[Freedombox-discuss] Some advice on moving Plinth forward?

[Will Urbanski]

On 02/11/2012 02:53 AM, Daniel Bryan wrote:
> I love the idea of GPG for WebID, though that's a much deeper problem
> to solve than basic configuration so I reckon I'll leave something
> like that alone for the moment :)
>
> dyndns could be in the same boat, not sure.
>
> Getting Apache2 up and running with simple setup would be a huge win,
> but its configuration is notoriously complex so I don't feel
> comfortable trying to implement that first off.

The Apache config is no more complex than other alternatives. My concern
with apache is that it's a huge package and the FB is designed to run on
small, efficient computers. Why would we waste extra cycles running
Apache when we could use Nginx and get much better performance and a
smaller footprint?

>
> Personal XMPP servers might be a good candidate for a quick win. Could
> incorporate some simple domain name setup, and some kind of system
> that can verify that your box has ownership of a particular domain
> that you want it to. Makes me wonder about the scope here, really -
> should we then have forms for creating accounts for friends? Should we
> integrate guides for using stuff like OTR Chat? Do we also then give
> the user a nudge in the installation of privacy-respecting chat
> clients on their desktop or mobile?
>
>     Side question:  would there be any possibility of funning the web
>     server component on a desktop?
>
>
> How do you mean? 
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