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If consumer networks were as reliable as roads and the electricity grid, why would I bother giving my data to someone so they can put it in a datacenter?. The
by epscylonb 15y ago
If consumer networks were as reliable as roads and the electricity grid, why would I bother giving my data to someone so they can put it in a datacenter?.
The future I would like best is a device on the end of my home internet connection.
I could authenticate myself to other online services against it.
It could be a node in a social network (much like diaspora) where I can control all my own data.
It could have access to a NAS at home, allowing me to stream my favourite music and movies to wherever I happen to be.
In the future, with resilient enough networks, the datacenter will be distributed.
- phaer 15y agoYou described exactly what the people at http://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/ http://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/ are trying to do. It's still in an early state of development but you may join the mailinglist or read the wiki ( http://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox http://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox ) if you are interested in this topic.
- alexchamberlain 15y agoThis is a great hardware startup. Sell rack boxes that can be installed by an electrician next to the power in/telephone in and get rid of those under featured consumer routers. Hmmmmmm.... I'll sell you one for £500 a year, replaced regularly and managed?
- epscylonb 15y agoI was thinking more of a Raspberry Pi, though obviously combining this device with the router does make sense.
- alexchamberlain 15y agoSeriously? Why not combine into the NAS?
- epscylonb 15y agoI could see a NAS needing to be upgraded more often than this device. If the software and feature set were stable and mature enough then I can't see you needing to upgrade it very often.