diff --git a/contact.part b/contact.part index 8b5a01b..2d34be5 100644 --- a/contact.part +++ b/contact.part @@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
a question, feedback, lunch invitation or anything you see fit. We're - human, but do out best to reply within two working days.
++ a question, some feedback, a lunch invitation or anything you + see fit. We're human though, and will do out best to reply + within two working days. +
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- +
- Low-footprint (static website), Wordpress and generic PHP hosting. + Low-footprint static website, Wordpress and + generic PHP hosting.
Learn moreBorg-based backup service and file syncing with NextCloud.
++ Borg-based backup service and file syncing with + NextCloud. +
Learn moreKVM virtual machines, running either one of our images or your - own.
++ KVM virtual machines, running either one of our + images or your own. +
Learn moreWe wish the Recycled Cloud to be backed by a multitude of small - organization, fighting against centralization and promoting a more - local and social IT. + organizations, fighting against centralization and promoting a more + local and humans-centered IT.
- ... or make sure you don't buy new ones for no good reason! + ... or make sure you don't buy any new without a good reason!
- We would gladly welcome new member organizations, helping them - helping us running the infrastructure running our Cloud. + We would gladly welcome new members, helping them help + us run the infrastructure running our Cloud.
We are grateful for the many existing projects we use as building diff --git a/manifesto.part b/manifesto.part index 637f424..e7bdb16 100644 --- a/manifesto.part +++ b/manifesto.part @@ -4,16 +4,18 @@
- We are saddened by the state of the world, and role that IT - which, - for many of us, is our working field - is taking in it. We see the - current uses of these technologies as major social, political, - economical and ecological offender. They, however, are not going away - anytime soon, and are nonetheless formidable tools for human - communication. + We are saddened by the broken state of the world, and + the role that IT - which, for many of us, is our working + field - is taking in destroying it. We see the current + uses of IT technologies as major social, political, + economical and ecological offenders. However, computers + are not going away anytime soon, and are formidable + tools for human communication.
- This lets us not choice but to fight to bring them closer to our vision - of what, how and why they should be. + This leaves us with no choice but to fight to bring IT + infrastructure as close as possible to our vision of + what, how and why they should be.
There is no such thing as 'green' or 'sustainable' IT.
- It will always require high-tech globalised insdustries, as well as
- rare and hard to get resources. A maddening amount of those are throwed
- away: we get (most of) our hardware from the second-hand market... and
- landfills. We try to be the lesser evil but are not and will never be
- 'green'.
+ IT will always require high-tech globalised insdustries,
+ as well as rare and hard to get resources. A maddening
+ amount of those are thrown away: we get (most of) our
+ hardware from the second-hand market... and landfills.
+ We try to be the lesser evil but are not and can never
+ be 'green'.
- IT and 'high tech' in general is not necessarly the right solution to a
- problem.
+
+ IT and 'high tech' in general are not necessarly the
+ right solution to a problem.
+
- They are no different from any other tool*. You can't work around a
- ill-defined problem by aimlessly throwing resources and 'solutions'
- at it.
+ They are no different from any other tool. You
+ cannot work around an ill-defined problem by
+ aimlessly throwing resources and 'solutions' at
+ it.
- For the better or worse, we already live in a world controlled by
- technology.
+
+ For better or for worse, we already live in a
+ world controlled by technology.
+
- We can't let an anyone size its control: we work in the open, with open
- tools, gladly welcome anyone who want to join and don't lock them in.
+ We cannot let any single entity seize control of
+ our tech: we work in the open, with open tools,
+ gladly welcoming anyone who wants to join, not
+ locking them in our ecosystem.
- We fight against the use of technology as a mean of control an
- manipulation.
+
+ We fight against the use of technology as a mean
+ of control and manipulation.
+
- We fight against centralization, both from technical and governance
- reasons. We are not one, but a federation of small hosting providers
- with similar ideology.
+ We fight against centralization, both for
+ technical and governance reasons. We are not one
+ company, but a federation of small hosting
+ providers with similar ideology.
We offer unmanaged Virtual Machines (VMs), which can run either - one of our images our yor own. We currently have images ready for + one of our images our your own. We currently have images ready for Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu GNU/Linux and Alpine Linux, but other distributions and *BSD can be defined on demand.