From 4873fa19c76eb336f95c67acfe4f77bba212a115 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Mottram Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2016 18:38:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Separate documentation for gnusocial --- doc/EN/app_gnusocial.org | 86 +++++++ doc/EN/apps.org | 1 + doc/EN/usage.org | 62 +---- website/EN/app_gnusocial.html | 438 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ website/EN/apps.html | 141 +++++------ website/EN/usage.html | 448 +++++++++++----------------------- 6 files changed, 742 insertions(+), 434 deletions(-) create mode 100644 doc/EN/app_gnusocial.org create mode 100644 website/EN/app_gnusocial.html diff --git a/doc/EN/app_gnusocial.org b/doc/EN/app_gnusocial.org new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6b6f5c00 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/EN/app_gnusocial.org @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +#+TITLE: +#+AUTHOR: Bob Mottram +#+EMAIL: bob@freedombone.net +#+KEYWORDS: freedombone, gnu social +#+DESCRIPTION: How to use GNU Social +#+OPTIONS: ^:nil toc:nil +#+HTML_HEAD: + +#+BEGIN_CENTER +[[file:images/logo.png]] +#+END_CENTER + +#+BEGIN_EXPORT html +
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GNU Social

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+#+END_EXPORT + +GNU Social is typically referred to as a microblogging system, although with a maximum post length much longer than Twitter it's really a sort of federated community blog with a stream-based appearance which also supports markdown formatting. + +You can host your own GNU Social instance and then "/remote follow/" other users who may also be doing the same. With a federated structure this type of system is hard to censor or ban. Unlike Twitter, there are no bribed adverts pushed into your stream, and any trends happening are likely to be real rather than being manipulated by some opaque algorithm. + +You should regard anything posted to GNU Social as being /public communication/ visible to anyone on the internet. There is a direct messaging capability between users but it's not particularly secure, so for one-to-one messages stick to better methods, such as XMPP with OTR/OMEMO or Tox. + +* Initial setup +To log into your GNU Social site first obtain your username and password from the "microblogging" section of the readme file. + +#+BEGIN_SRC bash +ssh username@domainname -p 2222 +cat README +exit +#+END_SRC + +Navigate to your site and log in. You may then want to select *Admin* and check or change the details. You may also wish to change the license for the site to be either Creative Commons or private. + +GNU Social has a clutter-free mobile user interface which can be accessed via a Tor compatible browser (make sure to add a NoScript exception). Unlike similar proprietary sites there are no bribed posts. + +#+BEGIN_CENTER +[[file:images/gnusocial_mobile.jpg]] +#+END_CENTER + +* Using with Emacs +If you are an Emacs user it's also possible to set up GNU Social mode as follows: + +#+begin_src bash :tangle no +mkdir ~/elisp +git clone git://git.savannah.nongnu.org/gnu-social-mode ~/elisp/gnu-social-mode +sed -i 's|"http"|"https"|g' ~/elisp/gnu-social-mode/gnu-social-mode.el +sed -i 's|http:|https:|g' ~/elisp/gnu-social-mode/gnu-social-mode.el +sed -i 's|http?|https?|g' ~/elisp/gnu-social-mode/gnu-social-mode.el +echo "(add-to-list 'load-path \"~/elisp/gnu-social-mode\")" >> ~/.emacs +echo "(require 'gnu-social-mode)" >> ~/.emacs +echo "(setq gnu-social-server-textlimit 2000" >> ~/.emacs +echo " gnu-social-server \"yourgnusocialdomain\"" >> ~/.emacs +echo " gnu-social-username \"yourusername\"" >> ~/.emacs +echo " gnu-social-password \"gnusocialpassword\")" >> ~/.emacs +#+end_src + +And as a quick reference the main keys are: + +| Key | Function | +|---------------+--------------------| +| i | Show icons | +| CTRL-c CTRL-s | Post status update | +| r | Repeat | +| F | Favourite | +| R | Reply to user | +| CTRL-c CTRL-h | Highlight | +| CTRL-c CTRL-r | Show replies | +| CTRL-c CTRL-f | Friends timeline | + + +* Sharing things +If you have the GNU Social microblogging system installed then it's also possible to share things or services between groups or with particular users. This can be useful for sharing items within a family, club or in a local sharing economy. Sharing things freely, without money, reveals the social basis at the root of all economics which money normally conceals or obscures. + +Click on "/share/" or "/my catalog/" and this will switch to a screen which allows you to enter details for things to be shared or wanted. + +#+BEGIN_CENTER +[[file:images/sharings3.jpg]] +#+END_CENTER + +The "/catalog/" button then allows you to search for shared things within the federated network. + +#+BEGIN_CENTER +[[file:images/sharings4.jpg]] +#+END_CENTER diff --git a/doc/EN/apps.org b/doc/EN/apps.org index 2714b512..2f928016 100644 --- a/doc/EN/apps.org +++ b/doc/EN/apps.org @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Modern looking blogging system. * GNU Social Federated social network. You can "/remote follow/" other users within the GNU Social federation. +[[./app_gnusocial.html][How to use it]] * Gogs Lightweight git project hosting system. You can mirror projects from Github, or if Github turns evil then just host your own projects while retaining the familiar /fork-and-pull/ workflow. If you can use Github then you can also use Gogs. diff --git a/doc/EN/usage.org b/doc/EN/usage.org index d4215472..a62f79a9 100644 --- a/doc/EN/usage.org +++ b/doc/EN/usage.org @@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ | [[./usage_email.html][Using Email]] | | [[./app_syncthing.html][Syncing to the Cloud]] | | [[Play Music]] | -| [[Microblogging (GNU Social)]] | -| [[Sharing things]] | +| [[./app_gnusocial.html][Microblogging (GNU Social)]] | | [[Social Network]] | | [[Chat Services]] | | [[RSS Reader]] | @@ -121,65 +120,6 @@ If you have an Android device then go to F-Droid (if you don't already have it i The DLNA service will only work within your local home network, and isn't remotely accessible from other locations via the internet. That can be both a good and a bad thing. Another consideration is that there are no access controls on DLNA services, so any music or videos on the USB drive will be playable by anyone within your home network. -* Microblogging (GNU Social) -** Initial setup -To log into your GNU Social site first obtain your username and password from the "microblogging" section of the readme file. - -#+BEGIN_SRC bash -ssh username@domainname -p 2222 -cat README -exit -#+END_SRC - -Navigate to your site and log in. You may then want to select *Admin* and check or change the details. You may also wish to change the license for the site to be either Creative Commons or private. - -GNU Social has a clutter-free mobile user interface which can be accessed via a Tor compatible browser (make sure to add a NoScript exception). Unlike similar proprietary sites there are no bribed posts. - -[[file:images/gnusocial_mobile.jpg]] - -** Direct Messages (DMs) and privacy -One important point about GNU Social is that although direct messages (DMs) are treated as being private their security is quite poor. If you want real communications privacy then use other systems such as XMPP+OMEMO/OTR, Tox or email with GPG. GNU Social is primarily about /fully public communications/. -** Using with Emacs -If you are an Emacs user it's also possible to set up GNU Social mode as follows: - -#+begin_src bash :tangle no -mkdir ~/elisp -git clone git://git.savannah.nongnu.org/gnu-social-mode ~/elisp/gnu-social-mode -sed -i 's|"http"|"https"|g' ~/elisp/gnu-social-mode/gnu-social-mode.el -sed -i 's|http:|https:|g' ~/elisp/gnu-social-mode/gnu-social-mode.el -sed -i 's|http?|https?|g' ~/elisp/gnu-social-mode/gnu-social-mode.el -echo "(add-to-list 'load-path \"~/elisp/gnu-social-mode\")" >> ~/.emacs -echo "(require 'gnu-social-mode)" >> ~/.emacs -echo "(setq gnu-social-server-textlimit 2000" >> ~/.emacs -echo " gnu-social-server \"yourgnusocialdomain\"" >> ~/.emacs -echo " gnu-social-username \"yourusername\"" >> ~/.emacs -echo " gnu-social-password \"gnusocialpassword\")" >> ~/.emacs -#+end_src - -And as a quick reference the main keys are: - -| Key | Function | -|---------------+--------------------| -| i | Show icons | -| CTRL-c CTRL-s | Post status update | -| r | Repeat | -| F | Favourite | -| R | Reply to user | -| CTRL-c CTRL-h | Highlight | -| CTRL-c CTRL-r | Show replies | -| CTRL-c CTRL-f | Friends timeline | - -* Sharing things -If you have the GNU Social microblogging system installed then it's also possible to share things or services between groups or with particular users. This can be useful for sharing items within a family, club or in a local sharing economy. Sharing things freely, without money, reveals the social basis at the root of all economics which money normally conceals or obscures. - -Click on "/share/" or "/my catalog/" and this will switch to a screen which allows you to enter details for things to be shared or wanted. - -[[file:images/sharings3.jpg]] - -The "/catalog/" button then allows you to search for shared things within the federated network. - -[[file:images/sharings4.jpg]] - * Social Network ** Domains Both Hubzilla and GNU Social try to obtain certificates automatically at the time of installation via Let's Encrypt. This will likely mean that in order for this to work you'll need to have obtained at least one "official" domain via a domain selling service, since Let's Encrypt mostly doesn't seem to work with free subdomains from sites such as freeDNS. diff --git a/website/EN/app_gnusocial.html b/website/EN/app_gnusocial.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0633b3d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/EN/app_gnusocial.html @@ -0,0 +1,438 @@ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
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+GNU Social is typically referred to as a microblogging system, although with a maximum post length much longer than Twitter it's really a sort of federated community blog with a stream-based appearance which also supports markdown formatting. +

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+You can host your own GNU Social instance and then "remote follow" other users who may also be doing the same. With a federated structure this type of system is hard to censor or ban. Unlike Twitter, there are no bribed adverts pushed into your stream, and any trends happening are likely to be real rather than being manipulated by some opaque algorithm. +

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+You should regard anything posted to GNU Social as being public communication visible to anyone on the internet. There is a direct messaging capability between users but it's not particularly secure, so for one-to-one messages stick to better methods, such as XMPP with OTR/OMEMO or Tox. +

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Initial setup

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+To log into your GNU Social site first obtain your username and password from the "microblogging" section of the readme file. +

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ssh username@domainname -p 2222
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+Navigate to your site and log in. You may then want to select Admin and check or change the details. You may also wish to change the license for the site to be either Creative Commons or private. +

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+GNU Social has a clutter-free mobile user interface which can be accessed via a Tor compatible browser (make sure to add a NoScript exception). Unlike similar proprietary sites there are no bribed posts. +

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Using with Emacs

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+If you are an Emacs user it's also possible to set up GNU Social mode as follows: +

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mkdir ~/elisp
+git clone git://git.savannah.nongnu.org/gnu-social-mode ~/elisp/gnu-social-mode
+sed -i 's|"http"|"https"|g' ~/elisp/gnu-social-mode/gnu-social-mode.el
+sed -i 's|http:|https:|g' ~/elisp/gnu-social-mode/gnu-social-mode.el
+sed -i 's|http?|https?|g' ~/elisp/gnu-social-mode/gnu-social-mode.el
+echo "(add-to-list 'load-path \"~/elisp/gnu-social-mode\")" >> ~/.emacs
+echo "(require 'gnu-social-mode)" >> ~/.emacs
+echo "(setq gnu-social-server-textlimit 2000" >> ~/.emacs
+echo "      gnu-social-server \"yourgnusocialdomain\"" >> ~/.emacs
+echo "    gnu-social-username \"yourusername\"" >> ~/.emacs
+echo "    gnu-social-password \"gnusocialpassword\")" >> ~/.emacs
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+And as a quick reference the main keys are: +

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+If you have the GNU Social microblogging system installed then it's also possible to share things or services between groups or with particular users. This can be useful for sharing items within a family, club or in a local sharing economy. Sharing things freely, without money, reveals the social basis at the root of all economics which money normally conceals or obscures. +

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+Click on "share" or "my catalog" and this will switch to a screen which allows you to enter details for things to be shared or wanted. +

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+The "catalog" button then allows you to search for shared things within the federated network. +

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DLNA

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Enables you to use the system as a music server which any DLNA compatible devices can connect to within your home network.

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A databaseless wiki system.

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If you use the Mutt client to read your email then this will set it up to use emacs for composing new mail.

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Etherpad

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Collaborate on creating documents in real time. Maybe you're planning a holiday with other family members or creating documentation for a Free Software project along with other volunteers. Etherpad is hard to beat for simplicity and speed. Only users of the system will be able to access it.

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Ghost

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Ghost

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Modern looking blogging system.

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GNU Social

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Federated social network. You can "remote follow" other users within the GNU Social federation.

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Gogs

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Gogs

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Lightweight git project hosting system. You can mirror projects from Github, or if Github turns evil then just host your own projects while retaining the familiar fork-and-pull workflow. If you can use Github then you can also use Gogs.

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HTMLy

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Databaseless blogging system. Quite simple and with a markdown-like format.

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Hubzilla

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Hubzilla

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Web publishing platform with social network like features and good privacy controls so that it's possible to specify who can see which content. Includes photo albums, calendar, wiki and file storage.

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IRC Server (ngirc)

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Run your own IRC chat channel which can be secured with a password and accessible via an onion address. A bouncer is included so that you can receive messages sent while you were offline. Works with Hexchat and other popular clients.

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Experimental WebRTC video conferencing system, similar to Google Hangouts. This may not be fully functional, but is hoped to be in the near future.

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Lychee

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Make your photo albums available on the web.

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Mailpile

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Modern email client which supports GPG encryption.

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Mumble

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The popular VoIP and text chat system. Say goodbye to old-fashioned telephony conferences with silly dial codes. Also works well on mobile.

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PI-Hole

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The black hole for web adverts. Block adverts at the domain name level within your local network. It can significantly reduce bandwidth, speed up page load times and protect your systems from being tracked by spyware.

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PostActiv

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An alternative federated social networking system compatible with GNU Social. It includes some optimisations and fixes currently not available within the main GNU Social project.

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Radicale

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Calendar system compatible with CalDAV and CardDAV. Manage your calendar events easily across all your devices.

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tt-rss

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Private RSS reader. Pulls in RSS/Atom feeds via Tor and is only accessible via an onion address. Have "the right to read" without the Surveillance State knowing what you're reading. Also available with a user interface suitable for viewing on mobile devices via a browser such as OrFox.

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Syncthing

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Possibly the best way to synchronise files across all of your devices. Once it has been set up it "just works" with no user intervention needed.

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Client and bootstrap node for the Tox chat/VoIP system.

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If you use the Mutt client to read your email then this will set it up to use vim for composing new mail.

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Chat server which can be used together with client such as Gajim or Conversations to provide end-to-end content security and also onion routed metadata security. Includes advanced features such as client state notification to save battery power on your mobile devices, support for seamless roaming between networks and message carbons so that you can receive the same messages while being simultaneously logged in to your account on more than one device.

diff --git a/website/EN/usage.html b/website/EN/usage.html index 2fb87b8c..fc4f5284 100644 --- a/website/EN/usage.html +++ b/website/EN/usage.html @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd"> - + @@ -255,15 +255,15 @@ for the JavaScript code in this tag. -Readme +Readme -Improving ssh security +Improving ssh security -Administrating the system via an onion address (Tor) +Administrating the system via an onion address (Tor) @@ -279,46 +279,42 @@ for the JavaScript code in this tag. -Play Music +Play Music -Microblogging (GNU Social) +Microblogging (GNU Social) -Sharing things +Social Network -Social Network +Chat Services -Chat Services +RSS Reader -RSS Reader +Git Projects -Git Projects +Adding or removing users -Adding or removing users - - - -Blocking Ads +Blocking Ads -
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Readme

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After the system has installed a README file will be generated which contains passwords and some brief advice on using the installed systems. You can read this with the following commands:

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To improve ssh security you can generate an ssh key pair on your system and then upload the public key to the Freedombone.

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Administrating the system via an onion address (Tor)

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You can also access your system via the Tor system using an onion address. To find out what the onion address for ssh access is you can do the following:

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An easy way to play music on any mobile device in your home is to use the DLNA service. Copy your music into a directory called "Music" on a USB thumb drive and then insert it into from socket on the Beaglebone.

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-One important point about GNU Social is that although direct messages (DMs) are treated as being private their security is quite poor. If you want real communications privacy then use other systems such as XMPP+OMEMO/OTR, Tox or email with GPG. GNU Social is primarily about fully public communications. -

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-sed -i 's|http:|https:|g' ~/elisp/gnu-social-mode/gnu-social-mode.el
-sed -i 's|http?|https?|g' ~/elisp/gnu-social-mode/gnu-social-mode.el
-echo "(add-to-list 'load-path \"~/elisp/gnu-social-mode\")" >> ~/.emacs
-echo "(require 'gnu-social-mode)" >> ~/.emacs
-echo "(setq gnu-social-server-textlimit 2000" >> ~/.emacs
-echo "      gnu-social-server \"yourgnusocialdomain\"" >> ~/.emacs
-echo "    gnu-social-username \"yourusername\"" >> ~/.emacs
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IRC is useful for multi-user chat. The classic use case is for software development where many engineers might need to coordinate their activities, but it's also useful for meetings, parties and general socialising.

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The Profanity shell based user interface and is perhaps the simplest way to use XMPP from a laptop. It's also a good way to ensure that your OTR keys are the same even when logging in from different laptops or devices, and it also means that if those devices later become compomised then there are no locally stored OTR keys to be found.

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Jitsi is the recommended communications client for desktop or laptop systems, since it includes the off the record (OTR) feature which provides some additional security beyond the usual SSL certificates.

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The default XMPP client in Ubuntu is Empathy. Using Empathy isn't as secure as using Jitsi, since it doesn't include the off the record feature, but since it's the default it's what many users will have easy access to.

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Tox is an encrypted peer-to-peer messaging system and so should work without Freedombone. It uses a system of nodes which act as a sort of directory service allowing users to find and connect to each other. The Tox node ID on the Freedombone can be found within the README within your home directory. If you have other users connect to your node then you will be able to continue chatting even when no other nodes are available.

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In addition to voice it is also possible to do text chat via mumble. The security of this is pretty good provided that you do it via Plumble and Orbot on mobile, but compared to other options such as XMPP/Conversations or Tox the security is not as good, since the mumble server currently doesn't support forward secrecy.

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Within the software center search for "mumble" and install the client then run it. Skip through the audio setup wizard.

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Freedombone also supports SIP phones The username and domain is the same as for your email address, and the SIP password and extension number will appear within the README file in your home directory. Various SIP client options are available, such as CSipSimple on Android and Jitsi on desktop or laptop machines. Ideally use clients which support ZRTP, which will provide the best level of security.

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ZRTP appears to be the current best standard to end-to-end encrypted voice calls, combining good security with simplicity of use. When the initial cryptographic negotiation between phones is done at the start of a call a short authentication string (SAS) is calculated and displayed at both ends. To check that there isn't anyone intercepting the call and acting as a man in the middle - as stingray type devices try to do - the short authentication string can be read out and verbally confirmed between the callers. If it's the same then you can be pretty confident that the call is secure.

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The way that RSS reading is set up on Freedombone gives you strong reading privacy. Not only is there onion routing between you and the server but also between the server and the source of the RSS feed. The only down side is that many RSS feeds are still http only, and so could be vulnerable to injection attacks, but it's expected that more of this will go to https in the foreseeable future due to a combination of growing recognition of security issues and systems like Let's Encrypt which make obtaining certificates much easier.

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Github is ok, but it's proprietary and funded by venture capital. If you been around on the internet for long enough then you know how this story eventually works itself out - i.e. badly for the users. It's really only a question of time. If you're a software developer or do things which involve the Git version control system then it's a good idea to become accustomed to hosting your own repositories, before the inevitable Github shitstorm happens.

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Everyone except for advertisers hates adverts. Not only are they annoying, but they can consume a lot of bandwidth, be a privacy problem in terms of allowing companies to track your browsing habits and also any badly written scripts they contain may introduce exploitable security holes. Also if you're poor then adverts often make you want things that you can't have.

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If you can access the settings on your local internet router then this is the simplest way to provide ad blocking for all devices which connect to it. Unfortunately some router models don't let you edit the DNS settings and if that's the case you might want to consider getting a different router.

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