Sovereign Computing For a Free Future
summary
Start9 builds a user-facing server OS called Embassy OS that currently auto-hosts services as Tor v3 hidden services and local .local HTTPS endpoints, trading zero‑config privacy for Tor’s slow bootstrap and latency. Upcoming support adds DNS+SSL via dynamic DNS for Clearnet adoption (not private) and a faster hole‑punching method called t2p that bootstraps over Tor then hands back ephemeral IP/port for low‑latency direct connections (at the cost of IP leakage unless proxied). Hardware, program management, and device provisioning are the missing OS pieces being developed.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction to vision
- 1:32Computing history paradigms
- 5:05Defining sovereign computing
- 7:36Necessary pillars for adoption
- 13:10The role of an OS
- 18:01Networking via Tor
- 21:30Local network access
- 23:13Introducing Clearnet
- 29:21Understanding hole punching
- 35:01The T2P protocol
- 39:31Awareness and education
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