From aa04004adaea38403d814891d99a7a4be6aa5616 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: decentral1se Date: Mon, 31 May 2021 22:30:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add strateg page and keep shuffling --- docs/faq.md | 2 ++ docs/index.md | 20 ++++++++------------ docs/strategy.md | 17 +++++++++++++++++ mkdocs.yml | 1 + 4 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) create mode 100644 docs/strategy.md diff --git a/docs/faq.md b/docs/faq.md index b59f48b..8d7784b 100644 --- a/docs/faq.md +++ b/docs/faq.md @@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ The project was started by workers at [Autonomic](https://autonomic.zone/) which Please read our [initial project announcement post](https://autonomic.zone/blog/co-op-cloud/) for more on this. +Also see our [strategy page](/strategy/). + ## How do I package an app? See [the packager guide documentation](/packager-guide/#package-your-first-application) for more. diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 8d73371..0a59534 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -4,22 +4,18 @@ title: Co-op Cloud Welcome to the Co-op Cloud technical documentation. This documentation is primarily meant for co-operatives and other democratic tech collectives already doing libre software hosting who are interested in the project and thinking about doing some early-adopter testing. -!!! note "Looking for managed Co-op Cloud hosting?" +- If you're already familiar with the project and want to dive in, then head over to the [getting started guide](/overview/). - If you're looking for a co-operative or tech collective to host digital services for you using the Co-op Cloud, then please see [the managed hosting](/managed/) page for more. +- If you want to see what applications are already available, then check out the [app catalogue](/apps/). + +- If you're new and trying to understand more about the project, then please see [the FAQ](/faq/). + +- If you want to learn more about the goals and background of the project, then please see the [strategy](/strategy) page. !!! danger "Here be dragons" This project is still [alpha quality software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Alpha). Please take that into consideration if you are thinking about using this system in production. We're working hard to make Co-op Cloud stable. In the meantime, this is a good time to help us out with initial testing, feedback, ideas or [join in with development](/contribute/). -## Getting started +!!! note "Looking for managed Co-op Cloud hosting?" -If you're already familiar with the project and want to dive in, then head over to the [getting started guide](/overview/). - -## Apps - -If you want to see what applications are already available, then check out the [app catalogue](/apps/). - -## FAQ - -If you're new and trying to understand more about the project, then please see [the FAQ](/faq/). + If you're looking for a co-operative or tech collective to host digital services for you using the Co-op Cloud, then please see [the managed hosting](/managed/) page for more. diff --git a/docs/strategy.md b/docs/strategy.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fd40273 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/strategy.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +--- +title: Project strategy +--- + +## What are the goals of the Co-op Cloud? + +!!! note "Yes, we do have a blog" + + Some leading thoughts are outlined in the [project launch blog post](https://autonomic.zone/blog/co-op-cloud/) also. + +From our experiences working and organising as Autonomic, the technology co-op who initiated the Co-op Cloud project, we know that the progressive technology movement lack reliable and cost-effective technical means for providing an alternative to “Big Tech” cloud services. + +The urgency for providing an alternative comes out of the understanding that the concentration of our digital lives within the private sphere of corporate providers (e.g. Google, Amazon and Microsoft) represents a loss of freedom due to the threat to our privacy and self-determination through surveillance and monopolisation. + +As a movement, we cannot compete with corporate providers in terms of cost and scale. Their network effects and available capital means that no one project, product or organisation can create the required shift to a more widespread public interest technology. + +Our strategy is to mutualise our resources to create this shift. Co-op Cloud is an attempt to create a new shared resource - an open and democratically managed, open standards based, copyleft licensed, libre software infrastructure project. diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml index d5ca5d2..8fba99c 100644 --- a/mkdocs.yml +++ b/mkdocs.yml @@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ nav: - Back-up and restore an app: backup-restore.md - Scale an app up to handle more traffic: scale.md - Roll an app back to a previous version: rollback.md + - Strategy: strategy.md - Roadmap: roadmap.md - Get in touch: contact.md - Acknowledgements: credits.md