Patriot's Progress
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||# Character ||# Duty ||# Skills ||# Bonus ||
|| New User || Immigrant From the Old Network || None || None ||
|| Pioneer || Self Host Own Services || Independence || $5/month ||
|| Minutemin || To Admin the Network on a Minute's Notice || Sysadmin || Admin Powers ||
|| Sheriff || To Report Network Outlaws and Enforce Law and Order || Security || Oper Powers ||
|| Manufacturer || 3rd Party Developer || Trade || Market Powers ||
|| Lawyer || Interpret Network Policy to Ensure Justice and Freedom || Law || Legal Powers ||
(:if false:)
|| Code Force || To Code and Defend the Network || Coding || Repo Powers ||
|| Ops of Liberty || To Provide User Support and to Instill Liberty || Support || Oper Powers ||
|| Senator || Represent Users and Write Network Policy || Politics || Congress Powers ||
|| Pioneer || Network Marketing Pioneers || Invites New Users || Explorer ||
|| Inventor || 3rd Party Inventors || Commerce || 3rd Party Devs ||
(:ifend:)
Bonuses
||# Bonus Type ||# Limit ||# Description ||
|| password reset || || ||
|| +1 bnc || max 2 || Free ZNC ||
|| +1 liberty shell || max 2 || Free Shell ||
|| custom vhost || || ||
|| custom domain || || ||
|| +1 SSL cert || || ||
|| +v voice (netizen) || || Netizen ||
|| +h halfop || || Patriot ||
|| +o op || || Op of Liberty ||
|| +a admin || || ||
|| +q founder || || ||
|| +oper || || ||
|| +znc admin || || ||
|| +1 email || || ||
|| +1 eggdrop || || ||
|| +1 support email || || ||
|| +1 VPN || || ||
|| +1 GB file storage || || ||
|| +1 nntp account || || ||
|| +1 minetest server || || ||
|| +1 Homestead VPS || || ||
|| +1 Public VPS || || ||
|| Resume Referral || || ||
|| Ally Network || || ||
|| Promote to Minutemin || || ||
|| Promote to Governor || || ||
|| +1 dedicated server || || ||
||# Founder ||# Description ||# Bonus ||
|| gry || Champion of Due Process and the Presumption of Innocence || Users no longer complain about netizen fees ||
|| search_social || Network Diplomat and Defender of the Free Press || Charitable donors are 2x as generous ||
|| Error || First Network News Publisher || All servers now accept use of odd protocols ||
|| Fizi || Established First Network Cryptobank || Servers Can Evade Bank Sanctions ||
|| Subline || Pioneer of the First Union Relay || Cross-Network Spam Reduced by 50%25 ||
|| MIF Hancock || First Signer of Network Independence || ||
|| Miniontoby || Minetest Merchant and Discord Smuggler || Bridges Attract +50%25 More New Users ||
|| Quo-fan Penn || Early Pioneer Advocate of Freedom of Religion || ||
|| Chewbakka85 || || ||
|| dennis || || ||
|| bangcat || || ||
|| nix || || ||
|| Thor || || ||
|| Torrenter2010 || Pirate on the Aye Arrgh Seas || ||
(:if false:)
|| John Jay || First Chief Justice, Advocated for Strong Centralized ID System || ||
|| Thomas Jefferson || Author of the Unix Declaration of Independence, Supporter of immigrants and republicanism || ||
|| James Madison || Drafted the IRCNow Constitution and Bill of Rights, co-wrote the Federation Papers || ||
|| Walter Raleigh || || ||
|| Captain John Smith || || ||
|| Roger Williams || Campaigned for fair dealings with Native IRCians and abolition of non-free software || ||
|| Daniel Boone || Folk hero for exploring and settling the IRC Frontier || ||
|| Eli Whitney || || ||
|| William Brewster || Mayflower User of Plymouth Server Searching for Religious Liberty || ||
|| Samuel Adams || Leader of the Libre Tea Party Movement to Dump Non-free Software || ||
(:ifend:)
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||# Factor ||# Description ||# -3 ||# -2 ||# -1 ||# 0 ||# +1 ||# +2 ||# +3 ||
|| Liberty || Freedom of Religion and the Press || Network Tyrant || Mass Surveillance || Dictator for Life || BDFL || Limited Freedom || Some Elections || Free Network ||
|| Ecosystem || The LAN of Opportunity || Arbitrary Seizure || || || Walled Garden || || || The Startup Dream ||
|| Unity || United We Serve, Divided we Fault || Network Civil War || User Riots || User Protests || User Gossip || Indifference || Server Harmony || Proud to be an IRCitizen ||
|| Virtue || One Network Under God || Criminal Investigation for Mass Shooting || Cesspool: Blocked by Major ISPs || Indecent: Negative Publicity || Unruly || Orderly || Safe for Work || Beacon of Liberty ||
|| New Users || Send these accountless, shadowbanned to me || Splinternet || n00b Exclusion Act || || Echo Chamber || || Melting Pot || LAN rush ||
|| Privacy || Users have a right to be secure in their personal data || Privacy Disaster: US Congress Subpoena || Privacy Danger: GDPR lawsuits || Privacy Warning: COPPA violation and fines || Limited Privacy: Some Harassment and Bullying || Partial Anonymity: Suitable for children || Strong anonymity: Resistant to cancel culture || Total Anonymity; Safe for political dissidents ||
|| Security || /home of the brave || Remote Backdoor || Unpatched system || 0day Vunerabilities || Insecure || Limited Security || Mostly Secure || Secure by Default ||
|| Independence || A Free and Independent Network || Deplatformed || Domain Seized || Accounts Banned || Posts Censored || 3rd Party Dependencies || Partial Independence || Independent ||
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||# Policy ||# Modifiers ||# Special Effects ||
||# Censorship Policy ||||||
|| Ban Politics/Religion || -2 Liberty || ||
|| Ban Discrimination || -1 Liberty, +1 Unity || ||
|| Freedom of Religion and the Press || +2 Liberty, +1 Virtue, +1 New Users, -1 Unity || ||
|| Encourage the Bible || +1 Virtue || ||
|| NSFW Filter || +1 Virtue, +1 Unity, -1 New Users || ||
||# Privacy Policy ||||||
|| Real Name Policy || -2 Privacy, +1 Security || Can Report Abusers ||
|| SMS Verification || -1 Privacy || Fewer Clones ||
|| Tor Support || +2 Privacy, -1 Security || Increase in Abuse ||
|| Anonymous Staff || +1 Privacy, -1 Security || ||
|| Ban Advertising || -2 Ecosystem, -1 Liberty, +2 Privacy || ||
||# Server Software ||||||
|| Cloud Hosting || -3 Independence, -2 Privacy, -1 Security || Improved Uptime ||
|| Linux with SystemD || -1 Independence, -1 Security || ||
|| OpenBSD || +1 Independence || All projects take 2x longer ||
|| OpenBSD Fork || +2 Independence || All projects take 3x longer ||
||# Web Software ||||||
|| Require Chrome/Firefox || -2 Independence, -1 New Users || 50%25 Faster Development ||
|| WebSockets || -1 Independence, -1 New Users || 25%25 Faster Development ||
|| Require Javascript || -1 Independence, +1 New Users ||
|| Telegram/Matrix/Fediverse/Discord Bridge || -1 Independence, -1 Liberty, +1 Ecosystem, +1 New Users || ||
||# Copyright Licenses ||||||
|| Ethical License || -2 Liberty, -2 Ecosystem || Authors can arbitrarily revoke licenses ||
|| AGPL || -1 Ecosystem || Always requires sharing ||
|| GPL || || Requires sharing when copying ||
|| IRCNow/BSD License || +1 Ecosystem || Free to reuse for any purpose ||
||# Service Providers ||||||
|| Cloudflare || -2 Independence || Risk of Deplatforming ||
|| New TLDs || -1 Independence || New TLDs Easily Seized ||
|| Youtube/Facebook Integration || -1 Independence, -1 Liberty, +1 New Users || Risk of Deplatforming ||
|| Accept Paypal || -1 Independence, -1 Privacy || Paypal can seize assets ||
||# Programming Software ||||||
|| Rust/Go/Python/NodeJS || -1 Independence, +1 New Users || Languages Controlled by Monopolies ||
|| Provide Matrix/Fediverse Server || -2 Independence, +1 New Users || ||
|| Provide XMPP Server || -1 Independence, +1 New Users || ||
Liberty, Ecosystem, Unity, Virtue, New Users, Privacy, Security, Independence