Using Midgard\'s replicated persistent storage interfaces to build a peer-to-peer free software cloud. Presentation from FSCONS 2008.

1. The cloud you can control
Midgard 2
Not just a CMS
Henri Bergius
http://bergie.iki.fi

2. New challenges
Life is more mobile
(c) google maps & dopplr
( )
(c) xkcd

3. New challenges
Data synchronicity
(c)BrianScott
( )

4. New challenges
Availability
(c) bergie
( (c) jaiku
)

5. Solution?
Upload all your data into a Google's or Apple's cloud
(c) visulogik

6. Solution?
People of different ages using webmail:
18-29 75%
30-49 50%
50-64 40%
Source: Economist Oct 25th 2008
(c) visulogik

7. Solution?
People of different ages using online photo storage:
18-29 50%
30-49 30%
50-64 25%
Source: Economist Oct 25th 2008
(c) visulogik

8. Solution?
People of different ages using online applications:
18-29 35%
30-49 27%
50-64 25%
Source: Economist Oct 25th 2008
(c) visulogik

9. It is a trap!
Google?
Google docs owns you and your data
Apple?
Pay for the service and publish and get owned
(c) Rathika Ramasamy

10. So why we do it?
(c) bergie
Convenience - Collaboration

11. In cloud world, Free Software is

12. In cloud world, Free Software is only
(sorry, your really cool app is irrelevant)

13. Not good enough
Free software has to have a
response

14. Apple Core Data
Framework for OS X applications
Stores data as objects
Storage as binary, XML and SQLite
(c) K!T

15. Free software response?
Midgard 2
(c) smallon

16. Free software response?
Midgard 2
(Not just a CMS)
(c) smallon

17. Midgard 2
D-Bus
Inter process messaging
(c) matsugoro

18. Midgard 2
Replication
Data synchronization between machines
(c) LAJOUZ

19. Midgard 2
Language bindings
PHP, Python, C, C#
(c) nrbelex

20. Midgard 2
Database independency
Libgda => MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle...
(c) nattu

21. Midgard 2
Database independency
Libgda => MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle...
(yes, we GNOME)
(c) nattu

22. Midgard 2
Core Data for
Free Software
(c) Daniel Leininger

23. New day for developers

24. Sharing experience
Sharing information

25. P2P clouds

26. Wrapping it up
1. Challenge
- Mobility,
synchronicity,
collaboration
2. Solution
- Midgard 2, 100%
organic free software
3. Vision
- Share and distribute your data,
securely and in control

27. www.midgard-project.org

28. Start building the cloud you can control
Midgard 2
Not just a CMS
www.midgard-project.org

29. Start building the cloud you can control
...after lunch 2pm in quot;Steve Jobsquot;
Midgard 2
Not just a CMS
www.midgard-project.org