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Re: De-Google-Ify Internet

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Post by ohiovr »

What is the best single term description for software like this?

Self Hosting (It was already a term for an unrelated thing)

Control Panel (its more than a control panel)

Full Stack Automation (that is what I thought of calling it)

personal cloud (What does personal mean)

personal infrastructure (that does sound intimidating)

community computer (a small server that only serves a particular community or small business)

I'm open to ideas as I develop a product that could be described by some of these names.

Re: De-Google-Ify Internet

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Post by jcelerier »

quickthrower2 wrote: post #10
diszd wrote: post #6

https://degooglisons-internet.org/img/Peha-Banquet-CC-By-192... This is not what I want the Internet to be.

That graphic is unfortunate

it is a reference to Asterix, a very famous strip comic (https://fredericbaylot.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/13asterix...) ; it symbolizes resistance (and ultimately victory) against something that seems much bigger and stronger (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix)

Re: De-Google-Ify Internet

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Post by mkettn »

diszd wrote: post #6

https://degooglisons-internet.org/img/Peha-Banquet-CC-By-192... This is not what I want the Internet to be.

At least Google and Apple are big contributors to open source software (e.g. Chromium, CUPS). Instead of roasting big companies (because... privacy?) we should work together. This picture does more harm, because it view companies purely as enemies.

Re: De-Google-Ify Internet

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Post by diszd »

jcelerier wrote: post #15
quickthrower2 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That graphic is unfortunate

it is a reference to Asterix, a very famous strip comic ( https://fredericbaylot.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/13asterix... ) ; it symbolizes resistance (and ultimately victory) against something that seems much bigger and stronger ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asterix )

Only that in that strip comic, the round table is not full of mongrels.

Re: De-Google-Ify Internet

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Post by markvdb »

diszd wrote: post #6

https://degooglisons-internet.org/img/Peha-Banquet-CC-By-192... This is not what I want the Internet to be.

The image seems to be an allusion to the theme behind the Asterix comic strip, of a small and happily independent Gaul village surrounded by a giant Roman empire unable to conquer it.

It's _hard_ to capture a very abstract ideal like free-as-in-freedom web services in one image.

To me, a successful image should be about celebrating freedom and independence. The Asterix comic strip succeeds at that, this image not so much.

Just like the inhabitants of the mythical Gaul village, I'm ok interacting with the Romans and their empire as long as they don't keep me from doing my thing, in the way I want.

The framasoft offerings are really interesting by the way. Do check them out if you haven't yet!

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