From 70c9588f534b7fb8d503c85bfd0ac64f2e959b86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Young Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2023 09:25:12 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] 6-7-23-blog-2b --- content/blog/in-praise-of-thunderbird.md | 25 +++++++++++++++- content/blog/power-of-free-and-open-source.md | 30 ++++++++++++++++++- .../blog/in-praise-of-thunderbird/index.html | 18 ++++++++++- public/blog/index.xml | 6 ++-- .../power-of-free-and-open-source/index.html | 19 +++++++++++- public/index.xml | 6 ++-- 6 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/blog/in-praise-of-thunderbird.md b/content/blog/in-praise-of-thunderbird.md index 9ba846f7..ede96643 100644 --- a/content/blog/in-praise-of-thunderbird.md +++ b/content/blog/in-praise-of-thunderbird.md @@ -6,7 +6,30 @@ author: Blake Burris authorThumb: images/author/blake.png --- -Why the new Thunderbird deserves our respect. +### Email is Important + +Email is an ancient service and, often left in the dustbin, the clients that support email are often left to digitally rot. Email service providers have embraced and extended email (example: Gmail) or decided they won't receive email from unknown email servers from unknown domain *unless* paid tens of thousands of dollars per month to "ensure" delivery. It's a racket and a scam. + +Email is important to how the internet works. It is a universal service, owned by no one, capable of being delivered to almost any computing platform today from watches, to desktops, to phones, to tablets, to TVs and cars. + +We need to protect and nuture email! + +### "Modern" Thunderbird is Great + +One of the applications continuing to innovate in an open and free way is Thunderbird. While in the past, under the neglect of the Mozilla Foundation, Thunderbird did *not* get the attention it deserves, it is now being maintained and improved in important ways. The team there is redesigning the application from the ground up to be very responsive, handle email, calendar, contacts, chat in a nice, unified interface. + +* [Thunderbird Blog](https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/02/the-future-of-thunderbird-why-were-rebuilding-from-the-ground-up/) + +Thunderbird is available on almost any desktop platform today (with the ability to move configurations between computers) and is coming to mobile this year. + +The reviews are in: + +* [techradar](https://www.techradar.com/reviews/mozilla-thunderbird) +* [PCWorld](https://www.pcworld.com/article/1508751/at-last-mozilla-thunderbird-is-getting-a-long-needed-makeover.html) + +### Give Thunderbird a Try! + +You should give Thunderbird a try. It is a great email, calendar, contacts client, works well with [Federated Core](https://documentation.federated.computer/docs/client_applications/windows/thunderbird/), is fully cross-platform, and is working hard to protect a very important communications platform: email. ![blog image](/images/blog/thunderbirdscreen.jpg) diff --git a/content/blog/power-of-free-and-open-source.md b/content/blog/power-of-free-and-open-source.md index f61a5d28..8ce20382 100644 --- a/content/blog/power-of-free-and-open-source.md +++ b/content/blog/power-of-free-and-open-source.md @@ -6,7 +6,35 @@ author: Blake Burris authorThumb: images/author/blake.png --- -Thinkpiece on free and open source software. +### Choosing Free and Open Source + +Maybe Federated Core is the first time you and your team or business are explicitly choosing free and open-source software over some other solution that is costly and proprietary. In that case, we thought we would lay out why you've made the right choice. + +### Is it Really "Free"? + +But let's get the elephant in the room out of the way first. Federated Computer charges $39/month, so how is anything "free"? + +True, we charge for the "service" of running a bunch of open-source software packages on a (virtual) computer. We have to pay for that computer (hardware, network, power, cooling), and so we have to pass that cost on to you. We aren't a charity. You could decide to go buy your own hardware and do everything Federated on that hardware. + +### Free! + +Here's where the "free" comes in. You can do everything we are doing with Federated Core with the same software *without cost** on your own hardware or on another virtual hardware. No cost. Nothing. Free. Federated Computer lists all the pieces of free software we have used to create our solution for Customers. You can do the same. Free. No skin off our nose. + +### Open Source! + +But there's more. You can, because the software is published as text files (source code) that you can examine and change and extend, create a solution like Federated Core for yourself and even for others. Go for it! + +That is the "power" of free and open-source software. + +### Contributing + +With "power" comes, we hope you'll recognize, great responsibility. Since we all benefit from this tremendous decentralized ecosystem of free and open-source software, it is important that we find ways to contribute to keeping the ecosystem healthy. Here are some suggestions for involvement: + +1. Use fre and open-source solutions whenever possible. Help to build the Customer ecosystem. +2. Support vendors who are building open systems and solutions on free and open-source software. If you can leave the vendor and build your own version of the vendor's offering, it is an open system. +3. Contribute time/talent/treasure to your favorite free and open-source projects. Maybe you can help with a piece of art, or some better documentation, or even code itself. + +Federated Computer will be enabling our Customers to direct some portion of their monthly fees ($4) back to the open source projects that make up Federated Core. We will also be contributing our changes back to component projects and open-sourcing our "management and configuration" plane for you to use in your own projects. ![blog image](/images/blog/opensource.jpg) diff --git a/public/blog/in-praise-of-thunderbird/index.html b/public/blog/in-praise-of-thunderbird/index.html index d6935c99..9e01f9c4 100644 --- a/public/blog/in-praise-of-thunderbird/index.html +++ b/public/blog/in-praise-of-thunderbird/index.html @@ -155,7 +155,23 @@
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Why the new Thunderbird deserves our respect.

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Email is Important

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Email is an ancient service and, often left in the dustbin, the clients that support email are often left to digitally rot. Email service providers have embraced and extended email (example: Gmail) or decided they won’t receive email from unknown email servers from unknown domain unless paid tens of thousands of dollars per month to “ensure” delivery. It’s a racket and a scam.

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Email is important to how the internet works. It is a universal service, owned by no one, capable of being delivered to almost any computing platform today from watches, to desktops, to phones, to tablets, to TVs and cars.

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We need to protect and nuture email!

+

“Modern” Thunderbird is Great

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One of the applications continuing to innovate in an open and free way is Thunderbird. While in the past, under the neglect of the Mozilla Foundation, Thunderbird did not get the attention it deserves, it is now being maintained and improved in important ways. The team there is redesigning the application from the ground up to be very responsive, handle email, calendar, contacts, chat in a nice, unified interface.

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Thunderbird is available on almost any desktop platform today (with the ability to move configurations between computers) and is coming to mobile this year.

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The reviews are in:

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Give Thunderbird a Try!

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You should give Thunderbird a try. It is a great email, calendar, contacts client, works well with Federated Core, is fully cross-platform, and is working hard to protect a very important communications platform: email.

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diff --git a/public/blog/index.xml b/public/blog/index.xml index 5cc1ecab..a3679d41 100644 --- a/public/blog/index.xml +++ b/public/blog/index.xml @@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ Centralization Sucks What happened with cloud infrastructure is a story, in the Tue, 02 May 2023 20:18:07 +0600 https://www.federated.computer/blog/in-praise-of-thunderbird/ - Why the new Thunderbird deserves our respect. + Email is Important Email is an ancient service and, often left in the dustbin, the clients that support email are often left to digitally rot. Email service providers have embraced and extended email (example: Gmail) or decided they won’t receive email from unknown email servers from unknown domain unless paid tens of thousands of dollars per month to “ensure” delivery. It’s a racket and a scam. +Email is important to how the internet works. @@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ When the idea of personal computers came along, no establish computer company ha Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:59:58 +0600 https://www.federated.computer/blog/power-of-free-and-open-source/ - Thinkpiece on free and open source software. + Choosing Free and Open Source Maybe Federated Core is the first time you and your team or business are explicitly choosing free and open-source software over some other solution that is costly and proprietary. In that case, we thought we would lay out why you’ve made the right choice. +Is it Really “Free”? But let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way first. Federated Computer charges $39/month, so how is anything “free”? diff --git a/public/blog/power-of-free-and-open-source/index.html b/public/blog/power-of-free-and-open-source/index.html index 20b56761..15b24abf 100644 --- a/public/blog/power-of-free-and-open-source/index.html +++ b/public/blog/power-of-free-and-open-source/index.html @@ -155,7 +155,24 @@
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Thinkpiece on free and open source software.

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Choosing Free and Open Source

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Maybe Federated Core is the first time you and your team or business are explicitly choosing free and open-source software over some other solution that is costly and proprietary. In that case, we thought we would lay out why you’ve made the right choice.

+

Is it Really “Free”?

+

But let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way first. Federated Computer charges $39/month, so how is anything “free”?

+

True, we charge for the “service” of running a bunch of open-source software packages on a (virtual) computer. We have to pay for that computer (hardware, network, power, cooling), and so we have to pass that cost on to you. We aren’t a charity. You could decide to go buy your own hardware and do everything Federated on that hardware.

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Free!

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Here’s where the “free” comes in. You can do everything we are doing with Federated Core with the same software without cost* on your own hardware or on another virtual hardware. No cost. Nothing. Free. Federated Computer lists all the pieces of free software we have used to create our solution for Customers. You can do the same. Free. No skin off our nose.

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Open Source!

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But there’s more. You can, because the software is published as text files (source code) that you can examine and change and extend, create a solution like Federated Core for yourself and even for others. Go for it!

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That is the “power” of free and open-source software.

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Contributing

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With “power” comes, we hope you’ll recognize, great responsibility. Since we all benefit from this tremendous decentralized ecosystem of free and open-source software, it is important that we find ways to contribute to keeping the ecosystem healthy. Here are some suggestions for involvement:

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  1. Use fre and open-source solutions whenever possible. Help to build the Customer ecosystem.
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  2. Support vendors who are building open systems and solutions on free and open-source software. If you can leave the vendor and build your own version of the vendor’s offering, it is an open system.
    3. +
  3. Contribute time/talent/treasure to your favorite free and open-source projects. Maybe you can help with a piece of art, or some better documentation, or even code itself.
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Federated Computer will be enabling our Customers to direct some portion of their monthly fees ($4) back to the open source projects that make up Federated Core. We will also be contributing our changes back to component projects and open-sourcing our “management and configuration” plane for you to use in your own projects.

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diff --git a/public/index.xml b/public/index.xml index dcccd3d6..759ba73c 100644 --- a/public/index.xml +++ b/public/index.xml @@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ Centralization Sucks What happened with cloud infrastructure is a story, in the Tue, 02 May 2023 20:18:07 +0600 https://www.federated.computer/blog/in-praise-of-thunderbird/ - Why the new Thunderbird deserves our respect. + Email is Important Email is an ancient service and, often left in the dustbin, the clients that support email are often left to digitally rot. Email service providers have embraced and extended email (example: Gmail) or decided they won’t receive email from unknown email servers from unknown domain unless paid tens of thousands of dollars per month to “ensure” delivery. It’s a racket and a scam. +Email is important to how the internet works. @@ -82,7 +83,8 @@ When the idea of personal computers came along, no establish computer company ha Thu, 27 Apr 2023 12:59:58 +0600 https://www.federated.computer/blog/power-of-free-and-open-source/ - Thinkpiece on free and open source software. + Choosing Free and Open Source Maybe Federated Core is the first time you and your team or business are explicitly choosing free and open-source software over some other solution that is costly and proprietary. In that case, we thought we would lay out why you’ve made the right choice. +Is it Really “Free”? But let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way first. Federated Computer charges $39/month, so how is anything “free”?