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| − | The USSF is committed to using high-tech and low-tech tools that help us communicate to mass audiences. To advance this, the NPC has adopted ten [http://ict.ussf2010.org/wiki/technology_principles Principles for Developing Technology for the US Social Forum in 2010]. Among our need to build, share, and use popular culture tools such as Facebook, Twitter & YouTube, the social forum needs to develop free and open source software (FOSS) alternatives. The Information Communications and Technology [http://ict.ussf2010.org/ ICT] Working Group will lead the effort of putting these technology principles into practice. Whenever possible, we will use and promote the use of FOSS and reduce our dependence on private/corporate tools that require licensing fees and have usage restrictions.
| + | In lansing, Michigan on November 11, 2009 hundreds of people were protesting the proposed school budget. The proposal is to cut $260 dollars immediately from most districts. parents are asking what kind of priorities are these? |
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| − | * This [[wiki]]!
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| − | * [http://etherpad.com/ EtherPad] - real time note pad for meeting note taking! ([http://etherpad.com/FbCD58wxms USSF common page], [http://etherpad.com/XwPE1Gyyej another USSF common page]). EtherPad is really friendly, but unfortunately closed source. [http://gobby.0x539.de/trac/ Gobby] is good although it doens't have a web based client. [https://bespin.mozilla.com Bespin] is both free/open source and a web based interface. It looks a bit harder to use and is more geared toward developers.
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| − | ** [http://whiteboard.debian.net/ussf.wb Whiteboard is being looked at as an open source alternative] / [http://whiteboard.debian.net/ict-20091029.wb ICT whiteboard]
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| − | * Skype - owned by eBay - a good voice and video program - closed source - [http://gizmo5.com/pc/ Gizmo] is open source. We also have [http://asterisk.org Asterisk] plus sip phones like [http://ekiga.net ekiga] as options.
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| − | * IRC - Instant Relay Chat - In 2007, we used [http://www.ussf2007.org/ict/gaim_install_configure silc] [irc://irc.oftc.net/#ussf link here]. I think having a simple web client is a good idea and will help participants. Also - I know that [http://riseuplabs.org/crabgrass/ Crabgrass] has a chat component.
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| − | * Laconi.ca - open source blogging platform - developer is very interested in helping the [[US Social Forum]] get their own (like [http://identi.ca Identi.ca] and [http://army.twit.tv/doc/about twit.tv]).
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| − | ==Information Tools==
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| − | * Excel to [[Wiki]] [http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~sdouglas/table.cgi converter]--this wiki cannot upload .xls files but you can still post spreadsheet data with this converter program.
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| − | * RSS
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| − | * Google Alerts - closed source
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| − | * Yahoo Pipes - closed source
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Revision as of 21:28, 13 November 2009
In lansing, Michigan on November 11, 2009 hundreds of people were protesting the proposed school budget. The proposal is to cut $260 dollars immediately from most districts. parents are asking what kind of priorities are these?