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Distributed E-mail
Delivering 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 by
others.
Fripost – The free email association
Privacy and Surveillance
We are not only being spied on by states!
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:
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:
Advertisement
Semantic analyses
Spying
Fripost – The free email association
Free software
The four freedoms of free software
Freedom to. . .
0. Run, for any purpose
1. Study and modify
2. Share
3. Share modified versions
Fripost – The free email association
Free computer labour
The four freedoms of free computer labour
1.
2.
3.
4.
Fripost – The free email association
Free computer labour
The four freedoms of free computer labour
1. The work is performed exclusively with free software
2.
3.
4.
Fripost – The free email association
Free computer labour
The four freedoms of free computer labour
1. The work is performed exclusively with free software
2. The work is performed with computer hardware that
entirely is at one’s possession and control
3.
4.
Fripost – The free email association
Free computer labour
The four freedoms of free computer labour
1. The work is performed exclusively with free software
2. The work is performed with computer hardware that
entirely is at one’s possession and control
3. The information worked with is information that one
possess
4.
Fripost – The free email association
Free computer labour
The four freedoms of free computer labour
1. The work is performed exclusively with free software
2. The work is performed with computer hardware that
entirely is at one’s possession and control
3. The information worked with is information that one
possess
4. 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 manner
2.
3.
Fripost – The free email association
Organizational principles
The association promises to. . .
1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner
2. Provide for administrative transparency
3.
Fripost – The free email association
Organizational principles
The association promises to. . .
1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner
2. Provide for administrative transparency
3. Protect its members’ integrity: never...
3.1
3.2
3.3
Fripost – The free email association
Organizational principles
The association promises to. . .
1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner
2. Provide for administrative transparency
3. Protect its members’ integrity: never...
3.1 Read or analyse emails, manually or automatically
3.2
3.3
Fripost – The free email association
Organizational principles
The association promises to. . .
1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner
2. 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
Fripost – The free email association
Organizational principles
The association promises to. . .
1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner
2. 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
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
Fripost – The free email association
This is only the beginning
GNU Social
Fripost – The free email association
This is only the beginning
GNU Social
Diaspora
Fripost – The free email association
This is only the beginning
GNU Social
Diaspora
. . .
Fripost – The free email association
What can we hope for?
Larger structural change is needed.
Fripost – The free email association
What can we hope for?
Larger structural change is needed.
We might:
Be instrumental in bringing about that change
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-mail
Delivering infrastructure, the syndicated way
Gustav Eek Stefan Kangas
Fellowship of Free Software Foundation Europe Göteborg
FSCONS, November 7 2010

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2010 11 eek kangas

  • 1. Distributed E-mail Delivering infrastructure, the syndicated way Gustav Eek Stefan Kangas Fellowship of Free Software Foundation Europe Göteborg FSCONS, November 7 2010
  • 2. Fripost – The free email association Overview Introduction Background – power over the infrastructure Free computer labour The Free E-mail Association
  • 3. Fripost – The free email association Centralisation of Internet Distributed ⇒ Centralised
  • 4. Fripost – The free email association Software as a Service Users perform their computer work on servers controlled by others.
  • 5. Fripost – The free email association Privacy and Surveillance We are not only being spied on by states!
  • 6. 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:
  • 7. 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: Advertisement Semantic analyses Spying
  • 8. Fripost – The free email association Free software The four freedoms of free software Freedom to. . . 0. Run, for any purpose 1. Study and modify 2. Share 3. Share modified versions
  • 9. Fripost – The free email association Free computer labour The four freedoms of free computer labour 1. 2. 3. 4.
  • 10. Fripost – The free email association Free computer labour The four freedoms of free computer labour 1. The work is performed exclusively with free software 2. 3. 4.
  • 11. Fripost – The free email association Free computer labour The four freedoms of free computer labour 1. The work is performed exclusively with free software 2. The work is performed with computer hardware that entirely is at one’s possession and control 3. 4.
  • 12. Fripost – The free email association Free computer labour The four freedoms of free computer labour 1. The work is performed exclusively with free software 2. The work is performed with computer hardware that entirely is at one’s possession and control 3. The information worked with is information that one possess 4.
  • 13. Fripost – The free email association Free computer labour The four freedoms of free computer labour 1. The work is performed exclusively with free software 2. The work is performed with computer hardware that entirely is at one’s possession and control 3. The information worked with is information that one possess 4. The result from the computer work also is at one’s possession and control
  • 14. Fripost – The free email association Internet’s servers Distributed ⇒ Centralised
  • 15. Fripost – The free email association Software as a Service, Round II Non-free in a double sense
  • 16. Fripost – The free email association
  • 17. Fripost – The free email association Let’s get organized FRIPOST the free e-mail association
  • 18. Fripost – The free email association Distributed e-mail system mail gateway IMAP server Backup serverLog server mail gatewayInternet
  • 19. Fripost – The free email association Distributed e-mail system mail gateway IMAP server Backup serverLog server mail gatewayInternet
  • 20. Fripost – The free email association Distributed e-mail system mail gateway IMAP server Backup serverLog server mail gatewayInternet
  • 21. Fripost – The free email association Distributed e-mail system mail gateway IMAP server Backup serverLog server mail gatewayInternet
  • 22. Fripost – The free email association Distributed e-mail system mail gateway IMAP server Backup serverLog server mail gatewayInternet
  • 23. Fripost – The free email association Organizational principles The association promises to. . . 1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner 2. 3.
  • 24. Fripost – The free email association Organizational principles The association promises to. . . 1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner 2. Provide for administrative transparency 3.
  • 25. Fripost – The free email association Organizational principles The association promises to. . . 1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner 2. Provide for administrative transparency 3. Protect its members’ integrity: never... 3.1 3.2 3.3
  • 26. Fripost – The free email association Organizational principles The association promises to. . . 1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner 2. Provide for administrative transparency 3. Protect its members’ integrity: never... 3.1 Read or analyse emails, manually or automatically 3.2 3.3
  • 27. Fripost – The free email association Organizational principles The association promises to. . . 1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner 2. 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
  • 28. Fripost – The free email association Organizational principles The association promises to. . . 1. Receive e-mail in a reliable manner 2. 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
  • 29. Fripost – The free email association Distributed e-mail? mail gateway IMAP server Backup serverLog server mail gatewayInternet
  • 30. Fripost – The free email association
  • 31. 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).
  • 32. Fripost – The free email association This is only the beginning
  • 33. Fripost – The free email association This is only the beginning GNU Social
  • 34. Fripost – The free email association This is only the beginning GNU Social Diaspora
  • 35. Fripost – The free email association This is only the beginning GNU Social Diaspora . . .
  • 36. Fripost – The free email association What can we hope for? Larger structural change is needed.
  • 37. Fripost – The free email association What can we hope for? Larger structural change is needed. We might: Be instrumental in bringing about that change Provide an alternative for the eager
  • 38. Fripost – The free email association
  • 39. 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”
  • 40. Fripost – The free email association Distributed E-mail Delivering infrastructure, the syndicated way Gustav Eek Stefan Kangas Fellowship of Free Software Foundation Europe Göteborg FSCONS, November 7 2010