Re: Extends GNU project goals (or let's aim for the stars)

[Nala Ginrut]

I like this idea, do you know Byzantium project?
Ad-hoc wireless mesh networking for the zombie apocalypse.
http://project-byzantium.org/

Sounds too far away, but they're serious, and made it cool.

But I think the spaceship is more about the hardware, or is it just a
simulator project?

Best regards.

Amirouche writes:

> Héllo,
>
>
> I joined the GNU project as a Guile developper because it was the
> correct technical solution for my immediate needs. GNU is one of the
> best project incubator I know of. Also GNU with the help of the FSF
> promote and protect our free sotfwares and other aspects of freedom.
>
> Nowdays you can proudly say that free software is the norm and the
> basic building block upon which everyday commercial offerings are
> created. Let's repeat it. Nowdays free software is widespread, global
> and like the pacific ocean it looks like a natural resource.
>
> I don't forget that hardware is mostly not free.
>
> What I see in general is that projects with a goal have much more
> success. A lot of project aim to copy and improve existing
> softwares. This is good but not enough to make the hive dream.
>
> Innovation is difficult. Let's aim for the stars.
>
> Let's build a free self-sufficent and sustainable space-ship for a one
> way trip to another habitable planet with the goal to settling a
> colony.
>
> I draw initial requirements for that projects:
>
> - The official languages may be English and Esperanto
> - The official programming languages may be C and Guile
>
> It will take advantage of existing GNU project, because GNU leads the
> way and we can't ignore guix.
>
> The travel between planets may take several decades, so the spaceship
> must be able to
>  fully sustain life of 1 million persons during several decades. The
> maximum capacity of the spaceship may be 3 millions lifes.
>
> The project is not only about building spaceship navigation
> system. It's all about sustain life over a long period of time and
> prepare for what's next ie. rebuild the entire production means
> available on Earth.
>
> In the course of the project, we will make sure to improve on Earth's
> state of affair  by documenting, building and using software and
> hardware but with a purpose.
>
> WDYT?


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