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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 . . .

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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