The cloud you can control
Midgard 2
Not just a CMS
Henri Bergius
http://bergie.iki.fi

New challenges
Life is more mobile
(c) google maps & dopplr
( )
(c) xkcd

New challenges
Data synchronicity
(c)BrianScott
( )

New challenges
Availability
(c) bergie
( (c) jaiku
)

Solution?
Upload all your data into a Google's or Apple's cloud
(c) visulogik

Solution?
People of different ages using webmail:
18-29 75%
30-49 50%
50-64 40%
Source: Economist Oct 25th 2008
(c) visulogik

Solution?
People of different ages using online photo storage:
18-29 50%
30-49 30%
50-64 25%
Source: Economist Oct 25th 2008
(c) visulogik

Solution?
People of different ages using online applications:
18-29 35%
30-49 27%
50-64 25%
Source: Economist Oct 25th 2008
(c) visulogik

It is a trap!
Google?
Google docs owns you and your data
Apple?
Pay for the service and publish and get owned
(c) Rathika Ramasamy

So why we do it?
(c) bergie
Convenience - Collaboration

In cloud world, Free Software is

In cloud world, Free Software is only
(sorry, your really cool app is irrelevant)

Not good enough
Free software has to have a
response

Apple Core Data
Framework for OS X applications
Stores data as objects
Storage as binary, XML and SQLite
(c) K!T

Free software response?
Midgard 2
(c) smallon

Free software response?
Midgard 2
(Not just a CMS)
(c) smallon

Midgard 2
D-Bus
Inter process messaging
(c) matsugoro

Midgard 2
Replication
Data synchronization between machines
(c) LAJOUZ

Midgard 2
Language bindings
PHP, Python, C, C#
(c) nrbelex

Midgard 2
Database independency
Libgda => MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle...
(c) nattu

Midgard 2
Database independency
Libgda => MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle...
(yes, we GNOME)
(c) nattu

Midgard 2
Core Data for
Free Software
(c) Daniel Leininger

New day for developers

Sharing experience
Sharing information

P2P clouds

Wrapping it up
1. Challenge
- Mobility,
synchronicity,
collaboration
2. Solution
- Midgard 2, 100%
organic free software
3. Vision
- Share and distribute your data,
securely and in control

www.midgard-project.org

Start building the cloud you can control
Midgard 2
Not just a CMS
www.midgard-project.org

Start building the cloud you can control
...after lunch 2pm in \"Steve Jobs\"
Midgard 2
Not just a CMS
www.midgard-project.org