Re: Fwd: Software Freedom Day

[Stormy Peters <stormy gnome org>]

Here's the Franklin Street statement:�http://autonomo.us/2008/07/franklin-street-statement/

Developers�of network service software are encouraged to:

• Use the�GNU Affero GPL, a license designed specifically for network service software, to ensure that users of services have the ability to examine the source or implement their own service.
• Develop freely-licensed alternatives to existing popular but non-Free network services.
• Develop software that can replace centralized services and data storage with distributed software and data deployment, giving control back to users.

Service providers�are encouraged to:

• Choose Free Software for their service.
• Release customizations to their software under a Free Software license.
• Make data and works of authorship available to their service�s users under legal terms and in formats that enable the users to move and use their data outside of the service. This means:
  • Users should control their private data.
  • Data available to all users of the service should be available under terms approved for�Free Cultural Works�or�Open Knowledge.

I think Tomboy follows its principles pretty closely. Paul, can you comment?�

Stormy

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Paul Cutler <pcutler gnome org> wrote:

Hi Zonker,

For the Tomboy Online alpha:

1. Alpha signups are starting today. �The form to sign up is at
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFZleG05V196b3g4VUFSTHhzcTRFMmc6MQ

2. The alpha is invite only and we will be reviewing the list over the
next week or so. �Tomboy Online will be available for alpha users
sometime in the next week or two, we have a bug to fix first.

3. This is alpha quality software and we are not making any guarantees
about data integrity nor do we have a privacy policy in place yet. �More
in the FAQ here: http://live.gnome.org/Snowy/FAQ

4. We don't know how long the alpha will last yet prior to launching the
beta. �Our goal is to launch the beta in 6 months with GNOME 3.0.

5. Tomboy Online is GNOME's first AGPL web service, and as you point
out, a great tie-in for SFD.

Let me know if you need any more information.

Paul

> From: Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <jzb zonker net>
> Date: Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 1:34 PM
> Subject: Re: Software Freedom Day
> To: Stormy Peters <stormy gnome org>
> Cc: Paul Cutler <pcutler gnome org>, marketing-list <marketing-list gnome org>
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Stormy Peters <stormy gnome org> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <jzb zonker net>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Hey Stormy,
> >>
> >> I think the online alpha is way more newsworthy than saying "some
> >> GNOME developers are taking part in this larger thing."
> >>
> >> We can tie it into SFD by saying GNOME is looking ahead to the next
> >> generations of services for software freedom, and then mention the
> >> other.
> >
> > Sounds good to me.
> > What do you need from me or the Tomboy Online team?
>
> Just the relevant details for the launch, how to sign up, etc.
>
> Best,
>
> Z
> --
> Joe 'Zonker' Brockmeier <jzb zonker net>
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