FreedomBox

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free and open-source software personal server system self-hosting platform

FreedomBox is a free, open-source personal server system designed to empower users with privacy-respecting, self-hosted internet services and greater control over their digital communications.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
FreedomBox Foundation	2
FreedomBox canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2313867 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: FreedomBox
Context triple: [Award for Projects of Social Benefit, notableRecipient, FreedomBox]

A. Devuan
Devuan is a Linux distribution that originated as a fork of Debian, created to provide a systemd-free operating system with a focus on init system choice and traditional Unix principles.
B. Distrobox
Distrobox is a tool that lets users create and manage containerized Linux environments tightly integrated with their host system, enabling the use of different distributions and package managers on any Linux host.
C. Trisquel
Trisquel is a fully free, community-driven GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, endorsed by the Free Software Foundation for its commitment to software freedom.
D. The Tor Project
The Tor Project is a nonprofit organization that develops and maintains privacy-focused tools—most notably the Tor anonymity network—to enable secure, uncensored communication online.
E. Openbox
Openbox is a lightweight, highly configurable stacking window manager for the X Window System, often used in minimal or performance-focused Linux desktop setups.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: FreedomBox
Target entity description: FreedomBox is a free, open-source personal server system designed to empower users with privacy-respecting, self-hosted internet services and greater control over their digital communications.

A. Devuan
Devuan is a Linux distribution that originated as a fork of Debian, created to provide a systemd-free operating system with a focus on init system choice and traditional Unix principles.
B. Distrobox
Distrobox is a tool that lets users create and manage containerized Linux environments tightly integrated with their host system, enabling the use of different distributions and package managers on any Linux host.
C. Trisquel
Trisquel is a fully free, community-driven GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, endorsed by the Free Software Foundation for its commitment to software freedom.
D. The Tor Project
The Tor Project is a nonprofit organization that develops and maintains privacy-focused tools—most notably the Tor anonymity network—to enable secure, uncensored communication online.
E. Openbox
Openbox is a lightweight, highly configurable stacking window manager for the X Window System, often used in minimal or performance-focused Linux desktop setups.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (71)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	free and open-source software ⓘ personal server system ⓘ self-hosting platform ⓘ
aimsTo	empower users with privacy-respecting internet services ⓘ enable self-hosting of online services ⓘ give users control over their digital communications ⓘ reduce dependence on large centralized service providers ⓘ
basedOn	Debian ⓘ
canRunOn	single-board computers ⓘ standard PCs ⓘ virtual machines ⓘ
category	home server distribution ⓘ personal cloud ⓘ
deploymentModel	home server ⓘ small office server ⓘ
developer	FreedomBox Foundation ⓘ linked to: FreedomBox FreedomBox community ⓘ
feature	app store–like interface for enabling services ⓘ automatic configuration of services ⓘ automatic security updates ⓘ dynamic DNS support ⓘ integration with Tor for anonymity ⓘ web-based administration interface ⓘ
founder	Eben Moglen ⓘ
hasUserInterface	command-line interface ⓘ web UI ⓘ
inception	around 2010 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
maintainer	FreedomBox Foundation ⓘ linked to: FreedomBox
operatingSystem	Debian GNU/Linux ⓘ linked to: Debian
partOf	decentralized web movement ⓘ
programmingLanguage	JavaScript ⓘ Python ⓘ
slogan	Your own private server ⓘ
softwareLicense	GNU General Public License ⓘ
softwareLicenseVersion	GPLv3 or later ⓘ
sourceCodeRepository	https://github.com/freedombox ⓘ https://salsa.debian.org/freedombox-team ⓘ
supportsHardwarePlatform	BeagleBone Black ⓘ OLinuXino ⓘ Raspberry Pi ⓘ various ARM boards ⓘ x86_64 ⓘ
supportsProtocol	DNS ⓘ HTTP ⓘ HTTPS ⓘ LDAP ⓘ OpenVPN ⓘ SSH ⓘ Tor ⓘ linked to: The Tor Project WireGuard ⓘ linked to: WireGuard VPN protocol XMPP ⓘ
supportsService	RSS feed reader ⓘ Tor hidden services ⓘ Tor relay ⓘ VPN ⓘ XMPP chat server ⓘ address book ⓘ backup server ⓘ blog ⓘ calendar ⓘ email-related privacy tools ⓘ file sharing ⓘ media streaming ⓘ web server ⓘ wiki ⓘ
topic	decentralization ⓘ free software ⓘ privacy ⓘ self-hosting ⓘ
website	https://freedombox.org ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Award for Projects of Social Benefit → notableRecipient → FreedomBox ⓘ

FreedomBox → developer → FreedomBox Foundation ⓘ

linked to: FreedomBox

FreedomBox → maintainer → FreedomBox Foundation ⓘ