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

[Amirouche]

Le 22/05/2017 à 20:33, Nala Ginrut a écrit :
> I like this idea, do you know Byzantium project?
> Ad-hoc wireless mesh networking for the zombie apocalypse.
> http://project-byzantium.org/
No I didn't know about this project.
> 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?

Basically what I proposed is free space program. Indeed it's big endeavor.

Anyway, I need to finish guile git bindings...

> 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?