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Openflows Newsletter #1
Felix Stalder <felix@openflows.org>
zgodlocator (Weiser/Bleckmann) im Podewil Berlin
Andreas Broeckmann <abroeck@transmediale.de>
call to update the medialounge database
"geert lovink" <geert@xs4all.nl>
Call for Presentations: CodeCon 2002
"R. A. Hettinga" <rah@shipwright.com>
meta-surveillance = reversed situation
Diphusa | digital media & aRT | <diphusa@comum.com>
911--an informal discussion about its impact on art practice now @ parsons cent
z@apiece.net
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Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 16:20:31 -0400
From: Felix Stalder <felix@openflows.org>
Subject: Openflows Newsletter #1
Newsletter #1 - End of Summer 2001
http://openflows.org
info@openflows.org
+ Intro
+ What is Openflows
+ What is Open Source Intelligence
+ Current Projects
+ Jobs at Openflows
+ Contact & Un/Subscription to this Newsletter
Intro:
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Welcome to the Openflows' Newsletter. This is the first in what we plan
to be a regular series of newsletters providing updates on what happens at
Openflows.org
We would like to invite you to participate in the projects that we are
setting up and encourage you to give us any kind of feedback you might
have. We also ask you pass this on to friends and colleagues, so that they
may hear about Openflows.
What is Openflows
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Openflows is a cluster of initiatives to develop tools and social
practices of Open Source Intelligence on the culture, politics and
organization of networks. Openflows Networks Ltd., a privately held company
founded late last year by Jesse Hirsh and Felix Stalder and based in Toronto
Canada, provides the organizational core for the development of the
technical platforms and social projects for Open Source Intelligence,
focusing on the culture, politics and organization of networks. For this,
we use a wide range of open source software packages.
What is Open Source Intelligence
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Open Source Intelligence is the practice of applying the principles of Open
Source Software development to the field of information gathering,
filtering and analysis. Open Source Intelligence emerges from a
"Do-It-Yourself" ethic that combines the publishing culture of grassroots
media with the transparency of the free software movement. The GNU/Linux
operating system is the most famous example of the way Open Source
Intelligence has influenced software development.
The Internet's social movement, free and open source software, opens up
the development process to the entire group and erodes distinctions
between "author" and "user" by allowing everyone to contribute their
specific knowledge to processes. The Open Source movement is quite
heterogeneous, but a few principles characterize virtually all Open Source
projects:
- - the distinction between user and producer is eliminated;
- - hierarchies within the project teams are flat;
- - learning is collaborative;
- - the highest possible degree of transparency is obtained;
- - many-to-many is the basic communication pattern;
- - there is a fluid organization of a large number of participants
around a stable core of maintainers.
As an example see http://slash.openflows.org
Current Openflows Projects
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Understanding the Network Society
http://news.openflows.org
The focus of this project is on social practices enabled through
new technologies. News.openflows tracks and dissects events at the
intersection of technology, politics, and new social and cultural practices.
No Logo
http://www.nologo.org
Naomi Klein's book, No Logo, an international bestseller, articulates the
currents and enthusiasm of the anti-globalization movement around the
world. Nologo.org offers a platform to extend the research and analysis of
the book by inviting readers to contribute with their knowledge to the
ongoing monitoring corporate expansion and search for counter strategies.
Openflows has created the site for Ms. Klein, and our staff continues to
facilitate and organize its development with a team of volunteers from
around the world.
The Architecture of Intelligence
http://architecture.openflows.org
Derrick de Kerckhove, Director of the McLuhan Program at the University of
Toronto, argues in his forthcoming book that new organizational principles
are needed to integrate the three main spatial environments in which we
live, in and with, today: mind, world and networks. This site "opensources"
the central ideas and chapters of the book for discussion and further
development.
Counterspin
http://www.counterspin.tv
Counterspin, the political debate show on CBC Newsworld, was looking for a
way to extend their discussion beyond the format of television broadcast,
with its limitations in time and number of participants. We built them a
platform, based on the slashcode, to do this.
Other projects Openflows contributes expertise to:
AWID
http://www.awid.org
The Association for Women's Rights in Development
rabble.ca
http://www.rabble.ca
A new on-line Magazine
Play Records
http://www.playrecords.net
An Independent Music Label
Privacy Lecture Series
http://privacy.openflows.org
Public lecture series on privacy and new technology, held in Toronto.
Jobs @ Openflows:
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Programmer for Open source software needed.
Are you interested in open source software? Or even yet, do you think
software should be free? We're currently looking for database (MySQL and
Postgresql) and web (Perl, PHP, Python) programmers to help us help our
clients and associates. If your heart is with free software, and yet you're
still interested in getting paid for your work, send your resume to
info@openflows.org.
Contact information
- --++---------------------------------
Openflows Networks Ltd.
P.O. Box 108 Station P
Toronto Ont. M5S 2S8
Canada
phone: 416-531-4616
Email: info@openflows.org
http://www.openflows,org
Felix Stalder, <felix@openflows.org>
Jesse Hirsh, <jesse@openflows.org>
To subsribe or unsubscribe from an openflows.org email list please visit
the website http://lists.openflows.org
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Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 10:44:14 +0200
From: Andreas Broeckmann <abroeck@transmediale.de>
Subject: zgodlocator (Weiser/Bleckmann) im Podewil Berlin
zgodlocator (Interaktive Computerinstallation)
Herwig Weiser/Albert Bleckmann (A/D)
3.-14.10.2001, tgl. 14.00-20.00
Eroeffnung: Dienstag, 2.10.2001, 18 Uhr
sounds im Klub: Tim Elzer & guests
Podewil, Klosterstr.68-70, Berlin-Mitte
www.podewil.de
in Kooperation mit Kunstherbst Berlin
Eintritt frei
Eine ironische Schoepfung, diesseits und jenseits von Computer-Hardware.
Granulate aus dem Recycling von Festplatten, Prozessoren, Monitoren, usw.,
bilden eine technoide Landschaft, die sich wie ein trockener Urschlamm in
einem Brunnen ausbreitet. Elektromagneten unter dem Hardware-Sand werden
von den Besuchern ueber Bedienungsinstrumente angesteuert und erzeugen
bizarre, beinah lebendig erscheinende, vibrierende Formen und
Bewegungsmuster. Kontaktmikrophone uebersetzen diese Bewegungen in
eindringliche Klaenge, die den Raum zum Schwingen bringen.
zgodlocator ist eine medienkuenstlerische Arbeit, die den Computer sowohl
als Steuerungsinstrument als auch als Rohmaterial einsetzt. Die Interaktion
des Besuchers greift dem Hype um die neueste Hardware, den neuesten
Prozessor, weit voraus - in eine utopische Vorzeit des Materials.
Weiser und Bleckmann gewannen im Februar 2001 mit 'zgodlocator' den ersten
Preis im Wettbewerb der transmediale.01, Kategorie Interactive, und eine
Ehrenwerte Erwaehnung bei der ars electronica 2001.
[www.phosphen.org/zgodlocator]
Herwig Weiser
Geboren 1969 in Innsbruck. Er studierte an der Gerrit Rietveld Akademie,
Amsterdam und an der Kunsthochschule fuer Medien Koeln. Er beteiligte sich
an verschiedenen Ausstellungen, wie etwa DEAF98 - the Art of the Accident,
V2_ Rotterdam, "...wie man sieht", Museum Ludwig, Koeln (2000), und ars
electronica, Linz/A (September 2001). Seine Videoarbeiten waren u.a. zu
sehen bei: 45. Internationale Kurzfilmtage, Oberhausen; update 2.0, ZKM
Karlsruhe; International Festival of New Cinema and New Media, Montreal,
Canada.
*************************************
Vorschau: transmediale Salon, 16.10.2001: Lev Manovich
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Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 21:34:26 +1000
From: "geert lovink" <geert@xs4all.nl>
Subject: call to update the medialounge database
From: "Cathy Brickwood" <cathy@virtueelplatform.nl
The Medialounge is an online database representing a network of cultural new
media institutes, individuals and organisations.
The current version was developed and designed by the Waag Society for Old
and New Media, and is a low end, more accessible version of the Hybrid Media
Lounge set up in early 1999.
The database is linked to the new ECB (European Cultural Backbone)
website (www.e-c-b.net). The European Cultural Backbone was set up in
1999 as a coalition of institutions and individuals who work in the
field of new technologies and who creatively use and develop
participatory media for social change. Its membership reflects the
geographical, social and cultural diversity of Europe, including
non-EU-Member States and partners in other continents.
*Many of you may have already joined the Medialounge, but may need to
update your info.
*We'd like the medialounge to be as comprehensive and diverse as
possible so please pass this message on to new initiatives.
To join the medialounge go to www.medialounge.net
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Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 08:14:42 -0400
From: "R. A. Hettinga" <rah@shipwright.com>
Subject: Call for Presentations: CodeCon 2002
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Status: U
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 21:44:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bram Cohen <bram@gawth.com>
To: decentralization@yahoogroups.com,
Crypto List <cryptography@wasabisystems.com>, p2p-hackers@zgp.org,
People who supposedly write code <coderpunks@toad.com>,
cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com
Subject: Call for Presentations: CodeCon 2002
Sender: owner-coderpunks@toad.com
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS: CODECON 2002
http://www.codecon.org/
Please forward wherever applicable.
CodeCon 2002, scheduled for February 15, 16, and 17 in San Francisco,
California, is the premier event in 2002 for the P2P, cypherpunk, and
network/security application developer community. It is a workshop for
developers of real-world applications that support individual liberties.
During the first two days, our policy is "bring your own code"; while
those not demonstrating software are welcome to attend, the focus is
primarily on developer discussion. The final day of the workshop is
intended to be more inclusive, consisting of public and press
demonstrations, interviews, panels and a public session allowing a larger
number of presenters to demonstrate their projects in a more informal
setting. All presentations must be accompanied by functional applications,
ideally open source. Presenters must be one of the active developers of
the code in question.
CodeCon strongly encourages presenters from non-commercial and academic
backgrounds to attend for the purposes of collaboration and the sharing of
knowledge by providing free registration to workshop presenters and
highly-discounted registration to full-time students. Public session
presenters and approved members of the press will receive free
registration for the public session on Sunday.
IMPORTANT DATES
Submissions open: 1 October 2001
Final submission deadline: 1 January 2002
Final notification of acceptance: 15 January 2002
Conference begins: 15 February 2002
Public session and public demonstrations: 17 February 2002
Post-conference web-based proceedings: 15 March 2002
SUGGESTED TOPICS
The focus of CodeCon is on running applications which:
* use one or more of: cryptography, steganography, distributed
network architectures, peer to peer communications, anonymity
or pseudonymity
* enhance individual power and liberty
* can be discussed freely, either by virtue of being open source or
having a published protocol, and preferably free of intellectual
property restrictions
* are generally useful, either directly to a large number of users, or
as an example of technology applicable to a larger audience
Examples of excellent presentations include Mixmaster remailers and
extensions, OpenNap, Swarmcast, Mojo Nation, Magic Money, and OpenPGP
applications. Novelty in technical approaches, security assumptions, and
end-user functionality are excellent properties.
Presentations about basic technologies, such as a new cipher or hash,
non-interesting vulnerabilities in existing applications, or discussions
of unimplemented protocols are better suited for other conferences. The
guidelines for the CodeCon public session on Sunday are less stringent
than the main workshop; presentations which are more tangential to
CodeCon's focus may be accepted.
FORMAT OF PRESENTATIONS (main workshop)
Paper and Q&A
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For those most comfortable with a traditional conference format, we will
accept papers up to 25 pages. We encourage HTML or plain ASCII
submissions, but can accept PostScript, PDF, or LaTeX. We will distribute
papers in advance of the conference, and will provide 30 or 60 minutes for
discussion and Q&A, at the presenter's discretion. In exceptional cases,
we will accept anonymous papers and conduct either a non-directed
discussion or a Q&A session directed by proxy. All papers should be
accompanied by source code or an application. When possible, we would
prefer that the application be available for interactive use during the
workshop, either on a presenter-provided demonstration machine or one of
the conference kiosks. Additionally, during the paper presentation, some
use of this demo must be made; it may be relatively brief, but a
demonstration of the running application is essential.
Interactive demo
- ----------------
In addition to the traditional conference paper format, we encourage
highly interactive presentations. Throughout the event, we will have
several kiosks and local servers available for demonstration purposes. We
also strongly encourage presenters to bring their own hardware.
Application demos can be up to 20 minutes, followed by a period of up to
40 minutes for Q&A, which can include demonstration of additional features
of the application not covered in the main presentation. If desired by the
presenter, we can distribute URLs of applications several days before the
workshop to allow attendees to familiarize themselves with the basics of
applications prior to the workshop sessions.
Panel
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In areas where multiple projects fall roughly in the same domain, the most
efficient presentation may be a panel with one or more developers from
each team. These developers may then individually demonstrate their
applications, followed by discussion among the panel and Q&A with the
other attendees as to differences in design goals, implementation, and
other aspects of the systems. If we receive multiple submissions from
related projects for papers or demos, we may suggest to the presenters
that they combine into a panel. Additionally, presenters are free to
submit jointly as a pre-selected panel.
There is some flexibility in requirements and formats for presentations;
please enquire if you would like to use an alternate form.
FORMAT OF PRESENTATIONS (public session)
On the afternoon of Sunday 17 February, we will set aside a substantial
amount of time for 5 minute-or-less project public session presentations.
Other events on this day, including panels and main presentations, will be
targeted at members of the press and public, so brief presentations on
Sunday will reach a wide audience. Presenters from the first two days who
wish to make an additional public session presentation may do so.
SUBMISSION DETAILS
Presentations must be performed by one of the active developers on the
project. That's the rule -- no code, no mike. Multiple people may be
involved in a presentation. You do get in free if you're part of a
presentation even if you don't speak during it, so creativity (within
reason) is encouraged.
The workshop language is English, for both presentations and papers.
Ideally, demonstrations should be usable by attendees with 802.11b
connected devices either via a web interface, or locally on Windows,
UNIX-like, or MacOS platforms. Cross-platform applications are most
desirable.
Our venue may be 21+. If you are submitting and are under 21, please
advise the program committee; we may consider alternate venues for one or
more days of the event. If you have a specific day on which you would
prefer to present, please advise us.
Main workshop submissions should include in the plain-text body of email
to submissions@codecon.org the following information:
- Name of presenter
- Name of others involved in project attending conference
- Title of presentation
- Brief summary of topic
- URL or attachment of example code
(must be received by the final submission deadline)
- Brief project history
- Brief summary of demo, or abstract of paper
- Any other details considered relevant
Public session submissions should include in the plain-text body of email
to submissions@codecon.org the following information:
- Name of presenter
- Title of presentation
- Brief summary of topic
- URL or attachment with example code
- Any other details
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Bram Cohen, BitTorrent
Dan Egnor, ofb.net
Jered Floyd, Permabit
Ian Grigg, Systemics
Ryan Lackey, HavenCo
Don Marti, LinuxJournal
Guido Sanchez, New Hack City
Bill Stewart, AT&T
Brandon Wiley, Freenet
Jamie Zawinski, DNA Lounge
COSTS
Recognizing that many of the developers of the most interesting cypherpunk
applications are unable to afford accommodations and other expenses in San
Francisco, CodeCon will attempt to locate housing and otherwise assist
with issues for presenters on a case-by-case basis. Please contact
codecon-admin@codecon.org if your submission is accepted but you require
assistance to attend.
SPONSORSHIP
If your organization is interested in sponsoring CodeCon, we would love to
hear from you. In particular, we are looking for sponsors for social meals
and parties on any of the three days of the conference, as well as
sponsors of the conference as a whole, prizes or awards for quality
presentations, and assistance with transportation or accommodation for
presenters with limited resources. If you might be interested in
sponsoring any of these aspects, please contact the conference organizers
at codecon-admin@codecon.org.
QUESTIONS
If you have questions about CodeCon, or would like to contact the
organizers, please mail codecon-admin@codecon.org. Please note this
address is only for questions and administrative requests, and not for
workshop presentation submissions.
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R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah@ibuc.com>
The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/>
44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA
"... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity,
[predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to
experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
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Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 16:04:12 -0300
From: Diphusa | digital media & aRT | <diphusa@comum.com>
Subject: meta-surveillance = reversed situation
meta4walls, the first of a series of on-line privacy projects by
Lucas Bambozzi was launched on September 23 at the Videobrasil
International Electronic Art Festival <http://www.videobrasil.org.br>
meta4walls is an experimental web-project simulating a sort of
meta-surveillance on the Net. It uses mechanisms widely used to
collect personal information and other data through forms, cookies
and questionnaires. The scripts generates automatic feedback that
appear in the site among some content of interest [most of it comes
from junk mail].
Inviting the user to visit a range of illicit links or to access
"secret" information in a displaced context, it exposes the fragility
of some systems and suggest to the visitors the feeling of being
observed and having their privacy endangered - as they will
experience their personal data being collected.
meta4walls is part of the 4 WALLS PROJECT, a research on interactive
systems dealing with surveillance, appropriation, subversion,
privacy, power and resistance.
The 4WALLS PROJECT was developed by Lucas Bambozzi during a residency
at the CaiiA-STAR Centre [UK] from 2000 to 2001.
the project is temporarily available at:
http://www.comum.com/diphusa/meta
Internet Explorer and Flash5 needed! [either on macs and pc's]
t h i s i s a b e t a v e r s i o n . c o m m e n t s a
r e w e l c o m e.
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net-art work by lucas bambozzi
programming: limbomedia
www.limbomedia.com
part of the 4 WALLS PROJECT by lucas bambozzi
lucas@caiia-star.net
meta4walls@hotmail.com
diphusa@comum.com
http://comum.com/diphusa
Diphusa | digital media + aRt | is an idea under permanent reconstruction.
UK:
70 Fellows Rd. Flat C
Swiss Cottage
London NW3 3LJ
BR:
Rua Capote Valente, 1457/41
05409-003 - São Paulo - SP
Brazil
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Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 00:26:36 -0400
From: z@apiece.net
Subject: 911--an informal discussion about its impact on art practice now @ parsons center for new design
hello all,
there have been ongoing e-mail dialogues from
various lists--about the impact of 911 on the art practice now-----
some claim the futility , while others state the necessity.
is there a paradigm shift?
we think that it may help to bring those voices together in a physical
locale so that we can involve in a more engaged discussion -- after all
, we cannot but be aware of what has happened.
come and join the discussion, share your views and hear what others have
to say @jihui #
center for new design @ parsons school of design
55 west 13 th st. 9th fl.( between 6th and 5th ave, the new school
building)
new york, ny 10011
friday, september 28th,2001 7pm est.
the event will be live webcast @ http://netart-init.org
very truly
zhang ga
##################################
#ihui (the meeting point)
a self-regulated digital salon, invites all
interested people to send ideas for
discussion/performance/etc, jihui is
where your voice heard and your vision
shared.
jihui is sponsored by Digital Design
Department and Center for New Design @
Parsons School of Design
A project of NETART INITIATIVE
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