Notices by FreedomBox (freedomboxfndn@mastodon.social), page 3

#FreedomBox has been featured in this Digital Rights Guide!

Check out the blurb about us here:
https://bestvpn.org/digital-rights-and-privacy-resources/

🆘WE NEED YOUR HELP🆘

We submitted the #FreedomBox software system to DistroWatch, the main catalog of #Linux distributions.

But DistroWatch won't add us to their catalog until we get enough votes!

Please vote for us! Just click "Recommend."

🗳️VOTE: https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=submit#waiting

Tech writers are slowly coming to a consensus: the best solution to #data scandals is to leave the platforms that enable them.

What do you do after that? Use decentralized platforms, like #FreedomBox!

New York Times writer explains how to #DeleteFacebook & Instagram:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/10/technology/personaltech/how-to-delete-facebook-instagram-account.html?module=inline

#DidYouKnow you can host your own website on a private server powered by a solar panel!

This article explains: all you need is an Olimex Lime 2 single-board computer + a solar panel.

https://solar.lowtechmagazine.com/2018/09/how-to-build-a-lowtech-website/

Would you want to host a #FreedomBox using solar power? Let us know!

🚨SOFTWARE UPDATE🚨

#FreedomBox software version 0.40 has been released to Debian unstable!

Highlights:
-12 people contributed
-Updated translations for 7 languages
-Improved backups feature!
-Updated User Interface
-Enabled custom shortcuts

💻Download: https://freedombox.org/download/

Learn more about our Backups feature here:
https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Manual/Backups

We hope you like it! Let us know if you have an feedback. 😎

#FreedomBox | #BeYourOwnHost🦋

⚡️New Feature Spotlight⚡️

You asked. We delivered.

In the newest version of #FreedomBox (v0.39.0), we added a Backups feature! 🎉

We're still improving it, but we're excited to share it!

How do you install and use this new feature? These pictures teach you in four steps:

Want to learn the latest about #FreedomBox? Tom Nardi of Hackaday wrote an excellent summary of our talk at FOSSCON. Check it out!

The internet is broken. We're trying to fix it. Boost this post to spread the word.

"FOSSCON 2018: Developing the FreedomBox"
https://hackaday.com/2018/09/03/fosscon-2018-developing-the-freedombox/

"[Social media platforms] are advertising businesses first and foremost...Consumers are the product. Advertisers are the customer"

Social media growth is stagnating. Are users fed up? Are users ready for #PrivacyByDefault?
...Or, dare we say, #FreedomBox?
https://nyti.ms/2ORIr3H

Installing the new version (v0.35.0) of #FreedomBox on my single-board computer (SBC). Can't wait to use it!

Setting up a new #FreedomBox is easy!
1. Install the software on SD card
2. Insert SD into the SBC
3. Plug it into your router and wait

It sets itself up! #PlugInPrivacy

Share this to spread the word!

So how can #FreedomBox enable you to host your own community?

#FreedomBox offers communications services that you control. With encrypted chat and voice call on your #FreedomBox, you can shift your online life to a place that you can trust.

And we're still adding more features.

#FreedomBox comes built in with many apps and services. Here are the offerings in our most recent update (v0.34.0).

To use any of these apps and services, all you have to do is click on the app icon, and click install! #Simple #SingleClickInstall #BeYourOwnHost🦋

What is a #FreedomBox? A multipurpose privacy appliance, powered by #Debian.

What do you need to make one? Not much.

Who is it designed for? You.

We're serious about this. Give us a chance. Try it out. Free yourself.
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Download the software today: https://freedombox.org/

🚨SOFTWARE UPDATE🚨

The #FreedomBox web interface (plinth) v0.28.0 has been released to unstable! Check it out here: https://freedombox.org/download/

10 people contributed to the git repository for this release.

🚨SOFTWARE UPDATE🚨

The #FreedomBox web interface (plinth) v0.27.0 has been released to unstable. Check it out here: https://freedombox.org/download/

The full list of changes can be found here:
https://salsa.debian.org/freedombox-team/Plinth/blob/master/debian/changelog

#FreedomBox web interface (plinth) v0.26.0 has been released to unstable!

Some highlights:
-apache: Explicitly enable the latest version of PHP module
-Updated translations for 8 languages

15 people contributed to this release!

Download it here: https://freedombox.org/

Countdown to #LibrePlanet: 1⃣ day!

It's #FreebieFriday, so we're reviewing ALL of our LibrePlanet #giveaways:

🔹FREE FreedomBoxes
🔹FREE t-shirts
🔹FREE tote bags
🔹FREE stickers

Visit us in the exhibit hall to learn more!

See you tomorrow!

#FreedomBox | #BeYourOwnHost🦋