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* How to keep up to date with each other - Jabber, indy.im, diaspora? | * How to keep up to date with each other - Jabber, indy.im, diaspora? | ||
| − | =Tech Tools for Activists Booklet v 2.0= | + | = Tech Tools for Activists Booklet v 2.0 = |
| − | * Intro to old booklet | + | [[File:Enemy-x.jpg]] |
| − | * What publishing system to use? | + | |
| − | * Give bookie a try as a collaborative tool - can also be used for updating post-publication | + | *Intro to old booklet |
| − | * Export to Scribus to print copy - try and replicate this with bookie | + | *What publishing system to use? |
| − | * Get an ISBN number so book is visible to book sellers? | + | *Give bookie a try as a collaborative tool - can also be used for updating post-publication |
| − | * Use print on demand (POD) 44p / copy + £12ish P&P for 300 | + | *Export to Scribus to print copy - try and replicate this with bookie |
| − | * Keep similar format - explain the why & what, but not the how. | + | *Get an ISBN number so book is visible to book sellers? |
| − | * Hows can be linked | + | *Use print on demand (POD) 44p / copy + £12ish P&P for 300 |
| − | * Could made a larger book that includes the how | + | *Keep similar format - explain the why & what, but not the how. |
| − | * *Agreed* Ben G to be project slave driver whip-cracker type of thing | + | *Hows can be linked |
| − | * Other roles ... | + | *Could made a larger book that includes the how |
| − | ** Content providers | + | **Agreed* Ben G to be project slave driver whip-cracker type of thing |
| − | ** Proof-reading - Beth, Becki (?) | + | *Other roles ... |
| − | ** Design | + | **Content providers |
| − | *** Art work - illustration | + | **Proof-reading - Beth, Becki (?) |
| − | *** Cover design | + | **Design |
| − | *** Pics | + | ***Art work - illustration |
| − | *** Layout, fonts, etc. | + | ***Cover design |
| − | ** Copy writing | + | ***Pics |
| − | ** Promotion | + | ***Layout, fonts, etc. |
| − | ** Distribution ( could be somewhat improved from v1 or words to that effect) | + | **Copy writing |
| − | ** Finance | + | **Promotion |
| − | * Licence? Not decided | + | **Distribution ( could be somewhat improved from v1 or words to that effect) |
| − | * *Content* | + | **Finance |
| − | * Do we need a new focus - 1st edition was very security focused | + | *Licence? Not decided |
| − | * Is the title the best one? | + | **Content* |
| − | * Better intro - what the booklet's about, what you'll get from it. | + | *Do we need a new focus - 1st edition was very security focused |
| − | * Revisit intro to each chapter & make very very very simple. | + | *Is the title the best one? |
| − | * Use real case studies | + | *Better intro - what the booklet's about, what you'll get from it. |
| − | * New / revised content | + | *Revisit intro to each chapter & make very very very simple. |
| − | ** Status net / indy.im | + | *Use real case studies |
| − | ** Anon blogging | + | *New / revised content |
| − | ** Internet radio / catalyst | + | **Status net / indy.im |
| − | ** unspeak.im | + | **Anon blogging |
| − | ** Secure hosting | + | **Internet radio / catalyst |
| − | ** SSH | + | **unspeak.im |
| − | ** VPN | + | **Secure hosting |
| − | * Editorial process? Let list know before completely overhauling somebody else's content | + | **SSH |
| − | * Time scale: content writing will be over by Christmas | + | **VPN |
| + | *Editorial process? Let list know before completely overhauling somebody else's content | ||
| + | *Time scale: content writing will be over by Christmas | ||
=intro session - 30mins= | =intro session - 30mins= | ||
Revision as of 14:59, 17 September 2011
Groups
People here are involved in the following projects:
- Mute
- Bristol Wireless
- Network23
- Catalyst Radio
- Be The Media
- Indymedia - Oxford and Alba
- Aktivix
- No Flag
- Manchester Mule
- Indy.im
Making connections brainstorm
- Hosting
- List of radical-friendly hosting - what is radical-friendly hosting?
- Sharing costs & good suppliers
- Tachanka - how to promote?
- Developing trusted (personal & tech) networks
- Clear guidance on how trust systems work & how people can access services
- Repeated cross linking - embed codes
- Include propaganda in for e.g. welcome messages for new accounts
- Sharing skills e.g. how to set up hosting
- Combined media releases
- Accessibility of entry point - e.g. welcoming web sites
- Model letter to suggest people use radical resources
- Simple aggregation of other project's content
- Using each others resources - e.g. email list providers
- How to keep up to date with each other - Jabber, indy.im, diaspora?
Tech Tools for Activists Booklet v 2.0
- Intro to old booklet
- What publishing system to use?
- Give bookie a try as a collaborative tool - can also be used for updating post-publication
- Export to Scribus to print copy - try and replicate this with bookie
- Get an ISBN number so book is visible to book sellers?
- Use print on demand (POD) 44p / copy + £12ish P&P for 300
- Keep similar format - explain the why & what, but not the how.
- Hows can be linked
- Could made a larger book that includes the how
- Agreed* Ben G to be project slave driver whip-cracker type of thing
- Other roles ...
- Content providers
- Proof-reading - Beth, Becki (?)
- Design
- Art work - illustration
- Cover design
- Pics
- Layout, fonts, etc.
- Copy writing
- Promotion
- Distribution ( could be somewhat improved from v1 or words to that effect)
- Finance
- Licence? Not decided
- Content*
- Do we need a new focus - 1st edition was very security focused
- Is the title the best one?
- Better intro - what the booklet's about, what you'll get from it.
- Revisit intro to each chapter & make very very very simple.
- Use real case studies
- New / revised content
- Status net / indy.im
- Anon blogging
- Internet radio / catalyst
- unspeak.im
- Secure hosting
- SSH
- VPN
- Editorial process? Let list know before completely overhauling somebody else's content
- Time scale: content writing will be over by Christmas
intro session - 30mins
- WTF are we to?
- How our projects interact
Hacktionlab on the road - 120mins
- lab - some content is offered from Mute
- hacktionlab - on the road tour, how to organise this - a look at
- funding - is the under the hacktionlab remit? - some things we might need paying for
- festivals - do we do festivals?
- social centres - do we do social centres/unis/colleges
- courseware -lesson plans/online activities/too ambitious?/open
- licence - how can we work on workshop materials together?
Tech Tools for Activists Booklet v 2.0- 60mins
- new version of Tech_tools_for_activists?
- booki.cc - get tech tools from source to publishable document HOW?
- editor - tech tools needs an editor
- epublishing - how can you make ebooks - structured books - progressive
- publishing system (PPS)
BeTheMedia front page - 90mins
- session to sort this out this content, looking at how BTM works with other groups
- Make a working process for the tech group - Drupal
catalyst website - 90mins
- streaming server trouble needs sorting, airtime
- skills to share, create a wishlist, look at the airtime GUI to suggest features/bugs
- Strategy for world domination
- media players - look at online media players and how to use them
outreach/publicity session - 6omins
- Ideas
- new hacktionlab website - wiki is a bit inaccessable currently - new front end WP or Drupal
Closing plenary - 45mins
- defining ourselves - where next?