Collection of articles related to IT ownership to help you with kickstarting your business

2 min readJun 20, 2024

TL;DR: I spent two years learning, researching, writing, and hacking ways to become independent of existing big tech companies. The reason was I could not do business using their products. This is clear because their business model is dependence and addiction. My business is about freedom and ownership. Both can’t work together. The following article collects all blog posts related to the topic so you can kick-start your success and get started in the wonderful and federated world of IT owners. The list is continuously updated, so check back occasionally.

Philosophy and mindset

This part is about reflecting on what products and values are important in ownership and how they can translate to IT products and philosophies

How to use and develop open-source products to achieve financial and personal success

The Gen-AI paradox

Building the basics — Get to know a free OS

Free software is great. Free is free, as in freedom. You can use it, share it, and modify it freely. In any way, you please. In our case, that OS is Debian, as it builds the foundation of European Linux systems.

The secret of successful two-factor authentication (2FA) on Linux

Constructing IT Infrastructure — A Diary + Part I

Constructing IT Infrastructure — A Diary + Part II

Constructing IT Infrastructure — A Diary + Part III

I needed to censor part IV — you can get it on request. It was on attacks on you as a founder or individual (mentally, physically, socially) as well as your infrastructure via cyberattacks and physical attacks. I documented attacks on me and my infrastructure to generate knowledge about proper defence mechanisms. The content was NSFW and I needed to take it down to pursue my career as a scientist. But if you are interested, feel free to contact me.

Constructing IT Infrastructure — A Diary + Part V: Creating images

Constructing IT Infrastructure — A Diary + Part VI: Creating a Pendrive using Debian 12