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diff --git a/website/english.mdwn b/website/english.mdwn deleted file mode 100644 index c124676..0000000 --- a/website/english.mdwn +++ /dev/null @@ -1,233 +0,0 @@ -Fripost - The Free Email Association -==================================== - -Technology has never been neutral. The ownership structure of technology -companies and their endeavour for profit ensures that usage of their services -for work and communication will never be free. - -At the same time, only a fraction of the everyday Internet users have knowledge -and resources enough to create free alternatives on their own. The question is -also: What can reasonably be expected from an average user in terms of -engagement in their privacy and freedom? - -For any one individual, the goal of user freedom may be unattainable. Together, -we can move mountains. - -We are proud to present the Association for Free Email, Fripost. Fripost has -since late 2010 delivered a free and reliable email service, with a distributed -network of servers. - -[[!toc levels=2]] - -Join Now --------- - -We are happy do declare that the membership fee has been decreased. Since the -yearly meeting in Mars 2012 we lowered the entrance fee from 300 to 200 -SEK. Fripost consists of all members together, and the only way to strengthen -our strives is to become more. A lowered fee has been one of the wishes of -Fripost's members, and a lowered fee also lowers the threshold for to free your -mailing. - -You become a member by sending 200 SEK to the association - - * Through bank payment - * By cash payment at one of the association's meetings - * PayPal - -200 SEK - A small price for freedom - -Paying the membership fee corresponds to the smallest effort members commit to -in the association, but we expect members to take larger part in the work of -Fripost. That means, for example, to sometime show up at the association's -activities, or take part in the -[mailing lists](https://lists.fripost.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo) -or at [Fripost's wiki](https://wiki.fripost.org). - -Donations are also appreciated. Fripost suggests that one can join and at -the same time contribute with 300 SEK. To do so, pay 500 SEK to one of the bank accounts -or use the special PayPal button. - - * Plusgiro - 477884-1 - * Bankgiro - 311-5060 - -For international bank transfer details write to -[[info@fripost.org|mailto:info@fripost.org]]. It is also possible to -use cash payment in contact with someone in the association. - -Fripost cares about its members integrity, and encourages vigilance against -giving out personal information. In that spirit Fripost offers anonymous -memberships, for which the only information needed is - - * The desired email address (e.g. `your.name@fripost.org`). - -However, in order to make it possible for Fripost to reach to you with important -information, you may want to provide: - - * Full name - * Current email address (recommended) - * Phone number - * Physical address - * Whether you want to join the member mailing list - -After payed membership fee, write to -[[admin@fripost.org|mailto:admin@fripost.org]], provide the above -information, requests for domains and aliases, together with some -reference to the bank transfer. Alternatively you can wait for Fripost -to take contact. - -More details (in Swedish) are found at -the [membership page](/medlemskap) and in -the -[frequently answered questions page](https://wiki.fripost.org/faq). - - -The deal --------- - -A membership means: - -- One email address, one inbox, and the possibility of one extra alias at fripost.org -- The possibility to associate your own domain(s) to our mail servers -- Unlimited number of aliases on the associated domain. - -Contact -------- - -To contact us, send an email to -[info@fripost.org](mailto:info@fripost.org). - -Mailing lists -------------- - -Internally, we use the mailing lists to communicate. If you are a -member but not yet on the list, contact us so we can add you. - -The member mailing list is the main channel for information within the -association. Members are not added by default, so you have to -explicitly state that you what to be added to the list. The members -list is open for all members and participation is strictly voluntary. - -IRC ---- - -If you use [IRC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat), -you may want to join -[#fripost](https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=#fripost) at -[OFTC](https://www.oftc.net/). - -Fripost - Free Mailing -====================== - -Free your mailing! - -The Internet is the most important communication medium in the majority of the -industrialised world. For those who take user freedom seriously it is saddening -to see how the Internet has changed from being a highly distributed network to -the increasingly privatised web we encounter today. A few strong parties control -major segments of important infrastructure that millions of users depend on -every day. - -Software as a Service ---------------------- - -A concept introduced in the spirit of centralisation is Software as a Service -(SaaS). SaaS means that users perform their computer work on or through a -network server on the Internet or a local network. Examples of SaaS are Amazon -Cloud and Google Docs. One of the main problems with SaaS is that the users has -no control over their data. - -Privacy and Surveillance ------------------------- - -With large clientele comes a lot of power. Large transnational operators, such -as Google, are profiting from efficient use of privacy invading -schemes. Together with e.g. Google's email service one also gets things that was -probably not asked for: advertisement, semantic analysis of email contents, and -spying. One part of Google's marketing strategy is to sell the collected -information to third party. - -The Free Email Association --------------------------- - -Fripost was founded in order to take back a small, but important, part of our -Internet life, namely the email communication infrastructure. We gather around -several servers that receive and stores the members' email. The reliability of -the service is of course of great importance. - -Apart from reliability, also integrity preserving, democratic participation and -transparency are the watchwords of Fripost. The association will never be -interested in the content of its members' emails or other dealings. The -association never supplies information regarding members activities to third -party. Fripost keeps logs, and that is a part of all responsible service. But -these logs are only for reliable maintenance, and will never be used for other -purposes. - -All work within the association is voluntary. The association is administrated -by a democratically elected board, and the server administrators are chosen on -democratic grounds. - -What's the Difference? ----------------------- - -With mail services on today's market, users have no power over their mailing, -and must follow suit the provider's all whims. In that sense, those services can -never be regarded as free, as in freedom. However, the email service provided -through Fripost is free! This because of the co-ownership of the association's -means and the democratic structure of non-profit organisations. No private -for-profit corporation can offer that, at whatever price. - -Through collective organisation, Fripost render it possible for individuals to -bring yet another part of their computer usage under their own control. - -User freedom is possible! - -Participate ------------ - -The membership fee, 200 SEK, is a small price for freedom. - -Fripost is based on voluntary work. There are always things to do for those who -want to get involved. As said before, paying the membership fee corresponds to -the smallest effort members take in the association, but we expect members to -take larger part in the work of Fripost: sometime show up at the association's -activities, or be active on the association's [wiki](https://wiki.fripost.org), -[email lists](https://lists.fripost.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo), and -chat channel [#fripost](https://webchat.oftc.net/?channels=#fripost) at -[OFTC](https://www.oftc.net/). - -Many of Fripost's members also participate by just configuring their email -clients and free their mailing. - -Members are as active in the association as they like, and all members have the same -possibilities to take part in the association's democratic process. - -More Information ----------------- - -Fripost's official language is Swedish. however, many members, also in -the administrators team, are non Swedish speakers. Therefore by-laws -and similar documents are written in Swedish, but documentation and -such is all in English. Documentation is in English also because of -that one of the main ideas with Fripost is to encourage others to -follow Fripost's initiative. Fripost's documentation is a good way to -get started. - -More sources of information: - - * [Abstract of a talk](https://fscons.org/2010/infrastructure/distributed-email-system.html), - given by Gustav Eek and Stefan Kangas at FSCONS, November 2010 - * [Fripost's wiki](https://wiki.fripost.org) contains ideas, - instructions, and minutes - * [The Git repositories](https://git.fripost.org) - -For further questions see [contact page](/kontakt) for how to get in -contact with Fripost. - -Fripost started as a project within Göteborg Fellowship of FSFE, but -is now an independent association. - -A version of this text is available as a -[leaflet](https://fripost.org/material/leaflet.pdf), which you can -print and use to spread the word. - |