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It would be even more compelling if it was packaged as a device, so that a layperson could plug it in, and log into it to install apps etc. An inverse-Steam box
by techwatching 13y ago
It would be even more compelling if it was packaged as a device, so that a layperson could plug it in, and log into it to install apps etc. An inverse-Steam box, if you will.
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- teleclimber 13y agoThe tonido plug is supposed to do this. http://www.tonidoplug.com/ http://www.tonidoplug.com/ (I tried their software some time ago and sadly I was not impressed.) The problem is most home internet do not have fixed IP, so you are dependent on some cloud service to keep track of your IP. This makes setup far more complicated for the layperson. You are also limited by the low upload speeds that home internet usually comes with. I think the VM route, so long as it's open and standardized, is the way to go.
- ersii 13y agoI would like to suggest taking a look at the "Freedom Box" project, their foundation homepage is at http://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/ http://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/ but there's also some stuff at https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox In short; It's a platform that started after Eben Moglen's talk "Freedom in the Cloud" - to establish a platform for running a decentralized network of Free Software social/personal services. It happened at the same time that so called "plug computers" (ie. small, somewhat cheap and decent System-on-Chip computers (think Raspberry Pi but with casing)). The thought was and is (but I'm not all too up to date on the project) was to offer software and hardware in a easy package for whoever to setup easily and get started with.