*Alpha release of open-search
*
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The open-search project proposes to build a distributed, peer-to-peer,
search-engine. By combining the already existing technologies of
peer-to-peer file storage, distributed crawling and peer-to-peer
searching, we hope to solve the problems inherent to a centralized
search-engine: manipulation, censorship and profiling.
After a period of contemplation and reflection, the open-search project
is ready for some serious hacking and discussion. If you have any
programming skills, analytic skills, interface design skills or other
skills that you can use to contribute to the open search project, we
have todo list items with your name on them! Those concerned with the
legal and policy details of the project are also welcome for the
non-technical track, to discuss policies, legal issues, issues of
deployment and ideology versus users.
Virtual attendance will be possible through on-site A/V streaming and
internet relay chat (IRC, a web interface will be provided for those
unfamiliar with IRC clients). The details will be posted on
http://www.open-search.net/Opensearch/SecondWorkshop shortly. If you can
not be present physically, you don't have to miss this workshop. The
chat will be projected on a large screen during the workshop.
The preliminary program for this workshop is:
1. an overview of our current progress and the current state of the
client (by Robin, our main developer)
2. hands-on: there will be an install party to get the thing running
on everybodies computer (bring your laptop)
3. hands-on: after installation the workshop will continue in two
tracks:
* *technical*: discuss, plan and code
* *theoretical*: discussion about and planning of activities
related to p2p research, law (with guidance of Joris van
Hoboken <http://www.ivir.nl/staff/vanhoboken.html>),
motivation (elaboration on WhyOpenSearch
<http://www.open-search.net/Opensearch/WhyOpenSearch>),
community activation
*When*: Saturday April 28, 2007, 13.00h CET, 11.00h GMT, 06.00h EST,
14.00h EET, 01.00h HST, 04.00h MST
*Duration*: official program will be 4 hours
*Where (physical)*: CREA, room 207, Turfdraagsterpad 17, 1012 XT
Amsterdam (route: http://www.crea.uva.nl/contact/zoomplattegrond.html)
*Where (virtual)*: http://www.open-search.net/Opensearch/SecondWorkshop
*Cost*: free attendance, free drinks **
Ahoi everyone..
A good lad wrote a /smart sounding/ paper on FOSS & more.
http://www.cs.okstate.edu/~dunnbp/pols_essay.pdf
I like the last chapter "Intellectual AND economic free trade"
here's the teaser:
[if you could duplicate oil like software] "Oil would no longer have
value (peace in the middle east!)". ;-)
#robin
De vereniging Internet Society organiseert volgende week een bijzondere
lezing van dr. Michael R. Nelson: "Next Generation Internet Policy".
Nelson was in de jaren '90 tijdens het Clinton/Gore-presidentschap de
belangrijkste ICT-beleidsmaker in het Witte Huis. Hij werkt nauw samen
met de academische wereld op het gebied van Next Generation Internet.
Zijn lezing gaat over de rol van de overheid ten opzichte van nieuwe
internetontwikkelingen: applicaties die uit het netwerk komen (software
as a service, grids, P2P), virtuele omgevingen, overlay networks en
botnets. Nelson zal ook spreken over dataretentie, aftappen en
electronisch toezicht.
Datum: 26 april, vanaf 20 uur. De toegang is gratis.
Locatie: Felix Meritis, Keizersgracht 324 in Amsterdam,
www.felix.meritis.nl
Lees verder: http://isoc.nl/activ/2007-MichaelNelson.htm
from Upcoming:
The OpenNet Initiative is holding its first public conference to discuss
the current state of play of Internet filtering worldwide. The conference
will be hosted by the Oxford Internet Institute and held at the University
of Oxford on May 18, 2007. The conference is free of charge and open to the
public.
http://upcoming.org/event/172809/
/-- Groetjes,
/--- Rolf.
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"Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others."
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