Freedom from the web's monopolies

Why?

installed software vs cloud
the cloud is convenient
Cloud storage
Cloud computing
Freedom in the cloud

Software and the cloud

Let me tell you about how software evolved, from desktop to the web, what the problems are and what we see as solution.

On your Hard Disk

3. But it's accessible from anywhere, with any internet-enabled device.

Fat Client (cloud storage)

3. But it's accessible from anywhere, with any internet-enabled device.

Hosted software (thin client)

3. But it's accessible from anywhere, with any internet-enabled device.

AJAX-based (client-side javascript)

3. But it's accessible from anywhere, with any internet-enabled device.

Unhosted apps + remote storage

3. But it's accessible from anywhere, with any internet-enabled device.

Advantages

Scalability
Publishing cost
Privacy
Data portability
Resilience

Definition

an unhosted web app is an application that
can be hosted as static content
and mirrored on any host

How?

generic cloud storage.
per-user
list of launchable apps
XHR+CORS

Where?

Surfnet: Dutch students
Terena: European students
ownCloud (freemium)
Freedombox (planned)

Who?

anarchistic revolution
don't have to join anywhere
write unhosted web apps!
the unhosted unconference
the 'unhosted' google group

start learning javascript!

RemoteStorageJs modules

contacts
calendar, tasks
documents, money, …

Other generic services

remote storage
search
push notifications
read unhosted.org

Freedom from the web's monopolies