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Services

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This article is a work in progress.

Required Services​

The required services for devices running Apostrophy OS include those that provide the device with;

  • Vendor and (Operating) System updates (i.e. OTA infrastructure)
  • System Package updates (i.e. Apps repository)
  • Connectivity Checking (incl. Captive Portal detection)
  • (... TBD ...)

Apostrophy therefore develops and/or maintains the client-side application, and/or the configuration of the client-side software, and/or the server infrastructure required for the client application to function.

Optional Services​

Devices with Apostrophy OS are more likely than not to ship with integration in to other services, including collaborative productivity suites and privacy-, anonymity- and/or security-oriented solutions. Let's categorize them.

ServiceClassificationDescription / Rasion d'etre
EmailProductivityGeneral email functionality, most commonly @aphy.io 1.
CalendaringProductivitySynchronization of Calendars so that they can be used on BYO devices as well 1.
ContactsProductivitySynchronization of Address Books so that they can be used on BYO devices as well 1.
SoftwareUsabilitySoftware repository infrastructure for the distribution of selected applications 2.
TasksProductivitySynchronization of Task lists so that they can be used on BYO devices as well 1.
VPNPrivacy/SecurityVirtual Private Network management and infrastructure 3.

Footnotes​

  1. Apostrophy's services are backed by the Free Software collaboration suite [Kolab][https://kolab.org]. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  2. The current implementation of the Aphy Store is subject to a development roadmap item. ↩

  3. The current implementation of the VPN client, management and server infrastructure is subject to a development roadmap item. ↩