[FM Discuss] spam me beebeee....open web announcement

[helen varley jamieson]

congratulations, it looks really great! :)

On 28/01/11 4:34 PM, adam hyde wrote:
> please help me send this out as far and wide as possible!
>
>
> An Open Web
> http://openweb.flossmanuals.net
>
>
> The Web was meant to be Everything. As the Internet as a whole assumes
> an increasingly commanding role as the technology of global commerce and
> communication, the World Wide Web from its very inception was designed
> to be a free and open medium through which human knowledge is created,
> accessed and exchanged. But, that Web is in danger of coming to a close.
> This book shows what is happening and how you can play an important role
> in keeping the web open.
>
> An Open Web was written in 5 days by 6 collaborators. Zero to book in 5
> days. It was an intensive process and loads of fun. The collaborators
> met 9am Monday with no more text written than the title and 5 days later
> published the book. This process is known as a 'Book Sprint' is an
> intensive and innovative methodology for the rapid development of books
> saw five people locked in a room in Berlin’s CHB for five days to
> produce a book with the sole guiding meme being the title – An Open Web.
> They had to create the concept, write the book, and output it to print
> in 5 days.
>
> An Open Web was written by Alejandra Perez Nuñez (Chile), Christopher
> Adams (USA), Bassel Safadi (Syria), Mick Fuzz (UK), Jon Phillips (USA),
> and Michelle Thorne (DE) with Sprint Facilitation by Adam Hyde (NZ).
>
> The process opened up a new and networked discussion focusing on a new
> vocabulary about the Open Web. As the transmediale.11 publication the
> Book Sprint was based on an idea by Adam Hyde and Stephen Kovats to
> enact the festivals investigation of this theme.
>
> This web is not only about the Open Web but it was made by the Open Web.
> Open Web publishing at its best - written in 100% free software and open
> for anyone to contribute - including YOU. You can improve the book and
> and keep it alive! All contributions are welcome!
> http://booki.flossmanuals.net
>
> You can also read the book online, download the free EPUB (for mobile
> devices and ereaders) and buy the beautiful paper book. All available
> from :
> http://openweb.flossmanuals.net
>
>
> The Book Sprint crew would like to acknowledge and deeply thank Stephen
> Kovats without which this sprint would not have happened. Also many
> thanks to :
> The CHB, Aleksandar Erkalovic, Barry Threw, and Mike Linksvayer.
>
>
> An Open Web available NOW : http://openweb.flossmanuals.net
>
>
> For Information about the Free Software platform this book was written
> with please see:
> http://blog.booki.cc
>
>
> The Book Sprint was held in Berlin January 17-21 2011, sponsored by
> Transmediale and FLOSS Manuals and the CHB.
> http://transmediale.de
> http://www.hungaricum.de
> http://www.flossmanuals.net
>
> all enquiries to:
> Adam Hyde adam at flossmanuals.net
>
>
>
>


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