Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Free as in Freedom Hosting/Cloud_Services

[Jason Self]

Patrick Anderson said:
> What should users who care about freedom look for when trying to 
> find a cloud/hosting provider?
> 
> Keeping
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/network-services-arent-free-or-nonfree.html
> in mind, is there a list of requirements/constraints that a hosting
> provider must and must not do to be considered respectful?
> 
> For example, how does noblogs.org differ from Wordpress.com ?
> 
> How does Gmail and Facebook differ from other email providers and
> 'social' networking.
> 
> We cannot just be angry with them because of their size; what
> *exactly* are they doing or not doing to respect user freedoms?
> 
> If we can make this list complete, then we can build new hosting
> providers that align with the mission of the FSF.

You should watch this. I think that it will answer all of your questions.

http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2010/feb/08/audio-and-video-eben-moglens-talk-freedom-cloud-no/