diff --git a/Fediversity_target_audience.md b/Fediversity_target_audience.md index 648cf85..26e15f5 100644 --- a/Fediversity_target_audience.md +++ b/Fediversity_target_audience.md @@ -14,14 +14,7 @@ When in our project plan it is mentioned that we use 'Open Source Software' we m * Not governed by a 'tech giant' (companies that have more than 10.000 employees) * In a fully open 'ecosystem' (no 'opencore') -We are especially vigilant towards systems that are open source, but require (excessive) payments to get to 'the good stuff' or lock you in to a non-open ecosystem. If alternatives exist we will prefer to use those. -Examples of this are (with alternatives): -* docker (alternative: lxc) -* kubernetes -* zimbra (alternative: normal mailservers) -* macOS (alternative: NixOS) -* MySQL (alternative MariaDB) -* GitLab (alternative: Forgejo) +We are especially vigilant towards systems that are open source, but require (excessive) payments to get to 'the good stuff' or lock you in to a non-open ecosystem. If alternatives exist we will prefer to use those. Examples[^1]. The most important reason for this is that we want to make the barrier to use our proposed setup as low as possible, both in cost as in legal options. @@ -59,4 +52,14 @@ Micro-cloud providers are small (not for profit) organisations that consist at l * knowledgable and experienced support staff (for quality support) * experienced local sales and marketing staff (to get a durable client base) -These micro-cloud providers should (based on the tooling that we provide) be able to supply 1000's of customers with access to the Fediverse without the need to use Big Tech. \ No newline at end of file +These micro-cloud providers should (based on the tooling that we provide) be able to supply 1000's of customers with access to the Fediverse without the need to use Big Tech. + + +[^1]: +Examples of non-open ecosystems are (with alternatives): +* docker (alternative: lxc) +* kubernetes +* zimbra (alternative: normal mailservers) +* macOS (alternative: NixOS) +* MySQL (alternative MariaDB) +* GitLab (alternative: Forgejo)