turn people into data points just so it can sell them to > someone that offers some new soda with more caffeine than they’re used to? > > Or do you want to change the world? > > > > If you'd rather pick the latter, send a message to [email protected] and > tell > me about it. > > AJ ONeal > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
