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@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Let's make the internet once again a place where innovation empowers people and
Fediversity offers portable open-source managed applications for online services, bridging gaps between their use, development, setup, integration and systems administration. Fediversity offers portable open-source managed applications for online services, bridging gaps between their use, development, setup, integration and systems administration.
The project will lay the groundwork for this in the form of documented reproducible deployment configurations. The project will lay the groundwork for this in the form of documented reproducible deployment configurations.
This way we make it easier to run public infrastructure, especially in contrast to existing centralised solutions owned by Big Tech. This way we make it easier to run public infrastructure.
## Open Source, Open Standards, Open Dependencies ## Open Source, Open Standards, Open Dependencies
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We want to provide everyone with high-quality, secure IT systems for everyday use. We want to provide everyone with high-quality, secure IT systems for everyday use.
Without tracking, without exploitation, in a way that makes sustainable use of the world. Without tracking, without exploitation, in a way that makes sustainable use of the world.
The goal of this project is to have a major impact on the future of the internet, our societies and economies — a unique and meaningful contribution to the *Next Generation Internet* initiative, The goal of this project is offer an **alternative to centralised online services and companies that operate closed ecosystems**, thus creating a major impact on the future of the internet, our societies and economies — a unique and meaningful contribution to the *Next Generation Internet* initiative.
offering an **alternative to big tech services and companies that operate closed ecosystems**.
This objective aligns with the work programme topic by advancing the development of alternative digital solutions that are more user-centric and transparent. This objective aligns with the work programme topic by advancing the development of alternative digital solutions that are more user-centric and transparent.
Concretely, we aim to achieve this using the following sub-goals: Concretely, we aim to achieve this using the following sub-goals:
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## Identified applications ## Identified applications
We have identified a number of applications as potentially relevant targets to offer as part of our project, emphasising the value to users' digital autonomy, particularly to make users less dependent online on services by 'Big Tech'. We have identified a number of applications as potentially relevant targets to offer as part of our project, emphasising the value to users' digital autonomy.
To structure our efforts, we have categorized them into three waves, as follows: To structure our efforts, we have categorized them into three waves, as follows:
- Low-hanging fruit (courtesty of SelfHostBlocks) - Low-hanging fruit (courtesty of SelfHostBlocks)
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Outcomes: Outcomes:
- Freedom of choice in the tools to use and (possibly) even alter to your own liking. - Freedom of choice in the tools to use and (possibly) even alter to your own liking.
- The democratic process (politics in general) not being manipulated by Big Tech (foreign) companies. - The democratic process will be safeguarded.
Target groups: Target groups:
- Hosting companies looking to offer open-source applications amid the rising interest in alternatives to Big Tech. - Hosting companies looking to offer open-source applications.
- Developers looking to expand on the available applications respecting user autonomy. - Developers looking to expand on the available applications respecting user autonomy.
General outcomes General outcomes
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1. Data portability: 1. Data portability:
The focus on data portability could have significant benefits for users, allowing them to easily switch between online platforms and take their data with them. The focus on data portability could have significant benefits for users, allowing them to easily switch between online platforms and take their data with them.
1. Market disruption: 1. Market disruption:
If our project is successful in disrupting the market dominance of big tech companies, it could have far-reaching impacts. If our project is successful, it could have far-reaching impacts.
For example, if our platform gains a significant share of the market, it could lead to a decrease in the power of big tech companies and more competition among software services, potentially leading to improved user privacy and better options for data management. For example, if our platform gains a significant share of the market, it could lead to more competition among software services, potentially leading to improved user privacy and better options for data management.
There are several requirements and potential barriers that may determine whether the desired outcomes and impacts of the project are achieved. There are several requirements and potential barriers that may determine whether the desired outcomes and impacts of the project are achieved.
Some of them are: Some of them are:
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The project team will need to secure sufficient funding and resources to cover the costs of software development, partnerships, and promotion. The project team will need to secure sufficient funding and resources to cover the costs of software development, partnerships, and promotion.
Failure to secure adequate funding and resources may limit the project's ability to achieve its desired outcomes and impacts. Failure to secure adequate funding and resources may limit the project's ability to achieve its desired outcomes and impacts.
1. Competition: 1. Competition:
The project will face competition from other digital service offerings, including properietary ones from big tech companies and offerings oriented at self-hosting open-source projects. The project will face competition from other digital service offerings, including properietary ones and offerings oriented at self-hosting open-source projects.
The project team will need to differentiate the platform and demonstrate its unique features and benefits. The project team will need to differentiate the platform and demonstrate its unique features and benefits.
Failure to differentiate the platform from its competitors may limit the project's ability to achieve its desired outcomes and impacts. Failure to differentiate the platform from its competitors may limit the project's ability to achieve its desired outcomes and impacts.