Updates tagged with freedombone on Hacker Poesy!
bob: Changed some images to show the new Zenity dialogs. https://freedombone.net/mesh_usage.html !Freedombone !Mesh
bob's status on Friday, 08-Dec-2017 15:34:04 EST
Changed some images to show the new Zenity dialogs. https://freedombone.net/mesh_usage.html !Freedombone !Mesh
bob: Adding kdenlive to the mesh desktop. I don't have PeerTube working yet, and that might not install, but at least if you're at an event then having the ability to make, edit and share videos or podthings via the IPFS Public folder without necessarily needing the internet could be useful. !Freedombone !mesh
bob's status on Wednesday, 06-Dec-2017 08:45:31 EST
Adding kdenlive to the mesh desktop. I don't have PeerTube working yet, and that might not install, but at least if you're at an event then having the ability to make, edit and share videos or podthings via the IPFS Public folder without necessarily needing the internet could be useful. !Freedombone !mesh
aw: I love using gnusocial.no but what happened to Schestowitz in Mastadon is making me think *REALLY HARD* on setting up my own !gnusocial instance -- despite me using it rarely. If people want to block me that's fine -- it's their prerogative. But when my instance does it w/o informing me at least -- it's very concerning. Looking at #freedombone
aw's status on Saturday, 25-Nov-2017 02:12:46 EST
I love using gnusocial.no but what happened to Schestowitz in Mastadon is making me think *REALLY HARD* on setting up my own !gnusocial instance -- despite me using it rarely. If people want to block me that's fine -- it's their prerogative. But when my instance does it w/o informing me at least -- it's very concerning. Looking at #freedombone
mmn: RT @bob Just in case there are any new Mastodon instance admins out there reading this, the number one thing you need to have in place if you want any sustained presence on the open web is a backup system in place and tested. This was one of the things I found early on with the !Freedombone project. If you don't have backups, or only an untested system, then any datab https://social.umeahackerspace.se/notice/1012323
mmn's status on Thursday, 13-Apr-2017 09:01:47 EDT
RT @bob Just in case there are any new Mastodon instance admins out there reading this, the number one thing you need to have in place if you want any sustained presence on the open web is a backup system in place and tested. This was one of the things I found early on with the !Freedombone project. If you don't have backups, or only an untested system, then any datab…
bob: Just in case there are any new Mastodon instance admins out there reading this, the number one thing you need to have in place if you want any sustained presence on the open web is a backup system in place and tested. This was one of the things I found early on with the !Freedombone project. If you don't have backups, or only an untested system, then any database corrupti https://social.freedombone.net/notice/134096
bob's status on Thursday, 13-Apr-2017 08:46:05 EDT
Just in case there are any new Mastodon instance admins out there reading this, the number one thing you need to have in place if you want any sustained presence on the open web is a backup system in place and tested. This was one of the things I found early on with the !Freedombone project. If you don't have backups, or only an untested system, then any database corrupti…
bob: New !gnusocial screenshots on !Freedombone with the Pleroma UI https://freedombone.net/app_gnusocial.html
bob's status on Tuesday, 11-Apr-2017 16:18:45 EDT
New !gnusocial screenshots on !Freedombone with the Pleroma UI https://freedombone.net/app_gnusocial.html
bobjonkmanformer: Adding this to the !Freedombone, !SelfHost, !Autonomous, !Decentralife groups. And heck, the !Fr33dom group too.
bobjonkmanformer's status on Thursday, 12-Jan-2017 14:49:29 EST
Adding this to the !Freedombone, !SelfHost, !Autonomous, !Decentralife groups. And heck, the !Fr33dom group too.
Former Bob Jonkman -- Please use the new server at https://gs.jonkman.ca
bob: So after a lot of messing around, it worked. Using the current nightly build of prosody I can get all of the XEPs to be available within Conversations. #Freedombone
bob's status on Saturday, 03-Dec-2016 19:05:13 EST
So after a lot of messing around, it worked. Using the current nightly build of prosody I can get all of the XEPs to be available within Conversations. #Freedombone
bob: Looks like three fairly useful XEPs aren't being detected by Conversations. #Freedombone
bob's status on Saturday, 03-Dec-2016 07:41:11 EST
Looks like three fairly useful XEPs aren't being detected by Conversations. #Freedombone
bob: Some of the XEP snafus were due to the new stricter permissions on #Freedombone, but there are still some expected ones which Conversations reports as unavailable.
bob's status on Saturday, 03-Dec-2016 07:08:24 EST
Some of the XEP snafus were due to the new stricter permissions on #Freedombone, but there are still some expected ones which Conversations reports as unavailable.
bob: @deavmi @kzimmermann2 on #Freedombone I have a combination of ngircd and znc. The IRC server isn't directly exposed to the internets, only the bouncer.
bob's status on Friday, 02-Dec-2016 15:37:56 EST
@deavmi @kzimmermann2 on #Freedombone I have a combination of ngircd and znc. The IRC server isn't directly exposed to the internets, only the bouncer.
bob: @louis Similar applies for schools. Why public organisations don't use more public software is an interesting question. I think partly it's ignorance, partly the heavy marketing of proprietary software companies versus almost no marketing for public software and just the simple inertia of "we've always used Windows". I have considered including GNU Health within #Freed https://gnusocial.freedombone.net/notice/17954
bob's status on Friday, 02-Dec-2016 06:20:29 EST
@louis Similar applies for schools. Why public organisations don't use more public software is an interesting question. I think partly it's ignorance, partly the heavy marketing of proprietary software companies versus almost no marketing for public software and just the simple inertia of "we've always used Windows". I have considered including GNU Health within #Freed…
bob: @archaeme So it sounds like if I were to try adding Mastodon to #Freedombone then I'd need to add a swap file. 4GB sounds like a lot for a messaging app.
bob's status on Friday, 02-Dec-2016 04:48:07 EST
@archaeme So it sounds like if I were to try adding Mastodon to #Freedombone then I'd need to add a swap file. 4GB sounds like a lot for a messaging app.
bob: Improving security with STIG https://blog.freedombone.net/improving-security-with-stig #Freedombone
bob's status on Thursday, 01-Dec-2016 11:00:20 EST
Improving security with STIG https://blog.freedombone.net/improving-security-with-stig #Freedombone
bob: More tests on a Beaglebone Black to see if the security changes mess anything up, but it looks ok and all the tests pass. #Freedombone
bob's status on Thursday, 01-Dec-2016 10:18:13 EST
More tests on a Beaglebone Black to see if the security changes mess anything up, but it looks ok and all the tests pass. #Freedombone
bob: Removed the app selection at the final part of the initial install. The original idea was that whatever apps were selected there would get the same password for simplicity, but I now think that's a bad idea and that installed apps should always get their own unique passwords. #Freedombone
bob's status on Thursday, 01-Dec-2016 08:56:35 EST
Removed the app selection at the final part of the initial install. The original idea was that whatever apps were selected there would get the same password for simplicity, but I now think that's a bad idea and that installed apps should always get their own unique passwords. #Freedombone
bob: I've checked this on #Freedombone and it looks like it's not a problem. Hashes for different onion addresses on the same server turn out different, as do the localhost ones. The nginx config must be good enough.
bob's status on Wednesday, 30-Nov-2016 19:01:48 EST
I've checked this on #Freedombone and it looks like it's not a problem. Hashes for different onion addresses on the same server turn out different, as do the localhost ones. The nginx config must be good enough.
bob: Zero security fails. Quite a few of the STIG tests were dumped because they're either not relevent or because the threat and expected usage model is different for a home server. There are now 90+ security tests run daily on the #Freedombone system, and an email warning should be produced if there are test failures.
bob's status on Wednesday, 30-Nov-2016 16:12:13 EST
Zero security fails. Quite a few of the STIG tests were dumped because they're either not relevent or because the threat and expected usage model is different for a home server. There are now 90+ security tests run daily on the #Freedombone system, and an email warning should be produced if there are test failures.
bob: Restricted user logins to 2 simultaneous ones. In the past sometimes I was logged in at work and had forgotten to log out on a machine at home. Also limited the maximum overall logins to ten. #Freedombone
bob's status on Tuesday, 29-Nov-2016 14:57:18 EST
Restricted user logins to 2 simultaneous ones. In the past sometimes I was logged in at work and had forgotten to log out on a machine at home. Also limited the maximum overall logins to ten. #Freedombone
bob: @archaeme You can do that already. On #Freedombone if you install gnusocial you just get a single account, then you can remote follow others if you want to. You don't necessarily need to have multiple users on your server and can set to require admin authorisation for any new accounts.
bob's status on Tuesday, 29-Nov-2016 13:19:49 EST
@archaeme You can do that already. On #Freedombone if you install gnusocial you just get a single account, then you can remote follow others if you want to. You don't necessarily need to have multiple users on your server and can set to require admin authorisation for any new accounts.
bob: Going through a big list of security fails, one by one. When I've resolved these I'll try a test build just to make sure nothing gets broken. #Freedombone
bob's status on Tuesday, 29-Nov-2016 10:08:05 EST
Going through a big list of security fails, one by one. When I've resolved these I'll try a test build just to make sure nothing gets broken. #Freedombone
bob: Adding some hardening tests to #Freedombone. Not all of these apply, but some might be useful. https://github.com/hardenedlinux/STIG-4-Debian
bob's status on Tuesday, 29-Nov-2016 08:02:45 EST
Adding some hardening tests to #Freedombone. Not all of these apply, but some might be useful. https://github.com/hardenedlinux/STIG-4-Debian
lnxw48: @hobbsc @bob @deavmi I want to send a few BBBs to #sonOne. I should preinstall #FreedomBone on one before shipping. Does it also work on the BeagleBone Green?
lnxw48's status on Monday, 28-Nov-2016 15:51:19 EST
@hobbsc @bob @deavmi I want to send a few BBBs to #sonOne. I should preinstall #FreedomBone on one before shipping. Does it also work on the BeagleBone Green?
bob: You can do the same kind of thing with #Freedombone but this is another approach to running your own email system. https://www.own-mailbox.com/alpha-manual.pdf
bob's status on Monday, 28-Nov-2016 12:46:22 EST
You can do the same kind of thing with #Freedombone but this is another approach to running your own email system. https://www.own-mailbox.com/alpha-manual.pdf
bob: Added some new #Freedombone images for Cubietruck and also the insecure version of the mesh client (insecure because it includes proprietary wifi drivers). So if you were up against it and didn't have Atheros wifi dongles you could probably still use any available laptops to create a local mesh network.
bob's status on Saturday, 26-Nov-2016 11:14:41 EST
Added some new #Freedombone images for Cubietruck and also the insecure version of the mesh client (insecure because it includes proprietary wifi drivers). So if you were up against it and didn't have Atheros wifi dongles you could probably still use any available laptops to create a local mesh network.
bob: If anyone wants to host disk images for #Freedombone I'm making a bunch of them now.
bob's status on Friday, 25-Nov-2016 17:15:56 EST
If anyone wants to host disk images for #Freedombone I'm making a bunch of them now.
lnxw48: RT @bob The thing about RiseUp is that any system containing the email accounts of a significant number of activists is bound to become a target. This is why if you want better security it's a good idea to run your own stuff, or get someone you trust to do that. #Freedombone now includes Mailpile, which makes encrypted email quite easy although has the down side that it doesn https://fresh.federati.net/notice/566204
lnxw48's status on Friday, 25-Nov-2016 13:53:23 EST
RT @bob The thing about RiseUp is that any system containing the email accounts of a significant number of activists is bound to become a target. This is why if you want better security it's a good idea to run your own stuff, or get someone you trust to do that. #Freedombone now includes Mailpile, which makes encrypted email quite easy although has the down side that it doesn…
lnxw48: lnxw48 favorited something by bob: The thing about RiseUp is that any system containing the email accounts of a significant number of activists is bound to become a target. This is why if you want better security it's a good idea to run your own stuff, or get someone you trust to do that. #Freedombone now includes Mailpile, which makes encrypted email quite easy although has the down side that it doesn't handle multiple users on one server.https://gnusocial.freedombone.net/url/2099
lnxw48's status on Friday, 25-Nov-2016 13:26:46 EST
lnxw48 favorited something by bob: The thing about RiseUp is that any system containing the email accounts of a significant number of activists is bound to become a target. This is why if you want better security it's a good idea to run your own stuff, or get someone you trust to do that. #Freedombone now includes Mailpile, which makes encrypted email quite easy although has the down side that it doesn't handle multiple users on one server. https://gnusocial.freedombone.net/url/2099
bob: The thing about RiseUp is that any system containing the email accounts of a significant number of activists is bound to become a target. This is why if you want better security it's a good idea to run your own stuff, or get someone you trust to do that. #Freedombone now includes Mailpile, which makes encrypted email quite easy although has the down side that it doesn't https://gnusocial.freedombone.net/notice/13390
bob's status on Friday, 25-Nov-2016 13:23:20 EST
The thing about RiseUp is that any system containing the email accounts of a significant number of activists is bound to become a target. This is why if you want better security it's a good idea to run your own stuff, or get someone you trust to do that. #Freedombone now includes Mailpile, which makes encrypted email quite easy although has the down side that it doesn't…
bob: #Freedombone 2.0 release https://blog.freedombone.net/freedombone-2-0
bob's status on Thursday, 24-Nov-2016 17:26:33 EST
#Freedombone 2.0 release https://blog.freedombone.net/freedombone-2-0
bob: Proposed changes to vmdebootstrap, which is used to build images for #Freedombone https://lists.debian.org/debian-cloud/2016/11/msg00050.html
bob's status on Thursday, 24-Nov-2016 11:00:35 EST
Proposed changes to vmdebootstrap, which is used to build images for #Freedombone https://lists.debian.org/debian-cloud/2016/11/msg00050.html
bob: Added ssh key verification to #Freedombone. It's not foolproof though because a machine-in-the-middle could still search and replace the public key hash, fooling the user into believing that they had the correct key.
bob's status on Wednesday, 23-Nov-2016 07:56:09 EST
Added ssh key verification to #Freedombone. It's not foolproof though because a machine-in-the-middle could still search and replace the public key hash, fooling the user into believing that they had the correct key.
bob: Implementing a password manager for the #Freedombone system. Very simple gpg stuff, similar to pass. Based on the backup keys.
bob's status on Saturday, 19-Nov-2016 14:48:21 EST
Implementing a password manager for the #Freedombone system. Very simple gpg stuff, similar to pass. Based on the backup keys.
bob: Getting the logging under control. With the default installation I'd prefer there to be no logging of IP addresses. That way even in the event of a security compromise there isn't much social information which could be gleaned from the logs. For debugging purposes you can turn logging on from the control panel, although it turns itself off again after a while. This is a https://gnusocial.freedombone.net/notice/9786
bob's status on Friday, 18-Nov-2016 12:50:21 EST
Getting the logging under control. With the default installation I'd prefer there to be no logging of IP addresses. That way even in the event of a security compromise there isn't much social information which could be gleaned from the logs. For debugging purposes you can turn logging on from the control panel, although it turns itself off again after a while. This is a …
bob: Another possible #Freedombone target https://anarc.at/blog/2016-11-15-omnia
bob's status on Wednesday, 16-Nov-2016 10:09:18 EST
Another possible #Freedombone target https://anarc.at/blog/2016-11-15-omnia
bob: Expunged the proprietary service links from the Ghost blog install on #Freedombone. Really I don't want to be promoting closed silos.
bob's status on Monday, 14-Nov-2016 14:50:03 EST
Expunged the proprietary service links from the Ghost blog install on #Freedombone. Really I don't want to be promoting closed silos.
bob: @xj9 @pikurasa it's probably not far away. For VoIP there are various options such as Tox, Mumble and Ring. For videoconferencing there's Jitsi Meet. On the #Freedombone mesh VoIP via qTox works very well.
bob's status on Monday, 14-Nov-2016 12:21:45 EST
@xj9 @pikurasa it's probably not far away. For VoIP there are various options such as Tox, Mumble and Ring. For videoconferencing there's Jitsi Meet. On the #Freedombone mesh VoIP via qTox works very well.
bob: Separating out the documentation for apps into their own org files. Previously it was all one big document. #Freedombone
bob's status on Saturday, 12-Nov-2016 13:04:28 EST
Separating out the documentation for apps into their own org files. Previously it was all one big document. #Freedombone
bob: Apps available on #Freedombone https://freedombone.net/apps.html
bob's status on Friday, 11-Nov-2016 17:39:53 EST
Apps available on #Freedombone https://freedombone.net/apps.html
bob: So Jitsi Meet installs but I'm not entirely convinced that it works. This might be due to the state of WebRTC API implementation within various browsers. I'll leave it in #Freedombone because it seems close to working and maybe future package updates will fix whatever the current limitations are.
bob's status on Friday, 11-Nov-2016 10:16:48 EST
So Jitsi Meet installs but I'm not entirely convinced that it works. This might be due to the state of WebRTC API implementation within various browsers. I'll leave it in #Freedombone because it seems close to working and maybe future package updates will fix whatever the current limitations are.
bob: @maiyannah if you have a new repo url for postactiv then I'll change it in #Freedombone also
bob's status on Wednesday, 09-Nov-2016 18:22:07 EST
@maiyannah if you have a new repo url for postactiv then I'll change it in #Freedombone also
bob: Added Radicale as an app on #Freedombone http://radicale.org
bob's status on Tuesday, 08-Nov-2016 17:29:04 EST
Added Radicale as an app on #Freedombone http://radicale.org
bob: Added the Lychee photo album manager as an app on #Freedombone https://lychee.electerious.com
bob's status on Tuesday, 08-Nov-2016 13:50:30 EST
Added the Lychee photo album manager as an app on #Freedombone https://lychee.electerious.com
bob: Added the Ghost blogging system as an app on #Freedombone
bob's status on Tuesday, 08-Nov-2016 10:12:22 EST
Added the Ghost blogging system as an app on #Freedombone
bob: Successfully uninstalled and reinstalled the !gnusocial app on #Freedombone. This makes the system more like FreedomBox in which apps can be added or removed after installation.
bob's status on Saturday, 01-Oct-2016 08:26:38 EDT
Successfully uninstalled and reinstalled the !gnusocial app on #Freedombone. This makes the system more like FreedomBox in which apps can be added or removed after installation.
mmn: @bob Tomorrow (or rather, later today) I'll see if I can install #Freedombone on my #BBB! I'm super excited!
mmn's status on Saturday, 30-Jul-2016 19:02:48 EDT
@bob Tomorrow (or rather, later today) I'll see if I can install #Freedombone on my #BBB! I'm super excited!
bob: @maiyannah I've added it to the #Freedombone configuration for !gnusocial
bob's status on Monday, 04-Jul-2016 15:14:37 EDT
@maiyannah I've added it to the #Freedombone configuration for !gnusocial
bob: Added a note about using !gnusocial with #Emacs http://freedombone.uk.to/usage.html#org69eb610 #Freedombone
bob's status on Tuesday, 21-Jun-2016 12:57:04 EDT
Added a note about using !gnusocial with #Emacs http://freedombone.uk.to/usage.html#org69eb610 #Freedombone