Web (shared)hosting with free software values

I need such a company too. I currently host on Znet, but they, like many others, aren't libre enough.

What about just getting VPS and sharing? They really aren't terribly difficult to maintain. It would take all of one copy and paste (apache/php/etc) + apt-get update;apt-get upgrade -y

Thanks for sharing those links. I follow thinking that (not owned) SaaS is something to avoid, more yet things like PaaS, and that the good approx is having your own server running free software. But I can understand that today it is not the easiest thing yet, but probably we'll have soon good alternatives which doesn't need you employ a lot of time for learning and configuring [1,2]. At any case, I'm happy of reading your steps demanding good values to those services.

I'm afraid of a future where people depends on external machines. Let's me be conspiratorial. In a future there will be very powerful computers, and governments would be able to decide that you cannot own that kind of computers. Not without a strong register or only using SaaS. But they can always cut you the access to those computers, and you have no control about who knows about what are you doing and your data.

For example, it would not be very difficult if quantum computer (which would break any encrypted file or secure communications) comes. Although (who knows) maybe it has been developed yet. If not, it is only due to theoretical complications, since I've heard there is no money limit for governmental researchers in this field in the US.

Also, it could be possible the day governments say: "For your own good, we have to control every communication, you cannot have your own email/VoIP server." This step would be easier if only very few people have their own, since if people usually doesn't mind about it, a law could be established without resistance.

PD: Excuse me for using the thread for talking about this problematic, but I think that it is important to talk about control when talking on SaaS.

[1] http://merlincloud.org/
[2] http://www.freedomboxfoundation.org/

Check out for http://www.toile-libre.org/

...but it is frech.

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