Free Software Causes

Reproducibility

Project(s):

• Reproducible builds

Bootstrappability

It is a more radical approach to reproducibility.

Project(s): Bootstrappable

Whish: Bootstrapable 100% Free Operating Systems

100% Free Operating Systems

• Free distros
• PureOS is a Debian-based free distro.

Debian

Projects:

• Debian is the main community.
• Devuan is a Debian variant alternative to systemd.

Other operating systems

• FreeBSD and its siblings are alternatives to the Linux kernel.
• OpenSolaris Heirs also use other kernels: OpenIndiana and OmniOS CE
• Haiku
• ReactOS and FreeDOS

Private Computing

People privacy vs product transparency.

Mobile

General

Levels

1. Attention (time and brain cycles are the most expensive, non-scalable assets)
2. Shame (risk of social difamation)
3. Impersonation (allows theaf)
4. Activist (risk life or physical attacks. Family and friends become targets too)

Approaches:

• Avatars
• Free Software and privacy-oriented services
• Leverage on Communities
• Serverless and self-hosting

Ecologic Computing

• Be thoughtful about AI: Powerful but eco-expensive
• Minimalistic computing: power consumption, low-tech, efficiency.

Social Computing

• Med
• Poverty

Philosophy

• Proactivity vs Social Nature and Leverage: "Alone faster, together further".
• Pragmatism vs Utopia: "Show me the code", "Perfect is enemy of good".