[FM Discuss] circumvention sprint

[Andrew Thornton]

 ** I think that it's a good book as it is not [to be?] edited. **

I meant that it will be a good book once edits are put in!

Andrew

On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Andrew Thornton <secretelf77 at gmail.com>wrote:

> I'm not sure what the scope of the circumvention book is; I got the tacit
> impression that it is a generic book rather than one that deals with
> specific instances such as repressive regimes. This is a huge topic. You
> could write 200 books on circumvention quite easily. I think that some
> discipline of scope is needed.
>
> I have never worked on one of these books before. Do I do anything in this
> "sprint" phase? What is a sprint? I have made as many suggested edits to the
> book as I'm satisfied with. I think that it's a good book as it is not [to
> be?] edited.
>
> Maybe in the future a second book might be called for along the lines of
> dealing with the kinds of situations that people face in places like Libya
> and Egypt. Applied circumvention? Advanced circumvention?
>
> Andrew Thornton
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> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 6:59 AM, Edward Cherlin <echerlin at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 14:15, adam hyde <adam at flossmanuals.net> wrote:
>> > hi,
>> >
>> > in a house with 8 circumvention people updating the how to by pass
>> > internet censorship book. i think its going to be an *excellent*
>> > update...
>>
>> Why didn't I hear about this before? I'll be working online.
>>
>> > release day is friday 1800 (CET)
>>
>> What's the plan? What needs updating? Are we going to talk about what
>> has happened in Iran and the Arabic-speaking countries?
>>
>> Can we talk about what to do when the entire national Internet is shut
>> down? Some Libyans were using satellite and international dial-up
>> connections, but now the mobile phone system is down, and many
>> landlines, too. This can't last, of course.
>>
>> Countries that have tried shutting down their Internet:
>> Nepal (King overthrown.)
>> India in Jammu and Kashmir (restored after six months.)
>> Egypt (Mubarak out.)
>> Libya (We'll see.)
>>
>> Countries that have refused to allow Internet:
>> China (gradually opened up but censored heavily)
>> Burma (gradually opened up but censored heavily)
>> North Korea (Army and Party only)
>>
>> Sub-Saharan Africa is still in the process of getting its first or
>> second fiber optic cable installed and connected, and deploying
>> services or bringing prices down.
>>
>> > adam
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