<s>
FreedomBox	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
home	B-Application
server	I-Application
operating	O
system	O
based	O
on	O
Debian	O
,	O
backed	O
by	O
the	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
Foundation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
has	O
grown	O
from	O
a	O
software	O
system	O
to	O
an	O
ecosystem	O
including	O
a	O
DIY	O
community	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
commercial	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
direct	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
threat	O
posed	O
by	O
Facebook	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
Moglen	O
argued	O
that	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
should	O
provide	O
the	O
foundation	O
for	O
an	O
alternative	O
Web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Moglen	O
formed	O
the	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
Foundation	O
to	O
become	O
the	O
organizational	O
headquarters	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
foundation	O
started	O
a	O
campaign	O
to	O
raise	O
$	O
60,000	O
in	O
30	O
days	O
on	O
the	O
crowdfunding	O
service	O
,	O
Kickstarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
targeted	O
the	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
software	O
for	O
plug	B-General_Concept
computers	I-General_Concept
and	O
single-board	B-Device
computers	I-Device
that	O
can	O
easily	O
be	O
located	O
in	O
individual	O
residences	O
or	O
offices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
project	O
continued	O
to	O
grow	O
under	O
different	O
leadership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
so	O
successful	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
private	O
sector	O
global	O
technology	O
company	O
ThoughtWorks	B-Application
had	O
hired	O
two	O
developers	O
in	O
India	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
full-time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
project	O
now	O
has	O
a	O
software	O
ecosystem	O
of	O
its	O
own	O
,	O
with	O
contributions	O
from	O
over	O
60	O
developers	O
throughout	O
the	O
project	O
's	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
Foundation	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
commercial	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
product	O
would	O
be	O
sold	O
by	O
Olimex	O
,	O
a	O
hardware	O
manufacturer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreedomBox	B-Application
is	O
a	O
Debian	O
Pure	O
Blend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
applications	O
on	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
are	O
installed	O
as	O
Debian	O
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
project	O
itself	O
distributes	O
its	O
software	O
through	O
Debian	O
repositories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depending	O
on	O
Debian	O
for	O
software	O
maintenance	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
reasons	O
why	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
outlasted	O
many	O
similar	O
projects	O
that	O
used	O
manual	O
installation	O
scripts	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreedomBox	B-Application
comes	O
with	O
automatic	O
software	O
updates	O
powered	O
by	O
Debian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreedomBox	B-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
hardware	O
neutral	O
:	O
Its	O
developers	O
aim	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
installable	O
on	O
almost	O
any	O
computer	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
benefits	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
Debian	O
Pure	O
Blend	O
is	O
that	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
inherits	O
the	O
diverse	O
hardware	O
compatibility	O
of	O
Debian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
is	O
packaged	O
in	O
custom	O
operating	O
system	O
images	O
for	O
11	O
single-board	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
currently	O
put	O
forward	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
the	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
software	O
is	O
explained	O
on	O
the	O
Hardware	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OSHW	O
designs	O
are	O
preferred	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
Olimex	O
A20	O
OLinuXino	B-Device
Lime	O
2	O
or	O
the	O
BeagleBone	O
Black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Closed-source	O
boards	O
like	O
the	O
DreamPlug	B-Application
,	O
Cubietruck	O
and	O
the	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
are	O
possible	O
options	O
,	O
while	O
more	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreedomBox	B-Application
can	O
additionally	O
be	O
installed	O
over	O
a	O
clean	O
Debian	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
Foundation	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
sell	O
a	O
home	B-Application
server	I-Application
kit	O
called	O
a	O
"	O
FreedomBox	B-Application
"	O
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
