Difference between revisions of "Fediverse"
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Post.lurk.jpg|[https://post.lurk.org/ post.lurk.org], "an instance for discussions around cultural freedom, experimental, new media art, net and computational culture."|link=https://post.lurk.org/ | Post.lurk.jpg|[https://post.lurk.org/ post.lurk.org], "an instance for discussions around cultural freedom, experimental, new media art, net and computational culture."|link=https://post.lurk.org/ | ||
Sunbeam.city.png|[https://sunbeam.city/ Sunbeam City], "an anticapitalist, antifascist solarpunk instance that is run collectively."|link=https://sunbeam.city/ | Sunbeam.city.png|[https://sunbeam.city/ Sunbeam City], "an anticapitalist, antifascist solarpunk instance that is run collectively."|link=https://sunbeam.city/ | ||
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+ | Social.coop.png|[https://social.coop/ Social.coop], "the social network of the future: No ads, no corporate surveillance, ethical design, and decentralization."|link=https://social.coop/ | ||
Scholar_Social.png|[https://scholar.social/ Scholar Social], "a microblogging platform for researchers, grad students, librarians, archivists, undergrads, academically inclined high schoolers, educators of all levels, journal editors, research assistants, professors, administrators—anyone involved in academia who is willing to engage with others respectfully."|link=https://scholar.social | Scholar_Social.png|[https://scholar.social/ Scholar Social], "a microblogging platform for researchers, grad students, librarians, archivists, undergrads, academically inclined high schoolers, educators of all levels, journal editors, research assistants, professors, administrators—anyone involved in academia who is willing to engage with others respectfully."|link=https://scholar.social | ||
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Cybrespace.jpg|[https://cybre.space/ c y b r e s p a c e], "social hub of the information superhighway jack in to the mastodon fediverse today and surf the dataflow through our cybrepunk, slightly glitchy web portal."|link=https://cybre.space/ | Cybrespace.jpg|[https://cybre.space/ c y b r e s p a c e], "social hub of the information superhighway jack in to the mastodon fediverse today and surf the dataflow through our cybrepunk, slightly glitchy web portal."|link=https://cybre.space/ | ||
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* https://systerserver.town/ | * https://systerserver.town/ | ||
* [https://twitter.com/artistshacking/status/1518753397012316161 Listing by Artists and Hackers on Twitter] | * [https://twitter.com/artistshacking/status/1518753397012316161 Listing by Artists and Hackers on Twitter] | ||
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+ | Fediposter_Jan_2020.png|''Fed Up!'', chronological diagram of federated social web projects, by [[Lídia Pereira]], Artemis Gryllaki and Bohye Woo, Jan 2020. [https://gitlab.com/lidia_p/fediposter/] [https://post.lurk.org/@lidia_p/103566604203905676] | ||
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+ | * [https://beakerbrowser.com/ Beaker], experimental browser with a p2p protocol, *2016. | ||
+ | * [https://bookwyrm.social/ Bookwyrm], federated platform for reading and reviewing (Activitypub), *2021. [https://joinbookwyrm.com/instances/ Instances]. | ||
+ | * [https://conversations.im/ Conversations], open source XMPP/Jabber client for Android, *2014. | ||
+ | * [https://coopcloud.tech/ Coop Cloud], public interest infrastructure, *2021. | ||
+ | * [https://dat.foundation/ Dat], p2p protocol, a project for distributed data synchronization, *2013. | ||
+ | * [http://diasporafoundation.org/ Diaspora], self-hosted social networking service (Diaspora), *2010. | ||
+ | * [https://distributed.press/ Distributed Press], open source publishing tool for the World Wide Web and DWeb; automates publishing and hosting content to the WWW that it seeds to Hypercore and IPFS, *2021. | ||
+ | * [https://dokie.li/ dokieli], clientside editor for decentralised article publishing, annotations and social interactions, *2015. | ||
+ | * [https://epicyon.net/ Epicyon], federated social network suitable for low power systems. | ||
+ | * [https://friendi.ca/ Friendica], distributed social network (ActivityPub, OStatus, Diaspora), *2010. | ||
+ | * [https://funkwhale.audio/ Funkwhale], decentralised audio platform (ActivityPub), *2019. | ||
+ | * [https://zotlabs.org/page/hubzilla/hubzilla-project Hubzilla], communication platform, formerly RedMatrix (ActivityPub, OStatus, Diaspora, Zot), *2015. [https://medium.com/we-distribute/the-do-everything-system-an-in-depth-review-of-hubzilla-3-0-692204177d4e Review]. | ||
+ | * [https://ipfs.io/ IPFS], protocol and p2p network for storing and sharing data in a distributed file system, *2015. | ||
+ | * [https://joinmastodon.org/ Mastodon], self-hosted social networking service (ActivityPub), *2016. | ||
+ | * [https://misskey.page/ Misskey], decentralized microblogging service (ActivityPub), *2014. | ||
+ | * [https://joinpeertube.org/ PeerTube], federated video platform powered by ActivityPub and WebTorrent, *2018. | ||
+ | * [https://pixelfed.org/ PixelFed], image sharing platform (ActivityPub), *2018. | ||
+ | * [http://pump.io/ Pump.io], general purpose activity streams engine that can be used as a federated social networking protocol, *2013. | ||
+ | * [https://www.scuttlebutt.nz/ Scuttlebutt], decentralised secure gossip platform (gossip protocol), *2018. | ||
+ | * [https://socialhome.network/ Socialhome], federated personal profile with social networking functionality (ActivityPub, Diaspora), *2016. | ||
+ | * [https://inrupt.com/solidApps/solid-app-listing Solid apps] | ||
+ | * [https://writefreely.org/ WriteFreely], open source platform for building a writing space on the web (ActivityPub). | ||
+ | * [https://yacy.net/ YaCy], distributed search engine, *2016. | ||
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+ | ''Protocols'': [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ActivityPub ActivityPub], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OStatus OStatus], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Messaging_and_Presence_Protocol XMPP], [https://solidproject.org/ Solid], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaspora_%28social_network%29 Diaspora], [http://pump.io/ Pump.io], [https://zotlabs.org/help/en/developer/zot_protocol Zot], [https://hypercore-protocol.org/ Hypercore]. | ||
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+ | ''More projects and context'': [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_software_and_protocols_for_distributed_social_networking Wikipedia], [https://fediverse.party/ Fediverse.party]. | ||
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==Resources, art projects== | ==Resources, art projects== | ||
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* [http://redecentralize.github.io/alternative-internet/ Alternative Internet], a collection of networks, tools and devices aiming at decentralisation. | * [http://redecentralize.github.io/alternative-internet/ Alternative Internet], a collection of networks, tools and devices aiming at decentralisation. | ||
* [https://coolguy.website/projects/dat-zine-library/ Dat Zine Library], by Zach Manderville. | * [https://coolguy.website/projects/dat-zine-library/ Dat Zine Library], by Zach Manderville. | ||
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
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− | * [http://www.iscc.cnrs.fr/spip.php?article1912 The Alternative Internet(s) – State of the Art and the Possible Future], workshop, London School of Economics, London, 15-16 Sep 2014. | + | |
+ | *{{a|LSEworkshop}}[http://www.iscc.cnrs.fr/spip.php?article1912 The Alternative Internet(s) – State of the Art and the Possible Future], workshop, London School of Economics, London, 15-16 Sep 2014. Organising committee: Mélanie Dulong de Rosnay (CNRS), Francesca Musiani (Mines ParisTech), Alison Powell (LSE), Panayotis Antoniadis (ETH Zürich). The workshop was followed by a [[#LSEblog|series at the LSE Media Policy blog]] and a special issue at the Journal of Peer Production. | ||
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+ | * GETDecentralized (GETD), Agora Collective, Berlin-Neukölln, 17-19 Sep 2014. Reports: [http://get-d.net/review-of-getdecentralized-at-agora-in-berlin/ Joachim Lohkamp], [http://web.archive.org/web/20150214132143/https://open-steps.org/discussing-the-hottest-topics-of-the-decentralized-web-at-get-d/ Alex Corbi]. | ||
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+ | *{{a|GETD2}}GETDecentralized! (GET-D), The Red Victorian, 1665 Haight St, San Francisco, 31 Mar-2 Apr 2015. "An evening of conversation, celebration and community-building around new ideas in decentralization." Organised by Joachim Lohkamp. Attended by about fifty participants, incl. [https://archive.org/details/getdconference-brewsterkahle Brewster Kahle] from the Internet Archive. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YgOYjOGZuQ Video]. [http://get-d.net/announcing-getd-in-spring-2015/] [https://getdweb.net/origin-story/] | ||
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* [http://redecentralize.org/conference/ Redecentralize Conference - Taking Back the Net], unconference, London, 17-18 Oct 2015. Organised by Irina Bolychevsky, a.o. [https://redecentralize.org/blog/2015/11/09/first-conference-reflections.html Report]. | * [http://redecentralize.org/conference/ Redecentralize Conference - Taking Back the Net], unconference, London, 17-18 Oct 2015. Organised by Irina Bolychevsky, a.o. [https://redecentralize.org/blog/2015/11/09/first-conference-reflections.html Report]. | ||
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* [http://radicalnetworks.org/archives/2015/ Radical Networks] conference, Integrated Digital Media at Magnet NYU, Brooklyn, NY, 24-25 Oct 2015. Organised by Sarah Grant, Erica Kermani, and Amelia Marzec, in partnership with Eyebeam. | * [http://radicalnetworks.org/archives/2015/ Radical Networks] conference, Integrated Digital Media at Magnet NYU, Brooklyn, NY, 24-25 Oct 2015. Organised by Sarah Grant, Erica Kermani, and Amelia Marzec, in partnership with Eyebeam. | ||
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− | * [https://2016.decentralizedweb.net Decentralized Web Summit], Internet Archive, San Francisco, 7-9 Jun 2016. | + | |
+ | * [https://2016.decentralizedweb.net Decentralized Web Summit], Internet Archive, San Francisco, 7-9 Jun 2016. Attended by about 350 participants, incl. 80 participants in the [https://2016.decentralizedweb.net/builders-day/ Builders Day]. Juan Benet demonstrates a fully decentralized web site; Karissa McKelvey presents a browser-based implementation of the DAT protocol. | ||
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* [https://radicalnetworks.org/archives/2016/ Radical Networks] conference, Chem Creative, Brooklyn, NY, 4-6 Nov 2016. Organised by Sarah Grant, Erica Kermani, and Amelia Marzec, in partnership with Eyebeam. Second edition. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/binary_koala/sets/72157674856448192 Exhibition photographs]. | * [https://radicalnetworks.org/archives/2016/ Radical Networks] conference, Chem Creative, Brooklyn, NY, 4-6 Nov 2016. Organised by Sarah Grant, Erica Kermani, and Amelia Marzec, in partnership with Eyebeam. Second edition. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/binary_koala/sets/72157674856448192 Exhibition photographs]. | ||
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− | * [https://2017.ournetworks.ca/ Our Networks], conference, Claude T. Bissell building, Toronto, 14 Jan 2017. First edition. | + | |
+ | * [https://2017.ournetworks.ca/ State of Our Networks 2017], conference, Claude T. Bissell building, Toronto, 14 Jan 2017. First edition. Organised by [https://tomesh.net/ Toronto Mesh]. | ||
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* [http://relearn.be/2017/ Relearn 2017], Poortgebouw, Rotterdam, 29 Aug-2 Sep 2017. [https://networksofonesown.varia.zone/Ruminating-Relearn/index.html Documentation] (2019). [[Relearn|More]]. | * [http://relearn.be/2017/ Relearn 2017], Poortgebouw, Rotterdam, 29 Aug-2 Sep 2017. [https://networksofonesown.varia.zone/Ruminating-Relearn/index.html Documentation] (2019). [[Relearn|More]]. | ||
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* [https://radicalnetworks.org/archives/2017/ Radical Networks] conference, Chem Creative, Brooklyn, NY, 19-22 Oct 2017. Organised by Sarah Grant and Erica Kermani. Third edition. | * [https://radicalnetworks.org/archives/2017/ Radical Networks] conference, Chem Creative, Brooklyn, NY, 19-22 Oct 2017. Organised by Sarah Grant and Erica Kermani. Third edition. | ||
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* [https://peer-to-peer-web.com/los-angeles/2017-12-10 Peer-to-Peer Web / Los Angeles], series of talks, Los Angeles Contemporary Archive, Los Angeles, and New York (viewing party), 10 Dec 2017. | * [https://peer-to-peer-web.com/los-angeles/2017-12-10 Peer-to-Peer Web / Los Angeles], series of talks, Los Angeles Contemporary Archive, Los Angeles, and New York (viewing party), 10 Dec 2017. | ||
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* [https://peer-to-peer-web.com/berlin/2018-02-10 Peer-to-Peer Web / Berlin], series of talks, Trust, Berlin, 10 Feb 2018. | * [https://peer-to-peer-web.com/berlin/2018-02-10 Peer-to-Peer Web / Berlin], series of talks, Trust, Berlin, 10 Feb 2018. | ||
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* [https://peer-to-peer-web.com/los-angeles/2018-04-28 Peer-to-Peer Web / Los Angeles (Edition Two)], series of talks, Folder Studio, Chinatown, Los Angeles, 28 Apr 2018. | * [https://peer-to-peer-web.com/los-angeles/2018-04-28 Peer-to-Peer Web / Los Angeles (Edition Two)], series of talks, Folder Studio, Chinatown, Los Angeles, 28 Apr 2018. | ||
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* [https://peer-to-peer-web.com/berlin/2018-05-05 Peer-to-Peer Web / Berlin], series of talks, Trust, Berlin, 5 May 2018. | * [https://peer-to-peer-web.com/berlin/2018-05-05 Peer-to-Peer Web / Berlin], series of talks, Trust, Berlin, 5 May 2018. | ||
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* [https://peer-to-peer-web.com/nyc Peer-to-Peer Web / NY], series of talks, School for Poetic Computation, New York, 26 May 2018. Presented by New Computer Working Group. [https://newcomputers.group/p2p.html] [https://twitter.com/_callil/status/993897637286903810] | * [https://peer-to-peer-web.com/nyc Peer-to-Peer Web / NY], series of talks, School for Poetic Computation, New York, 26 May 2018. Presented by New Computer Working Group. [https://newcomputers.group/p2p.html] [https://twitter.com/_callil/status/993897637286903810] | ||
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* [https://2018.ournetworks.ca/ Our Networks: State of Our Networks: Beyond DIY: Do It With Others], Mozilla Community Space, Toronto, 13-18 Jul 2018. Second edition. | * [https://2018.ournetworks.ca/ Our Networks: State of Our Networks: Beyond DIY: Do It With Others], Mozilla Community Space, Toronto, 13-18 Jul 2018. Second edition. | ||
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* [https://decentralizedweb.net/ Decentralized Web Summit 2018: Global Visions / Working Code], annual conference, Internet Archive, San Francisco, 31 Jul-2 Aug 2018. Second edition. | * [https://decentralizedweb.net/ Decentralized Web Summit 2018: Global Visions / Working Code], annual conference, Internet Archive, San Francisco, 31 Jul-2 Aug 2018. Second edition. | ||
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* [http://designforthe.net/workshops/lan/ Local Area Network], workshop, InterAccess, Toronto, 24-26 Aug 2018. | * [http://designforthe.net/workshops/lan/ Local Area Network], workshop, InterAccess, Toronto, 24-26 Aug 2018. | ||
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* [https://radicalnetworks.org/archives/2018/ Radical Networks] conference, Spektrum, Berlin, 19-21 Oct 2018. Organised by Sarah Grant and Erica Kermani. Fourth edition. | * [https://radicalnetworks.org/archives/2018/ Radical Networks] conference, Spektrum, Berlin, 19-21 Oct 2018. Organised by Sarah Grant and Erica Kermani. Fourth edition. | ||
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* [https://attending.io/events/redecentralize-party Redecentralize Party], Newspeak House, London, 29 Oct 2018. Organised by Irina Bolychevsky. | * [https://attending.io/events/redecentralize-party Redecentralize Party], Newspeak House, London, 29 Oct 2018. Organised by Irina Bolychevsky. | ||
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* [http://constantvzw.org/site/-Networks-with-an-Attitude-.html Networks with an Attitude], worksession, Antwerp, 7-13 Apr 2019. Developed by [[Constant]] in collaboration with ooooo, [[Varia]] and amongst others Samenschool, City harbour, Wireless Antwerp. | * [http://constantvzw.org/site/-Networks-with-an-Attitude-.html Networks with an Attitude], worksession, Antwerp, 7-13 Apr 2019. Developed by [[Constant]] in collaboration with ooooo, [[Varia]] and amongst others Samenschool, City harbour, Wireless Antwerp. | ||
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* [http://relearn.be/2019/ Relearn 2019], [[Varia]], Rotterdam, 7-9 Jun 2019; Hacktiris, Brussels, 21-22 Jun 2019; La Générale, Paris, 6-8 Sep 2019. [[Relearn|More]]. | * [http://relearn.be/2019/ Relearn 2019], [[Varia]], Rotterdam, 7-9 Jun 2019; Hacktiris, Brussels, 21-22 Jun 2019; La Générale, Paris, 6-8 Sep 2019. [[Relearn|More]]. | ||
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* [https://dwebcamp.org/ DWeb Camp], Pescadaro, CA, 18-21 Jul 2019. [https://reading.supply/post/432f6903-c7cd-4cb0-a894-c09155a8ca8b Interview]. [https://blog.archive.org/2019/07/31/remembering-the-first-dweb-camp-july-2019/ Report]. [https://medium.com/decentralized-web/transforming-ourselves-to-transform-our-networks-f4511a3d7483] | * [https://dwebcamp.org/ DWeb Camp], Pescadaro, CA, 18-21 Jul 2019. [https://reading.supply/post/432f6903-c7cd-4cb0-a894-c09155a8ca8b Interview]. [https://blog.archive.org/2019/07/31/remembering-the-first-dweb-camp-july-2019/ Report]. [https://medium.com/decentralized-web/transforming-ourselves-to-transform-our-networks-f4511a3d7483] | ||
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* [https://2019.ournetworks.ca/ Our Networks: RE: Infrastructures of], Toronto Media Arts Centre, Toronto, 20-22 Sep 2019. Third edition. | * [https://2019.ournetworks.ca/ Our Networks: RE: Infrastructures of], Toronto Media Arts Centre, Toronto, 20-22 Sep 2019. Third edition. | ||
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* [https://radicalnetworks.org/archives/2019/ Radical Networks] conference, Prime Produce, New York, 18-20 Oct 2019. Fifth edition. [https://livestream.com/internetsociety/radnets19 Video]. | * [https://radicalnetworks.org/archives/2019/ Radical Networks] conference, Prime Produce, New York, 18-20 Oct 2019. Fifth edition. [https://livestream.com/internetsociety/radnets19 Video]. | ||
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* [https://2020.transmediale.de/content/exchange-4-deplatformization-and-the-ethics-of-exclusion Deplatformization and the Ethics of Exclusion], symposium session, part of ''transmediale'' festival, Volksbühne - Großes Haus, Berlin, 1 Feb 2020. [https://transmediale.de/content/exchange-4-deplatformization-and-the-ethics-of-exclusion-1 Video]. | * [https://2020.transmediale.de/content/exchange-4-deplatformization-and-the-ethics-of-exclusion Deplatformization and the Ethics of Exclusion], symposium session, part of ''transmediale'' festival, Volksbühne - Großes Haus, Berlin, 1 Feb 2020. [https://transmediale.de/content/exchange-4-deplatformization-and-the-ethics-of-exclusion-1 Video]. | ||
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* [https://events.dat.foundation/2020/ Dat Conference 2020], online, 30-31 Jul 2020. Virtual peer to peer event about local-first tech and meetup space for those interested in the decentralized web. | * [https://events.dat.foundation/2020/ Dat Conference 2020], online, 30-31 Jul 2020. Virtual peer to peer event about local-first tech and meetup space for those interested in the decentralized web. | ||
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* [https://ournetworks.ca/ Our Networks: Growing Our Networks in Uncertain Times<-->Places], online, based out of Toronto, 8-13 Sep 2020. Fourth edition. | * [https://ournetworks.ca/ Our Networks: Growing Our Networks in Uncertain Times<-->Places], online, based out of Toronto, 8-13 Sep 2020. Fourth edition. | ||
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* [http://display.cz/en/events/de-platformization-ethics-and-alternative-social-media De-platform-ization, Ethics and Alternative Social Media], Display, Prague, & online, 25-26 Sep 2020. Symposium and workshop. [https://artycok.tv/en/43863/de-platformizace-etika-a-alternativy-socialnich-medii Video]. | * [http://display.cz/en/events/de-platformization-ethics-and-alternative-social-media De-platform-ization, Ethics and Alternative Social Media], Display, Prague, & online, 25-26 Sep 2020. Symposium and workshop. [https://artycok.tv/en/43863/de-platformizace-etika-a-alternativy-socialnich-medii Video]. | ||
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* [https://thx.zoethical.org/t/thx-2022/222 THX], Ozaraine, Basque country, 10-20 Jul 2022. | * [https://thx.zoethical.org/t/thx-2022/222 THX], Ozaraine, Basque country, 10-20 Jul 2022. | ||
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− | + | * Brewster Kahle, [https://archive.org/details/getdconference-brewsterkahle "Locking the Web Open"], ''Internet Archive'', 1 Apr 2015, 28 min. Video; talk given at the GETDecentralized unconference, San Francisco. | |
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* Robert W. Gehl, [https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305115604338 "The Case for Alternative Social Media"], ''Social Media + Society'' 1:2, Sep 2015. | * Robert W. Gehl, [https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305115604338 "The Case for Alternative Social Media"], ''Social Media + Society'' 1:2, Sep 2015. | ||
− | * hbsc & friends, [https://homebrewserver.club/have-you-considered-the-alternative.html "Have You Considered the Alternative?"], ''HomebrewServer.Club'', 9 Mar 2017. | + | |
+ | * Robert W. Gehl, [http://twentysix.fibreculturejournal.org/fcj-190-building-a-better-twitter-a-study-of-the-twitter-alternatives-gnu-social-quitter-rstat-us-and-twister/ "Building a Better Twitter: A Study of the Twitter Alternatives GNU social, Quitter, rstat.us, and Twister Free to read"], ''Fibreculture Journal'' 26: "Entanglements: Activism and Technology", Open Humanities Press, Dec 2015. | ||
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+ | * hbsc & friends, [https://homebrewserver.club/have-you-considered-the-alternative.html "Have You Considered the Alternative?"], ''HomebrewServer.Club'', 9 Mar 2017. Discusses XMPP federation. | ||
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+ | * Eugen Rochko, [http://web.archive.org/web/20170407041536/https://medium.com/@Gargron/welcome-to-mastodon-111d9227e56a "Welcome to Mastodon"], ''Medium'', 31 Mar 2017. [https://au.pcmag.com/social-media/47343/what-is-mastodon-and-will-it-kill-twitter] | ||
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* Danyl Strype, [https://www.coactivate.org/projects/disintermedia/blog/2017/04/01/a-brief-history-of-the-gnu-social-fediverse-and-the-federation "A Brief History of the GNU Social Fediverse and ‘The Federation’"], ''Disintermedia'', 1 Apr 2017, with updates. | * Danyl Strype, [https://www.coactivate.org/projects/disintermedia/blog/2017/04/01/a-brief-history-of-the-gnu-social-fediverse-and-the-federation "A Brief History of the GNU Social Fediverse and ‘The Federation’"], ''Disintermedia'', 1 Apr 2017, with updates. | ||
− | * Darius Kazemi, [https://runyourown.social/ "Run your own social: How to run a small social network site for your friends"], 8 Jul 2019. | + | |
+ | * [https://networksofonesown.constantvzw.org/etherbox/manual.html ''Networks of Ones Own'' 1: "Etherbox"], eds. Michael Murtaugh, An Mertens, Roel Roscam Abbing, and Femke Snelting, Brussels: Constant, Sep 2018. Collaboration between [[Constant]], [[Relearn]], [[Varia]] and [[XPUB]]. | ||
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+ | * Darius Kazemi, [https://runyourown.social/ "Run your own social: How to run a small social network site for your friends"], 8 Jul 2019, with updates. | ||
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* [https://ilu.servus.at/category/13-fed-up.html ''Pervasive Labour Union'' 13: "Fed Up!"], ed. Lídia Pereira, Rotterdam, Sep 2019, [30] pp, [[Media:Pervasive Labour Union 13 Fed Up 2019.pdf|PDF]]. | * [https://ilu.servus.at/category/13-fed-up.html ''Pervasive Labour Union'' 13: "Fed Up!"], ed. Lídia Pereira, Rotterdam, Sep 2019, [30] pp, [[Media:Pervasive Labour Union 13 Fed Up 2019.pdf|PDF]]. | ||
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* [https://networksofonesown.varia.zone/ ''Networks of Ones Own'' 2: "Three Takes on Taking Care"], Rotterdam: Varia, Oct 2019, [[Media:Networks of Ones Own 2 Three Takes on Taking Care 2019.pdf|PDF]]. | * [https://networksofonesown.varia.zone/ ''Networks of Ones Own'' 2: "Three Takes on Taking Care"], Rotterdam: Varia, Oct 2019, [[Media:Networks of Ones Own 2 Three Takes on Taking Care 2019.pdf|PDF]]. | ||
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* ''[https://www.netcommons.eu/?q=telecommunications-reclaimed Telecommunications Reclaimed: A Hands-On Guide to Networking Communities]'', eds. Mélanie Dulong de Rosnay and Félix Tréguer, Internet Society, Dec 2019, 255 pp, [[Media:Telecommunications Reclaimed A Hands-On Guide to Networking Communities 2019.pdf|PDF]]. [https://twitter.com/netCommonsEU/status/1207557247284514816] | * ''[https://www.netcommons.eu/?q=telecommunications-reclaimed Telecommunications Reclaimed: A Hands-On Guide to Networking Communities]'', eds. Mélanie Dulong de Rosnay and Félix Tréguer, Internet Society, Dec 2019, 255 pp, [[Media:Telecommunications Reclaimed A Hands-On Guide to Networking Communities 2019.pdf|PDF]]. [https://twitter.com/netCommonsEU/status/1207557247284514816] | ||
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* Aymeric Mansoux, Roel Roscam Abbing, [[Media:Mansoux Aymeric Abbing Roel Roscam 2020 Seven Theses on the Fediverse and the Becoming of FLOSS.pdf|"Seven Theses on the Fediverse and the Becoming of FLOSS"]], in ''[https://monoskop.org/log/?p=21963 The Eternal Network: The Ends and Becomings of Network Culture]'', eds. Kristoffer Gansing and Inga Luchs, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, and Berlin: transmediale e.V., Feb 2020, pp 124-140, [https://transmediale.de/content/seven-theses-on-the-fediverse-and-the-becoming-of-floss HTML]. | * Aymeric Mansoux, Roel Roscam Abbing, [[Media:Mansoux Aymeric Abbing Roel Roscam 2020 Seven Theses on the Fediverse and the Becoming of FLOSS.pdf|"Seven Theses on the Fediverse and the Becoming of FLOSS"]], in ''[https://monoskop.org/log/?p=21963 The Eternal Network: The Ends and Becomings of Network Culture]'', eds. Kristoffer Gansing and Inga Luchs, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, and Berlin: transmediale e.V., Feb 2020, pp 124-140, [https://transmediale.de/content/seven-theses-on-the-fediverse-and-the-becoming-of-floss HTML]. | ||
** [https://monoskop.org/images/6/6c/Gansing_Kristoffer_Luchs_Inga_Hg_The_Eternal_Network_Vom_Enden_und_Werden_der_Netzkultur_2020.pdf#page=137 "Sieben Thesen zum Fediverse und zur Weiterentwicklung von FLOSS"], in ''[https://monoskop.org/log/?p=21963 The Eternal Network. Vom Enden und Werden der Netzkultur]'', eds. Kristoffer Gansing and Inga Luchs, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, and Berlin: transmediale e.V., 2020, pp 136-154. {{de}} | ** [https://monoskop.org/images/6/6c/Gansing_Kristoffer_Luchs_Inga_Hg_The_Eternal_Network_Vom_Enden_und_Werden_der_Netzkultur_2020.pdf#page=137 "Sieben Thesen zum Fediverse und zur Weiterentwicklung von FLOSS"], in ''[https://monoskop.org/log/?p=21963 The Eternal Network. Vom Enden und Werden der Netzkultur]'', eds. Kristoffer Gansing and Inga Luchs, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, and Berlin: transmediale e.V., 2020, pp 136-154. {{de}} | ||
** [https://framablog.org/2021/01/26/le-fediverse-et-lavenir-des-reseaux-decentralises/ "Sept Thèses sur le Fédiverse et le devenir du logiciel libre"], trans. Framalang, ''Framablog'', 26 Jan 2021. {{fr}} | ** [https://framablog.org/2021/01/26/le-fediverse-et-lavenir-des-reseaux-decentralises/ "Sept Thèses sur le Fédiverse et le devenir du logiciel libre"], trans. Framalang, ''Framablog'', 26 Jan 2021. {{fr}} | ||
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* Mai Ishikawa Sutton, John Conor Ryan, et al., [https://docs.google.com/document/d/16NtoS_bSC4qV9cJ6ECFPTY66Qy3jSXWFbUuQDrU-IvQ/edit "DWeb Principles" (draft)], Mar 2020ff. | * Mai Ishikawa Sutton, John Conor Ryan, et al., [https://docs.google.com/document/d/16NtoS_bSC4qV9cJ6ECFPTY66Qy3jSXWFbUuQDrU-IvQ/edit "DWeb Principles" (draft)], Mar 2020ff. | ||
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* Evgeny Ponomarev, [https://medium.com/fluence-network/decentralized-web-developer-report-2020-5b41a8d86789 "Decentralized Web Developer Report 2020"], ''Fluence Labs'', 8 Jun 2020. [https://twitter.com/fluence_project/status/1270273001003593728] | * Evgeny Ponomarev, [https://medium.com/fluence-network/decentralized-web-developer-report-2020-5b41a8d86789 "Decentralized Web Developer Report 2020"], ''Fluence Labs'', 8 Jun 2020. [https://twitter.com/fluence_project/status/1270273001003593728] | ||
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* Eileen Wagner, Karissa McKelvey, Kelsie Nabben, ''[https://decentpatterns.xyz/report/ Decentralization Off The Shelf: 7 Maxims]'', 2020, 32 pp. Research report. [https://twitter.com/internetarchive/status/1275158505125601281] | * Eileen Wagner, Karissa McKelvey, Kelsie Nabben, ''[https://decentpatterns.xyz/report/ Decentralization Off The Shelf: 7 Maxims]'', 2020, 32 pp. Research report. [https://twitter.com/internetarchive/status/1275158505125601281] | ||
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* ''[https://compost.digital/ Compost]'', eds. Mai Sutton et al., since Mar 2021. Magazine about the digital commons. | * ''[https://compost.digital/ Compost]'', eds. Mai Sutton et al., since Mar 2021. Magazine about the digital commons. | ||
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Revision as of 16:06, 11 May 2022
A resource on Fediverse, federated networks, mesh networks, distributed web, alternative internet, alternative social media, decentralisation.
Mastodon instances
post.lurk.org, "an instance for discussions around cultural freedom, experimental, new media art, net and computational culture."
Sunbeam City, "an anticapitalist, antifascist solarpunk instance that is run collectively."
Social.coop, "the social network of the future: No ads, no corporate surveillance, ethical design, and decentralization."
Scholar Social, "a microblogging platform for researchers, grad students, librarians, archivists, undergrads, academically inclined high schoolers, educators of all levels, journal editors, research assistants, professors, administrators—anyone involved in academia who is willing to engage with others respectfully."
c y b r e s p a c e, "social hub of the information superhighway jack in to the mastodon fediverse today and surf the dataflow through our cybrepunk, slightly glitchy web portal."
Hackers.town, "a bunch of technomancers in the fediverse. This arcology is for all who wash up upon it's digital shore."
Game Making Social, a "well-moderated, cosy, friendly place to talk and share stuff about amateur videogame making, and everything surrounding that."
Free Radical, "infosec and privacy and technology and leftward politics and cats and dogs."
Merveilles.town. "Revel in the marvels of the universe. We are a collective of forward-thinking individuals who strive to better ourselves and our surroundings through constant creation. We express ourselves through music, art, games, and writing. We also put great value in play."
tilde.town, "a community that exists on a linux server"
mastodon.social, "server run by the main developers of the project Mastodon. It is not focused on any particular niche interest."
- more
- https://framapiaf.org/about/
- https://chaos.social/
- https://systerserver.town/
- Listing by Artists and Hackers on Twitter
Software projects
Fed Up!, chronological diagram of federated social web projects, by Lídia Pereira, Artemis Gryllaki and Bohye Woo, Jan 2020. [1] [2]
- Beaker, experimental browser with a p2p protocol, *2016.
- Bookwyrm, federated platform for reading and reviewing (Activitypub), *2021. Instances.
- Conversations, open source XMPP/Jabber client for Android, *2014.
- Coop Cloud, public interest infrastructure, *2021.
- Dat, p2p protocol, a project for distributed data synchronization, *2013.
- Diaspora, self-hosted social networking service (Diaspora), *2010.
- Distributed Press, open source publishing tool for the World Wide Web and DWeb; automates publishing and hosting content to the WWW that it seeds to Hypercore and IPFS, *2021.
- dokieli, clientside editor for decentralised article publishing, annotations and social interactions, *2015.
- Epicyon, federated social network suitable for low power systems.
- Friendica, distributed social network (ActivityPub, OStatus, Diaspora), *2010.
- Funkwhale, decentralised audio platform (ActivityPub), *2019.
- Hubzilla, communication platform, formerly RedMatrix (ActivityPub, OStatus, Diaspora, Zot), *2015. Review.
- IPFS, protocol and p2p network for storing and sharing data in a distributed file system, *2015.
- Mastodon, self-hosted social networking service (ActivityPub), *2016.
- Misskey, decentralized microblogging service (ActivityPub), *2014.
- PeerTube, federated video platform powered by ActivityPub and WebTorrent, *2018.
- PixelFed, image sharing platform (ActivityPub), *2018.
- Pump.io, general purpose activity streams engine that can be used as a federated social networking protocol, *2013.
- Scuttlebutt, decentralised secure gossip platform (gossip protocol), *2018.
- Socialhome, federated personal profile with social networking functionality (ActivityPub, Diaspora), *2016.
- Solid apps
- WriteFreely, open source platform for building a writing space on the web (ActivityPub).
- YaCy, distributed search engine, *2016.
Protocols: ActivityPub, OStatus, XMPP, Solid, Diaspora, Pump.io, Zot, Hypercore.
More projects and context: Wikipedia, Fediverse.party.
Resources, art projects
- Alternative Internet, a collection of networks, tools and devices aiming at decentralisation.
- Dat Zine Library, by Zach Manderville.
- Distributed Web of Care, an art project by Taeyoon Choi.
- Founder Interviews, video interviews with developers of decentralization projects, by Irina Bolychevsky, 2013ff.
- Homebrewserver.club, a monthly gathering in Rotterdam for self-hosted services.
- P2P Forever, humble hub of peer to peer web resources, by Laurel Schwulst. (archived)
- The Federation, gathers statistics about nodes in the fediverse.
- Fediverse Network, gathers statistics of oStatus/ActivityPub fediverse.
Events
- 2014
- The Alternative Internet(s) – State of the Art and the Possible Future, workshop, London School of Economics, London, 15-16 Sep 2014. Organising committee: Mélanie Dulong de Rosnay (CNRS), Francesca Musiani (Mines ParisTech), Alison Powell (LSE), Panayotis Antoniadis (ETH Zürich). The workshop was followed by a series at the LSE Media Policy blog and a special issue at the Journal of Peer Production.
- GETDecentralized (GETD), Agora Collective, Berlin-Neukölln, 17-19 Sep 2014. Reports: Joachim Lohkamp, Alex Corbi.
- 2015
- GETDecentralized! (GET-D), The Red Victorian, 1665 Haight St, San Francisco, 31 Mar-2 Apr 2015. "An evening of conversation, celebration and community-building around new ideas in decentralization." Organised by Joachim Lohkamp. Attended by about fifty participants, incl. Brewster Kahle from the Internet Archive. Video. [3] [4]
- Redecentralize Conference - Taking Back the Net, unconference, London, 17-18 Oct 2015. Organised by Irina Bolychevsky, a.o. Report.
- Radical Networks conference, Integrated Digital Media at Magnet NYU, Brooklyn, NY, 24-25 Oct 2015. Organised by Sarah Grant, Erica Kermani, and Amelia Marzec, in partnership with Eyebeam.
- 2016
- Decentralized Web Summit, Internet Archive, San Francisco, 7-9 Jun 2016. Attended by about 350 participants, incl. 80 participants in the Builders Day. Juan Benet demonstrates a fully decentralized web site; Karissa McKelvey presents a browser-based implementation of the DAT protocol.
- Radical Networks conference, Chem Creative, Brooklyn, NY, 4-6 Nov 2016. Organised by Sarah Grant, Erica Kermani, and Amelia Marzec, in partnership with Eyebeam. Second edition. Exhibition photographs.
- 2017
- State of Our Networks 2017, conference, Claude T. Bissell building, Toronto, 14 Jan 2017. First edition. Organised by Toronto Mesh.
- Relearn 2017, Poortgebouw, Rotterdam, 29 Aug-2 Sep 2017. Documentation (2019). More.
- Radical Networks conference, Chem Creative, Brooklyn, NY, 19-22 Oct 2017. Organised by Sarah Grant and Erica Kermani. Third edition.
- Peer-to-Peer Web / Los Angeles, series of talks, Los Angeles Contemporary Archive, Los Angeles, and New York (viewing party), 10 Dec 2017.
- 2018
- Peer-to-Peer Web / Berlin, series of talks, Trust, Berlin, 10 Feb 2018.
- Peer-to-Peer Web / Los Angeles (Edition Two), series of talks, Folder Studio, Chinatown, Los Angeles, 28 Apr 2018.
- Peer-to-Peer Web / Berlin, series of talks, Trust, Berlin, 5 May 2018.
- Peer-to-Peer Web / NY, series of talks, School for Poetic Computation, New York, 26 May 2018. Presented by New Computer Working Group. [5] [6]
- Our Networks: State of Our Networks: Beyond DIY: Do It With Others, Mozilla Community Space, Toronto, 13-18 Jul 2018. Second edition.
- Decentralized Web Summit 2018: Global Visions / Working Code, annual conference, Internet Archive, San Francisco, 31 Jul-2 Aug 2018. Second edition.
- Local Area Network, workshop, InterAccess, Toronto, 24-26 Aug 2018.
- Radical Networks conference, Spektrum, Berlin, 19-21 Oct 2018. Organised by Sarah Grant and Erica Kermani. Fourth edition.
- Redecentralize Party, Newspeak House, London, 29 Oct 2018. Organised by Irina Bolychevsky.
- 2019
- Networks with an Attitude, worksession, Antwerp, 7-13 Apr 2019. Developed by Constant in collaboration with ooooo, Varia and amongst others Samenschool, City harbour, Wireless Antwerp.
- Relearn 2019, Varia, Rotterdam, 7-9 Jun 2019; Hacktiris, Brussels, 21-22 Jun 2019; La Générale, Paris, 6-8 Sep 2019. More.
- Our Networks: RE: Infrastructures of, Toronto Media Arts Centre, Toronto, 20-22 Sep 2019. Third edition.
- Radical Networks conference, Prime Produce, New York, 18-20 Oct 2019. Fifth edition. Video.
- 2020
- Deplatformization and the Ethics of Exclusion, symposium session, part of transmediale festival, Volksbühne - Großes Haus, Berlin, 1 Feb 2020. Video.
- Dat Conference 2020, online, 30-31 Jul 2020. Virtual peer to peer event about local-first tech and meetup space for those interested in the decentralized web.
- Our Networks: Growing Our Networks in Uncertain Times<-->Places, online, based out of Toronto, 8-13 Sep 2020. Fourth edition.
- De-platform-ization, Ethics and Alternative Social Media, Display, Prague, & online, 25-26 Sep 2020. Symposium and workshop. Video.
- 2022
- THX, Ozaraine, Basque country, 10-20 Jul 2022.
Publications
- Feminist Server Summit, "A Feminist Server Manifesto 0.01", 29 May 2014.
- Relearn, "A Feminist Net/work How-to", in Portable Relearn Archive, Jul 2014. Material from the 2014 edition of Relearn, held at Variable, a collectively run F/LOSS Arts Lab in Brussels.
- Mélanie Dulong de Rosnay, et al., "Alternative Internet(s)", series of blog posts, Media@LSE, London: London School of Economics, Nov 2014-Jan 2015 ff. Sparked by the 2014 workshop.
- Brewster Kahle, "Lock the Web Open", 11 Feb 2015. Talk at the Ford Foundation "NetGain" event.
- Brewster Kahle, "Locking the Web Open", Internet Archive, 1 Apr 2015, 28 min. Video; talk given at the GETDecentralized unconference, San Francisco.
- Robert W. Gehl, "The Case for Alternative Social Media", Social Media + Society 1:2, Sep 2015.
- Robert W. Gehl, "Building a Better Twitter: A Study of the Twitter Alternatives GNU social, Quitter, rstat.us, and Twister Free to read", Fibreculture Journal 26: "Entanglements: Activism and Technology", Open Humanities Press, Dec 2015.
- hbsc & friends, "Have You Considered the Alternative?", HomebrewServer.Club, 9 Mar 2017. Discusses XMPP federation.
- Eugen Rochko, "Welcome to Mastodon", Medium, 31 Mar 2017. [8]
- Danyl Strype, "A Brief History of the GNU Social Fediverse and ‘The Federation’", Disintermedia, 1 Apr 2017, with updates.
- Networks of Ones Own 1: "Etherbox", eds. Michael Murtaugh, An Mertens, Roel Roscam Abbing, and Femke Snelting, Brussels: Constant, Sep 2018. Collaboration between Constant, Relearn, Varia and XPUB.
- Darius Kazemi, "Run your own social: How to run a small social network site for your friends", 8 Jul 2019, with updates.
- Pervasive Labour Union 13: "Fed Up!", ed. Lídia Pereira, Rotterdam, Sep 2019, [30] pp, PDF.
- Networks of Ones Own 2: "Three Takes on Taking Care", Rotterdam: Varia, Oct 2019, PDF.
- Telecommunications Reclaimed: A Hands-On Guide to Networking Communities, eds. Mélanie Dulong de Rosnay and Félix Tréguer, Internet Society, Dec 2019, 255 pp, PDF. [9]
- Aymeric Mansoux, Roel Roscam Abbing, "Seven Theses on the Fediverse and the Becoming of FLOSS", in The Eternal Network: The Ends and Becomings of Network Culture, eds. Kristoffer Gansing and Inga Luchs, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, and Berlin: transmediale e.V., Feb 2020, pp 124-140, HTML.
- "Sieben Thesen zum Fediverse und zur Weiterentwicklung von FLOSS", in The Eternal Network. Vom Enden und Werden der Netzkultur, eds. Kristoffer Gansing and Inga Luchs, Amsterdam: Institute of Network Cultures, and Berlin: transmediale e.V., 2020, pp 136-154. (German)
- "Sept Thèses sur le Fédiverse et le devenir du logiciel libre", trans. Framalang, Framablog, 26 Jan 2021. (French)
- Mai Ishikawa Sutton, John Conor Ryan, et al., "DWeb Principles" (draft), Mar 2020ff.
- Evgeny Ponomarev, "Decentralized Web Developer Report 2020", Fluence Labs, 8 Jun 2020. [10]
- Eileen Wagner, Karissa McKelvey, Kelsie Nabben, Decentralization Off The Shelf: 7 Maxims, 2020, 32 pp. Research report. [11]
- Compost, eds. Mai Sutton et al., since Mar 2021. Magazine about the digital commons.
See also
Internet activism, Free software