FreedomBox

251 点作者 phantom_oracle大约 7 年前

17 条评论

dijit27大约 7 年前

The copy and design of the landing page led me to believe that FreedomBox is an actual box that has all that great software preloaded and ready to go. Which made the unlabeled download button jarring. The text should be changed to something like:FreedomBox is designed to [run on/create] your own inexpensive server at home. It [includes/is built with] free software and offers an increasing number of services ranging from a calendar or jabber server to a wiki or VPN.

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cozicoolmail大约 7 年前

Even if these things were dead simple, I cannot see any of my non-technical friends using products like these. It is simply prohibitively complicated compared to dropbox - that "just works". I even recall a comment on here when Dropbox launched saying something like "why not configure an FTP server to do this". This is that FTP server.Also, personally, I would never host any content on-prem at my home. It is far too easy for my internet to go down, and I'd rather my personal website be under somebody else's control (say, an S3 bucket) than get physical hardware to the server hosting the bits.

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tibu大约 7 年前

From <a href="https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Features" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Features</a>:With FreedomBox, you can:<pre><code> Access your FreedomBox from the public Internet (Pagekite, Tor, Dynamic DNS) Connect securely to your FreedomBox (OpenVPN) Chat with friends (?XMPP, Quassel, Matrix) Host a conference call (Mumble, repro) Publish a blog (Ikiwiki) Host a personal or community wiki (MediaWiki) Block ads while browsing the web (Privoxy) Check your email (Roundcube) Transfer large files (Deluge, Transmission) Read news (Tiny Tiny RSS) Sync your calendar and contacts (Radicale) Stay connected to IRC chat (Quassel) Host a multiplayer block sandbox (Minetest) Collaboratively edit a text document (infinoted) Keep your files synchronized to your FreedomBox (Syncthing) Circumvent censorship using a socks5 proxy (Shadowsocks) </code></pre> System and Configuration<pre><code> Configure system name and interface language (Configure) Obtain a certificate for your domain (Let's Encrypt) Add users and set access privileges (Users and Groups) Use a single login for Plinth, XMPP, Ikiwiki and SSH Manage network connections over Ethernet, Wi-Fi, or PPPoE (Networks) Upgrade software packages automatically (Software Upgrades) Run diagnostic tests (Diagnostics) View which services are allowed through the firewall (Firewall) Configure time zone and network time service (Date and Time) Configure service discovery (Service Discovery) View disk information or expand a partition (Disks) Create and restore filesystem snapshots (Snapshots) Provide DNS service for your local network (bind) Do system administration from a web interface (Cockpit)</code></pre>

steeve大约 7 年前

For those wondering, the blue box looks at the top [1] like a SolidRun Cubox-i [2], based on the Freescale i.MX 6 SoC, which has pretty good Linux support.[1] <a href="https://freedombox.org/images/boxfoto.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://freedombox.org/images/boxfoto.jpg</a>[2] <a href="https://www.solid-run.com/nxp-family/cubox-i/" rel="nofollow">https://www.solid-run.com/nxp-family/cubox-i/</a>

vinceguidry大约 7 年前

Yay, another distro. /sSeriously though, software isn't the issue here, hardware is. Anybody with the skills can slap Linux on an old computer and turn it into a server. It's packaging it up into something you can sell to the non-technical that's the real win.I wish free software advocates would take more lessons from Jobs instead of blindly idealizing Woz.

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forapurpose大约 7 年前

As is well known, few people will take the trouble to deploy this at home, especially non-technical users. Why not provide one-click (or two- or three-click) deployment to hosting, either a VPS or cloud like Amazon? Data could be encrypted end-to-end so that the hosting provider can't access it, at least in some cases (server-side searches become tricky). 'Create our own private Instagram, iTunes, and more for $x/month, with just a few clicks!'I know that sacrifices some end-user control philosophically, but in reality it would greatly increase it for those in the great majority who currently have none.

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severine大约 7 年前

Previous discussion: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10783305" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10783305</a> (FreedomBox 0.7 released | Dec 23, 2015 | 36 comments)I didn't find a changelog, but here's a list of features: <a href="https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Features" rel="nofollow">https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Features</a>

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blacksmith_tb大约 7 年前

I keep an eye on the project, though I haven't tried setting one up so far. I have to say it's a little sad to see that the Contribute link in the site footer throws a 403 (I'd report that to them, but so does the Contact link...)

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guiomie大约 7 年前

I was hoping the bluebox on the main page was something you could buy and plug in your wall and have it running the software. Kinda like an appliance.

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jancsika大约 7 年前

Here are two potential features Eben Moglen mentioned[1] back in 2010:* it should know how to go and collect your stuff out of all the social networking places where you've got it* it should know how to send an encrypted backup of everything to your friends' servers (in the video you can hear two developers making "mmm" noises at that feature)Eight years later, does Freedombox have either of those two features?[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOEMv0S8AcA" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOEMv0S8AcA</a>

canadaduane大约 7 年前

I love this idea, but my two "deal breaker" worries are: (a) data backup, and (b) security. I hate that this is the case, but when comparing a "box-at-home" vs. a "corporate-run service", the corporate-run service is less likely to lose my data and more likely to apply security patches and updates ASAP. Even with 0days and all of the "hackers stole millions of users' data" posts, think the point remains strong; although, I admit that these losses shift the value proposition towards box-at-home.

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TheMagicHorsey大约 7 年前

Google or Amazon should offer something like this as a paid-for service on AWS or Google Cloud. That way I wouldn't have to worry about my network connection at home going down.What a suitable privacy agreement this could work online--and I'd be okay trusting a contractual agreement to keep my data safe.

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subway大约 7 年前

I'm kind of curious what the little blue system on the front page is. It looks very similar to a CuBox (speaking of; I'm kind of sad there are no iMX6 images), but with slightly different port placement.

intrasight大约 7 年前

I am a happy Synology user. Admin time in minimal. Who has time for that?

Ravir大约 7 年前

is there an alternative to freedombox? looking to buy a portable vpn server which starts as soon as you connect to the router...

NullPrefix大约 7 年前

Dead butterfly design really ties the look together.

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gremlinsinc大约 7 年前

Was this modeled after Belson's Box from SV? lol jk