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| webservices. These might include:
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| === Abstention ===
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| For certain classes of applications that have functionally equivalent
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| distributed or non-service version or analogs, one can avoid inherent
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| power dynamics that inherently disadvantage users by avoiding the use of
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| applications. See Richard Stallman's essay sent over email for more
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| :''functionally equivalent'' -- this doesn't really seem like abstention.
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| === P2P ===
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| Attempt to replace centralized functionality with [http://lists.canonical.org/pipermail/kragen-tol/2006-July/000818.html decentralized] (and Free) applications.
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| === Make running own services more attractive ===
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| It is a huge pain to deploy and maintain one's own services. Software like WordPress and MediaWiki are much, much better than what existed 5 years ago, but they are still painful, and impossible for someone without lots of time and/or expertise to maintain. Thus, everyone has moved to centralized services, almost all of which are non-Free in one or more ways.
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| === Push for free services ===
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| This has three parts:
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| # Define what a free service is
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| # Make the case to centralized service providers to free their service
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| # Build a user movement to demand free services (possibly thru abstention)
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| For #2, there is a pragmatic case. Their competitive advantage comes from the platform (ability to run it effectively and efficiently at scale, and network effects). Allow users to improve platform.
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| === Others ===
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| Other ideas might include:
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| * Cooperative hosting solutions.
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| * Contracts and accountability for hosting providers
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| ** Ensure that the services provide you with a way to leave (freedom to leave)
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| * A Network Services "Bill of Rights" (e.g., [http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3266][http://www.camworld.com/archives/001226.html])
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| * Increased monitoring ability for hosting providers
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| Other license based approaches are described in depth on [[Network services/Licensing approaches to network services]].
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