2017/indietechrocks
indietech.rocks was a session at IndieWeb Summit 2017.
Notes archived from: https://etherpad.indieweb.org/indietechrocks
Video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiOllTcvj1o
IndieWeb Summit 2017
Session: IndieTech.Rocks: Create site listing products that don’t screw us
When: 2017-06-24 14:00
Github Page: https://github.com/indietechrocks
Participants
- Johannes Ernst (session facilitator)
- Mitchell Kiah
Notes
- Incorporates the folowing values:
- I control my data
- I have options
- I can leave the service without losing too much
- I can fork
- Reasonable assurance that nothing happens behind my back that I don't know about and cannot prevent
- Organized in a user friendly way that shows the known equivalent and then list replacements
- You should be able to send non-technical or non-developer users here
Blogging / Communication / Social networking Tools
File sharing / hosting
Web search
- DuckDuckGo
- https://www.startpage.com/
IoT products
- Replace: closed, cloud-integrated thermostat
Home Security
- Some thing that replaces a closed security camera
- Smart door lock
VPN
- see below
Services
- Wordpress.com
A list of existing self-hosted software solutions that could be used as a starting point:
Categorize by:
- product vs service
- support available
- ready-to-use solution vs. assembly required
How to consume the information:
- By category, like "home security", "social media" ...
- Compare to well-known, like alternative.to
- Support status
- Is there a support number or helpful community
- Minimizing the number of recommended options
- Making decisions easier