commit 8d70b6c6d81a8db966b5f3a5450816c3fc1c5042
parent 6970a1303734ca4d8a963eaad8f38a1738e3f5f4
Author: Christian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>
Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2024 17:04:28 +0200
update
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1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)
diff --git a/presentations/2024-find/2024-find.tex b/presentations/2024-find/2024-find.tex
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
\documentclass[aspectratio=169,t]{beamer}
\input taler-macros
\usepackage{eurosym}
+\usepackage[normalem]{ulem}
\newcommand{\TITLE}{NEXT \\ GENERATION \\ INTERNET}
\newcommand{\SUB}{The GNU Taler payment system}
\newcommand{\AUTHOR}{Christian Grothoff}
@@ -64,29 +65,42 @@ GNU Taler must ...
\end{frame}
-\begin{frame}
-\frametitle{Architecture of Taler}
-\begin{center}
- \includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{operations.png}
-\end{center}
+\begin{frame}{Origins}
+ \begin{description}
+ \item[2001] Cryptography couse @ Purdue: GNUnet package started
+ \item[2007] GNU libmicrohttpd package started
+ \item[2009] Emmy Noether: Free Softare Network Security Group
+ \item[2011] Florian Dold joins Free Softare Network Security Group
+ \item[2013] P2P Course @ TUM: Florian solves giving change,
+ first encounter with Leon Schumacher in Z\"urich
+ \item[2014] Nominated Ashoka fellow, joint move to Inria Rennes
+ \item[2015] Inria approves Taler start-up
+ \item[2016] Taler Systems SA founded in Luxembourg
+ \item[2017] First investor from Switzerland; move to BFH
+ \item[2019] Florian defends PhD on the GNU Taler System
+ \item[2020] Second investor from Switzerland
+ \end{description}
\end{frame}
-\begin{frame}{Usability of Taler}
- \vfill
+\begin{frame}{Funding struggles...}
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item Horizon 2020: Next Generation Internet % 400k?
+ \item PrototypeFund % 100k
+ \item \sout{SNF}
+ \item \sout{InnoSuisse}
+ \item \sout{Venture Kick}
+ \item SovereignTechFund\footnote{For GNU libmicrohttpd} % 300k
+ \end{itemize}
\begin{center}
- \url{https://demo.taler.net/}
+ $\approx$ 2.5M from investors, $\approx$ 800k from grants
\end{center}
- \begin{enumerate}
- \item Install browser extension.
- \item Visit the {\tt bank.demo.taler.net} to withdraw coins.
- \item Visit the {\tt shop.demo.taler.net} to spend coins.
- \end{enumerate}
- \vfill
+ {\tiny Grants {\em slow} you down, grant applications are {\em risky},
+ but success can keep you {\em alive} and add {\em breadth}.}
\end{frame}
-\begin{frame}{NGI TALER PILOT}
+\begin{frame}{Present: NGI TALER PILOT}
\framesubtitle{\url{https://taler.net/en/consortium.html}}
\begin{itemize}
@@ -99,20 +113,6 @@ GNU Taler must ...
\end{frame}
-\begin{frame}{Key NGI PILOT Activities}
- \begin{itemize}
- \item Integration (core banking, online publishers, e-commerce, public transportation)
- \item Compliant (establish compliance processes at each bank)
- \item Availability (packaging, porting to more platforms, browsers)
- \item Hardware support (offline payments, vending machines)
- \item Security audits of code and design
- \item Accessible (old people, children, blind users)
- \item Future-proof (post-quantum, standardized)
- \item Widely known and used (community building, open calls)
- \end{itemize}
-\end{frame}
-
-
\begin{frame}{Launch Timeline}
\begin{description}
\item[Q2'2022] Internal deployment at BFH
@@ -124,27 +124,22 @@ GNU Taler must ...
\end{frame}
-\begin{frame}{Switzerland: Good Things}
- \begin{itemize}
- \item Sane KYC limits: 2500 CHF/month, 15000 CHF/year
- \item Sandbox rule: no banking license up to 1M CHF in assets
- \item Support by BFH faculty and staff
- \item Support by SERI once EU funding was in place
- \end{itemize}
-\end{frame}
-
-
-\begin{frame}{Switzerland: Bad Things}
+\begin{frame}{CH: Good Things \& Bad Things}
\begin{itemize}
- \item SNF: reject.
- \item InnoSuisse: reject, reject, reject, reject, reject.
- \item Banks: reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject,
- \pause over-promise and {\bf 22000 CHF/year plus 0.50 CHF/transaction plus more fees}.
+ \item[+] Sane KYC limits: 2500 CHF/month, 15000 CHF/year
+ \item[+] Sandbox rule: no banking license up to 1M CHF in assets
+ \item[+] Support by BFH faculty and staff
+ \item[+] Support by SERI once EU funding was in place
+ \item[-] Banks: reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject, reject,
+ \pause over-promise and {\bf 22'000 CHF/year plus 0.50 CHF/transaction plus more fees}.
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{How to support?}
+ \begin{center}
+ {\bf De-risk grant applications: \\ short application, negotiate milestones post-approval}
+ \end{center}
\begin{description}
\item[Join:] {\small \url{https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/taler}}
\item[Discuss:] \url{https://ich.taler.net/}
@@ -189,9 +184,6 @@ References:
{\bf Asiacrypt}, 2015.} \label{bib:rogaway}
\end{enumerate}
}
-\begin{center}
- {\bf Let money facilitate trade; but ensure capital serves society.}
-\end{center}
\end{frame}
