Pjotr Prins transcribed 1.3K bytes: > > For the record, YunoHost develops such a Web interface that allows > > people to select services to run on their machine: > > > > https://yunohost.org/ > > > > It’s designed to drive a Debian system, but I guess making something > > similar for GuixSD would be easier. We could have Exim, Mailman, > > MediaGoblin, and all that! > > > > > No consulting required unless something goes wrong. So we need to > > > probably factor in monitoring and minimal support for paying clients. > > > > Heh, sounds like a plan. :-) > > > > Thanks for the brainstorming session! > > Now I have a crazy idea. I propose to set up a company that targets > 'ethical hosting'. We'll design that company to be fair. Every step > will happen online and anyone can participate. It will be both an > experiment - as a company, an opportunity for people to earn and give > back, and a guide for geeks to set up their own. This is an > interesting age with people working from different countries on FOSS > projects, funding schemes like crowd sourcing, and plenty ideas. What > seems to be missing is is a guide for individuals to start up.
Yeah, that was exactly my impression when I've started looking into what I'm doing, although not with the very same motivation or goal. Like I told you offlist, we could use the gnunet.org mumble server to shape the idea(s) and solve questions like funding etc. > I have been much inspired by Pieter Hintjens, one of the FOSDEM > organizers who sadly passed away last year. You can still read his > BLOG online and see what I mean. > > Do you think we can create a Guix-based business? I do. I am willing > to take the lead. > > Pj. > -- > -- PGP and more: https://people.pragmatique.xyz/ng0/
