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+the net beyond the web
+
+libreplanet 2022
+
+bandali@gnu.org
+\f
+goal: share some thoughts, spark discussion
+\f
+net ?= web
+\f
+[inter]net: interconnected network of networks
+
+where
+
+the networks and the devices comprising them
+use tcp/ip to communicate with each other
+\f
+web: is part of the internet
+
+consists of websites, like
+
+ https://www.gnu.org
+
+which consist of webpages, like
+
+ https://www.gnu.org/gnu/about-gnu.html
+
+which are written in html
+\f
+html + css
+
+
+
+
+... + javascript
+\f
+web initially a method/protocol for sharing
+
+documents, information, media, ...
+
+
+example: the first website (still accessible):
+
+http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html
+\f
+aside: shout out and thanks to
+
+wayback machine - https://web.archive.org
+\f
+early on:
+
+small websites consisting entirely of text
+
+and a bit later images/photos as well
+\f
+joan stark (jgs)
+
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Stark
+
+
+Veronica Karlsson (vk)
+
+https://web.archive.org/web/20160319004113/http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/
+\f
+javascript
+\f
+[before] javascript:
+
+webpages were fully static
+
+this was not desired by web developers
+
+netscape decided to add a scripting language
+to their web browser, netscape navigator
+\f
+netscape hired Brendan Eich to embed the
+scheme language into their browser
+\f
+yay!!
+
+right?
+
+... right??
+\f
+nestscape collaborated with sun microsystems
+to embed java into their browser
+
+netscape management decided the new scripting
+language must have a syntax similar to java
+rather than scheme
+
+Eich designed and implemented javascript in 10 days
+\f
+no shortage of interesting takes and/or criticisms
+of javascript as a language, and its impacts
+
+"the birth & death of javascript" and "wat"
+talks by Gary Bernhardt
+
+
+other interesting reads, such as
+
+https://wiki.haskell.org/The_JavaScript_Problem
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript#Security
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_security
+https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=javascript
+\f
+text --> multimedia --> ... programs that run on your machine
+
+... and they are virtually everywhere!
+\f
+the wwworst app store
+by Alexandre Oliva
+
+https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/wwworst-app-store.html
+\f
+why are we okay with this, when we know we can do better?
+\f
+how gnu/linux (and other unix-like) distributions
+handle distributing of software to their users
+\f
+we need similar control/trust/consent in the browser
+
+and a shift in the norms and status quo among web developers
+
+for instance by creating and documenting publicly-accessible
+api endpoints, so that anyone could write and use a custom
+application for communicating with their website/service
+\f
+"taking back the web with haketilo"
+libreplanet 2022 (day 1) talk
+by Nicholas Johnson and Wojciech Kosior
+
+https://libreplanet.org/2022/speakers/#5790
+https://hydrillabugs.koszko.org/projects/haketilo
+\f
+what about other protocols?
+
+gopher, gemini, spartan, ...
+\f
+http(s)
+\f
+one idea:
+
+plain text + some rules + convenience (via extension)
+
+
+some *bold* text, _emphasized_ text,
+
+a dashed title
+--------------
+
+[ image-filename.png ]
+ and a simple caption
+
+a link to the <contact.txt> page
+
+> a tiny block of
+> quoted text
+
+ (message "and a 4-space indented code block")
+ (call-interactively #'butterfly) ; M-x butterfly
+\f
+ (eqn "sqrt(b^2-4ac)")
+
+ (eqn
+ (sqrt (- (expt b 2) (* 4 a c))))
+
+ \sqrt{b^2-4ac}
+\f
+do we want a programming language?
+
+maybe, maybe not. if we do,
+
+1. be used only when really needed
+
+2. code blocks be clearly & freely licensed
+
+3. any code executed only with user's consent,
+ potentially along with a permission system
+ that gives the user fine control over what
+ functions can execute for each site
+\f
+user should have ultimate control
+over how documents look
+\f
+http does not have to be the only transport
+
+people have been thinking about or experimenting
+with other transport methods/protocols
+
+https://alexschroeder.ch/wiki/2022-02-08_NNCP_distributed_text
+
+gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/0/~solderpunk/phlog/low-budget-p2p-content-distribution-with-git.txt
+https://gopher.tildeverse.org/zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/0/~solderpunk/phlog/low-budget-p2p-content-distribution-with-git.txt
+\f
+what to do? how to help?
+\f
+as a user:
+
+- use freedom- and privacy-enhancing
+ browser extensions such as:
+ gnu.org/s/librejs, jshelter.org,
+ haketilo, and ublock origin
+
+ (see "taking back the web with haketilo"
+ by Nicholas and Wojciech for a list of
+ even more such extensions)
+
+- say no to nonfree javascript
+ "saying no even once helps"
+ https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/saying-no-even-once.html
+
+- check out and participate in
+ small web or small net initiatives,
+ as well as tilde or pubnix communities
+\f
+as a developer:
+
+- release and label your javascript as free software
+ https://www.gnu.org/software/librejs/free-your-javascript.html
+
+- check out protocols like gopher and gemini,
+ see what they have to offer, and think about
+ what an http-based approach could look like
+
+- contribute:
+ - other browsers like luakit, netsurf, and visurf
+ - help maintain liberated and privacy-enhanced
+ versions of firefox like gnu icecat and abrowser
+
+- don't use javascript unless you really need to.
+ when you do, please license it freely, and apply
+ principles of 'progressive enhancement' to make
+ sure your website works without javascript and css
+\f
+ if you happen to work on either side of the
+ current web browser duopoly, or work on web
+ standards, please pause a moment and consider:
+
+ do we really *need* all the new complexity?
+
+ 12 years ago, mozilla removed support for
+ gopher on the grounds of reducing complexity
+ and attack vectors. do the current web and
+ its browsers resemble anything but complexity?
+
+ firefox and chromium are now each more than
+ 30 million lines of code, on the same order
+ of magnitude an in fact currently larger than
+ the kernel linux. new code and complexity
+ keeps being added, while at the same time,
+ user freedom, control, and often privacy seem
+ to be gradually lessened and eroded.
+
+ let us try to do better by us all :)
+\f
+the net i'd like to see beyond the current web
+
+1. does not facilitate tracking users
+
+2. has freedom, control, and consent built in
+
+3. is in many ways simpler, has a reasonable and
+ finite scope, and has several server and client
+ implementations
+
+
+thanks!
+
+bandali@gnu.org
+\f
+references
+----------
+
+http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html
+https://web.archive.org
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Stark
+https://web.archive.org/web/20160319004113/http://www.ludd.luth.se/~vk/
+https://wiki.haskell.org/The_JavaScript_Problem
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript#Security
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browser_security
+https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvekey.cgi?keyword=javascript
+https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/wwworst-app-store.html
+https://libreplanet.org/2022/speakers/#5790
+https://hydrillabugs.koszko.org/projects/haketilo
+https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html
+https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.html
+https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/freejs
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_(protocol)
+https://gemini.circumlunar.space
+https://spartan.mozz.us
+http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/000574
+http://www.aaronsw.com/2002/rss30
+https://alexschroeder.ch/wiki/2018-12-01_Thinking_about_the_real_RSS_3.0
+https://alexschroeder.ch/wiki/2022-02-08_NNCP_distributed_text
+gopher://zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/0/~solderpunk/phlog/low-budget-p2p-content-distribution-with-git.txt
+https://gopher.tildeverse.org/zaibatsu.circumlunar.space/0/~solderpunk/phlog/low-budget-p2p-content-distribution-with-git.txt
+https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/saying-no-even-once.html
+https://www.gnu.org/software/librejs/free-your-javascript.html
+https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html
+https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=388195
+https://drewdevault.com/2020/03/18/Reckless-limitless-scope.html
+https://drewdevault.com/2021/09/11/visurf-announcement.html
+https://drewdevault.com/2021/09/27/Let-distros-do-their-job.html
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_enhancement
+\f
+https://kelar.org/~bandali/talks/libreplanet-2022-net-beyond-web.html
+gopher://kelar.org/0/~bandali/talks/libreplanet-2022-net-beyond-web.txt
+
+marked with cc0 and dedicated to the public domain
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