Dear Rasmus,<br><br>Thanks for contacting us. I'm sharing your request for feedback regarding Ubuntu Online, with the ContactCon and Open Manufacturing lists, as they more of a technical bent,<br><br><a href="http://www.ubuntuonline.me/" target="_blank">http://www.ubuntuonline.me</a><br>
<br>Michel<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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First; I'm very glad I found your Foundation. A relief to see that<br>
there are other in the world that are concerned about the society!<br>
<br>
My reason for joining; I co-founded a printing company some years back<br>
and built a complete production management software for us. In the<br>
browser, based on open source software and standards only.<br>
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After that I created a prototype web based design application to forgo<br>
the commerical alternatives to give everyone the possibility to design.<br>
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I realised that because we have a revenue model based in the physical<br>
world we don't have to rely on advertising, subscriptions and<br>
transactions.<br>
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While it might sound like nothing, I firmly belive it to be the<br>
fastest and least destructive way of re-achieving an open and free<br>
Internet. When the physical industries realise they can use only open<br>
source; they will. And sponsor development of all things open source.<br>
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Instead of trying to recreate the Internet, I believe that it would be<br>
best to create a global P2P web based OS. The Internet is in it's<br>
essence a collection of static and dynamic applications, just like a<br>
desktop OS. So the next step for me was naturally to create a web<br>
based operating system since it's technologically possible.<br>
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In the long run, this would mean that open hardware initiatives would<br>
have access to the same production management software as everyone else.<br>
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I chose the name Ubuntu Online because I believe Ubuntu to be the best<br>
of open source initiatives. Mainly because it marries the "old world"<br>
with the new.<br>
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<a href="http://www.ubuntuonline.me" target="_blank">http://www.ubuntuonline.me</a><br>
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It's still a prototype and the description is rough, but I'm working<br>
on it daily.<br>
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In an even longer run, it could be replaced with a completely new kind<br>
of system based on all open information and communication systems.<br>
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I'd appriciate any feedback and reflections on the matter!<br>
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Best regards,<br>
<br>
Rasmus Wikman<br>
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