[FM Discuss] PRESS RELEASE : An Open Web

[adam]

tres rockn! :)


On Mon, 2011-01-31 at 15:34 +1100, Lachlan Musicman wrote:
> Added it to the BoingBoing Submittterator, you should all "vote" for the entry:
> 
> http://boingboing.net/submit/2011/01/the-web-was-meant-to-be-everything.html
> 
> cheers
> L.
> 
> On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 04:31, adam hyde <adam at flossmanuals.net> wrote:
> > below is a much better release. please pass it around.
> >
> >
> > PRESS RELEASE
> >
> > An Open Web Book Launched at Transmediale 2011
> >
> > January 28, 2011 - Berlin – Today the book, An Open Web, is released
> > for download and sale on the Web. Written in 5 days by 6
> > collaborators, An Open Web book sprint lead and Flossmanuals founder
> > Adam Hyde said, “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.”
> >
> > The authors summarize the book:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > The process for making the book is known as a 'Book Sprint.' It is an
> > intensive and innovative methodology for the rapid development of
> > books.  It took five people and locked them in a room in Berlin’s CHB
> > for five days with the goal to produce a book with the sole guiding
> > meme being the title – An Open Web. The authors had to create the
> > concept, write the book, and output it to print in 5 days.
> >
> > An Open Web is written by Alejandra Perez Nuñez (Chile), Christopher
> > Adams (Fabricatorz), Bassel Safadi (Fabricatorz), Mick Fuzz (UK), Jon
> > Phillips (Fabricatorz), and Michelle Thorne (DE) with Sprint
> > Facilitation by Adam Hyde (NZ).  Several others collaborated from the
> > Web including Aleksandar Erkalovic, Barry Threw, and Mike Linksvayer.
> > 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 is based on an idea by Adam Hyde and Stephen Kovats to
> > write a book about the festival's theme.
> >
> > The concept of web in the book is not only about the Open Web but it
> > is made by the Open Web. The authors state that this book is “Open Web
> > publishing at its best - written in 100% free software and open for
> > anyone to contribute.” The authors invite anyone to improve the book
> > and make future revisions freely.
> >
> > An Open Web available NOW: http://openweb.flossmanuals.net.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > vote for booki in the Open Web Awards!
> >
> > Booki (the latest FM project - http://www.booki.cc - a collaborative
> > publishing platform) is in the final of the Open Web Awards.
> > Great! We are 1 of 3 projects. If we win we get 5000 which we will use
> > to do a code sprint on a tropical island somewhere ;)
> >
> > please please please register :
> > http://www.drumbeat.org/user/register
> >
> > and vote for us by visiting this page and clicking on the 'vote' link (top right):
> > http://www.drumbeat.org/project/open-web-publishing
> >
> > and pass this around!!!! :)
> >
> > Adam Hyde
> > Founder FLOSS Manuals &
> > Booki Project Manager
> >
> > Contact Information
> > German mobile : + 49 177 4935122
> > Email : adam at flossmanuals.net
> > irc : irc.freenode.net #flossmanuals
> >
> >
> > "Free manuals for free software"
> > http://www.flossmanuals.net/about
> >
> > Free Software for making Free Books
> > http://www.booki.cc/
> >
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