I'm having a meeting with Arcspace tomorrow about the possibility of locating a server or two there to host decentralised services for people who want them in Manchester.
I don't know whether this will be possible (Arcspace may not be suitable), what the costs would be, or how much demand there is, but some people have asked me about where to get email / IM / Diaspora hosting from and in the Freedombox model having a local server connected to its users via a network of trust could be interesting. Basically I'm trying to find ways to start spreading the Freedombox concept *now*, and not waiting until we have a perfect Grandad-friendly UI.
If anyone wants to come along, or has ideas or concerns that they'd like me to raise (or just think about) let me know ASAP.
Meeting is at Kim By The Sea at 16.00 tomorrow (Tue 18th Oct).
Thanks,
Sam.