[gaia] Re: For discussion: Operational Practices for Digital Sovereignty and Meaningful Connectivity through Circular Management of User and Network Devices

[Benson Muite <[e-mail]>]

Leandro Navarro Moldes <leandro.navarro=[e-mail]>
writes:

Dear Leandro,

> Dear GAIA, 
>
> The file, with the same content, has just been posted to Datatracker:
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-gaia-circular-device-practices
>
> See you soon, Leandro.
>

Thanks for an overview of how to provide conectivity.  It may be helpful
to distinguish  possible use cases.  Many people will access the
internet through a mobile phone or tablet.  These maybe more difficult
to repair than desktop computers or laptops, manufacturing costs often
make consolidating components on a single board cheaper for which
component replacement is more difficult.

Network infrastructure may also be used for local activities where
informtaion does not need to be exchanged with people outside the
community network, this would be very useful in school and university
settings where one could provision electronic books for example.
Security cameras and IoT uses are other examples of connnectivity that
could be mentioned.

Ability to repair and modify is also greatly enhanced by open standards.
The IETF is extremely helpful in this regard, though there maybe
language barriers for those who do not use English.  Open hardware would
also help, but tends not to be the norm.

Benson