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Ones to think about
We'll pick 4 of these.
Schulze Voting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schulze_method This is the fairest method of voting yet devised.
Talk would discuss:
- how is it fair?
- why we should use it.
- why we shouldn't use it.
Ben-o-meter: 2/10
econsensus
https://econsensus.org/ - this is a site by associates of Mike's. I can't get it to do anything useful - how do I create a proposal???
Ben-o-meter: 6/10 (if I can get it do anything)
bitcoins
A discussion of a new type of client: Electrum. Is it secure? Is it a good idea?
We would demonstrate a bitcoin transaction.
Ben-o-meter: 9/10
anarchy and free software
How is free software anarchist? To what degree does it kick frickin' ass?
Ben-o-meter: 6/10
locals currency
Mike has mate who is into some software to help people sort out local currencies, such as LETS. It would be good to have a look at it.
Ben-o-meter: 7/10
tails
A look at the progress of The Amnesic Incognito Live System since last year's bookfair: https://tails.boum.org/
Ben-o-meter: 5/10
Oracle's take over of Sun, 2 years on
Oracle, from a free software perspective at the least, are the archetypical evil corporation. They took over both hardware and software parts of Sun Microsystems on January 27, 2010. A shockwave of resignations and software forks proceeded. Sun owned a number pieces of widely used software including:
- MySQL - a database
- Java - a programming language
- OpenOffice.org - an office suite
Oracle have progressively closed the doors on these bits of software. We'll look at the free software movements response this, and what it means for the future.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_acquisition_by_Oracle
Ben-o-meter: 6/10
barncamp
We WILL do a section on Barncamp.