[Freedombox-discuss] why choose new OSHW (Open Source HardWare)

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting Bob Mottram (2013-07-03 12:34:37)
> On 03.07.2013 11:24, Rob van der Hoeven wrote:
> > On Wed, 2013-07-03 at 09:18 +0100, Nick Hardiman wrote:
> > I got a couple questions -
> > 
> > What is the point of choosing new hardware? Will picking a different 
> > hardware target help to spread the software development? Will a 
> > small percentage of the million RPis get used for privacy work?
> > 
> > 
> > I do not think we should choose new hardware. We should not choose 
> > *any* hardware!
> > 
> > What we should do is develop a FreedomBox software stack that runs 
> > on any Debian system. If we got that right we can *advice* users 
> > about the hardware that is best suited to run the FreedomBox 
> > software.
> 
> 
> In that case there should be a repository or PPA which you can add and 
> then apt-get the entire FB stack.

No need for separate repository: All parts must be in Debian itself.

To help make that happen: Check that all parts that you believe should 
be part of FreedomBox is in Debian or in the process of getting there.

This page may be of help: 
https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/LeavingTheCloud


 - Jonas

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