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Distributed E-mailDelivering infrastructure, the syndicated way
Gustav Eek Stefan Kangas
Fellowship of Free Software Foundation Europe Göteborg
FSCONS, November 7 2010
Fripost – The free email association
Overview
Introduction
Background – power over the infrastructure
Free computer labour
The Free E-mail Association
Fripost – The free email association
Centralisation of Internet
Distributed ⇒ Centralised
Fripost – The free email association
Software as a Service
Users perform their computer work on servers controlled byothers.
Fripost – The free email association
Privacy and Surveillance
We are not only being spied on by states!
“Services” you get with Google’s mail service:
I AdvertisementI Semantic analysesI Spying
Fripost – The free email association
Privacy and Surveillance
We are not only being spied on by states!
“Services” you get with Google’s mail service:
I AdvertisementI Semantic analysesI Spying
Fripost – The free email association
Privacy and Surveillance
We are not only being spied on by states!
“Services” you get with Google’s mail service:I AdvertisementI Semantic analysesI Spying
Fripost – The free email association
Free software
The four freedoms of free software
Freedom to. . .0. Run, for any purpose1. Study and modify2. Share3. Share modified versions
Fripost – The free email association
Free computer labour
The four freedoms of free computer labour1.
The work is performed exclusively with free software
2.
The work is performed with computer hardware thatentirely is at one’s possession and control
3.
The information worked with is information that onepossess
4.
The result from the computer work also is at one’spossession and control
Fripost – The free email association
Free computer labour
The four freedoms of free computer labour1. The work is performed exclusively with free software2.
The work is performed with computer hardware thatentirely is at one’s possession and control
3.
The information worked with is information that onepossess
4.
The result from the computer work also is at one’spossession and control
Fripost – The free email association
Free computer labour
The four freedoms of free computer labour1. The work is performed exclusively with free software2. The work is performed with computer hardware that
entirely is at one’s possession and control3.
The information worked with is information that onepossess
4.
The result from the computer work also is at one’spossession and control
Fripost – The free email association
Free computer labour
The four freedoms of free computer labour1. The work is performed exclusively with free software2. The work is performed with computer hardware that
entirely is at one’s possession and control3. The information worked with is information that one
possess4.
The result from the computer work also is at one’spossession and control
Fripost – The free email association
Free computer labour
The four freedoms of free computer labour1. The work is performed exclusively with free software2. The work is performed with computer hardware that
entirely is at one’s possession and control3. The information worked with is information that one
possess4. The result from the computer work also is at one’s
possession and control
Fripost – The free email association
Internet’s servers
Distributed ⇒ Centralised
Fripost – The free email association
Software as a Service, Round II
Non-free in a double sense
Fripost – The free email association
Fripost – The free email association
Let’s get organized
FRIPOST
the free e-mail association
Fripost – The free email association
Distributed e-mail system
mail gateway
IMAP server
Backup serverLog server
mail gatewayInternet
Fripost – The free email association
Distributed e-mail system
mail gateway
IMAP server
Backup serverLog server
mail gatewayInternet
Fripost – The free email association
Distributed e-mail system
mail gateway
IMAP server
Backup serverLog server
mail gatewayInternet
Fripost – The free email association
Distributed e-mail system
mail gateway
IMAP server
Backup serverLog server
mail gatewayInternet
Fripost – The free email association
Distributed e-mail system
mail gateway
IMAP server
Backup serverLog server
mail gatewayInternet
Fripost – The free email association
Organizational principles
The association promises to. . .
1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner2.
Provide for administrative transparency
3.
Protect its members’ integrity: never...3.1
Read or analyse emails, manually or automatically
3.2
Gather statistics about or analyse the members’ traffic
3.3
Hand out any information to third party
Fripost – The free email association
Organizational principles
The association promises to. . .
1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner2. Provide for administrative transparency3.
Protect its members’ integrity: never...3.1
Read or analyse emails, manually or automatically
3.2
Gather statistics about or analyse the members’ traffic
3.3
Hand out any information to third party
Fripost – The free email association
Organizational principles
The association promises to. . .
1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner2. Provide for administrative transparency3. Protect its members’ integrity: never...
3.1
Read or analyse emails, manually or automatically
3.2
Gather statistics about or analyse the members’ traffic
3.3
Hand out any information to third party
Fripost – The free email association
Organizational principles
The association promises to. . .
1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner2. Provide for administrative transparency3. Protect its members’ integrity: never...
3.1 Read or analyse emails, manually or automatically3.2
Gather statistics about or analyse the members’ traffic
3.3
Hand out any information to third party
Fripost – The free email association
Organizational principles
The association promises to. . .
1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner2. Provide for administrative transparency3. Protect its members’ integrity: never...
3.1 Read or analyse emails, manually or automatically3.2 Gather statistics about or analyse the members’ traffic3.3
Hand out any information to third party
Fripost – The free email association
Organizational principles
The association promises to. . .
1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner2. Provide for administrative transparency3. Protect its members’ integrity: never...
3.1 Read or analyse emails, manually or automatically3.2 Gather statistics about or analyse the members’ traffic3.3 Hand out any information to third party
Fripost – The free email association
Distributed e-mail?
mail gateway
IMAP server
Backup serverLog server
mail gatewayInternet
Fripost – The free email association
Fripost – The free email association
Whats’s the difference?
The e-mail service provided through FRIPOST is free!
Free as in freedom (not free candy).
Fripost – The free email association
This is only the beginning
I GNU SocialI DiasporaI . . .
Fripost – The free email association
This is only the beginning
I GNU Social
I DiasporaI . . .
Fripost – The free email association
This is only the beginning
I GNU SocialI Diaspora
I . . .
Fripost – The free email association
This is only the beginning
I GNU SocialI DiasporaI . . .
Fripost – The free email association
What can we hope for?
Larger structural change is needed.
We might:I Be instrumental in bringing about that changeI Provide an alternative for the eager
Fripost – The free email association
What can we hope for?
Larger structural change is needed.
We might:I Be instrumental in bringing about that changeI Provide an alternative for the eager
Fripost – The free email association
Fripost – The free email association
References
Turner, M. et.al. (2003). “Turning Software into a Service”,Computer vol. 36
Stallman, R. M (2010). “Who does that server really serve?”,Boston review
Moglen E. (2010). Freedom in the Cloud, (talk)
Free Software Foundation. “The Free Software Definition”
Brownlow M. (2010). “Email and webmail statistics”
Fripost – The free email association
Distributed E-mailDelivering infrastructure, the syndicated way
Gustav Eek Stefan Kangas
Fellowship of Free Software Foundation Europe Göteborg
FSCONS, November 7 2010