Re: [GMG-Devel] FLOSS4P2P: distributed FLOSS for communities (London, March)

[Laura Arjona Reina]

Hi

On 20 de febrero de 2015 16:03:41 GMT+01:00, Christopher Allan Webber 
<address@hidden> wrote:
>Chris P2Pvalue writes:
>
>> *FLOSS4P2P: Call for Participation*
>>
>> A 2-day London workshop in March, gathering *FLOSS projects* that are
>> building software for *peer production and organization*, with a
>focus on
>> *distributed* platforms. *Scholarships* to attend are offered to
>grassroots
>> communities.
>>
>> ** Context **
>>
>> We know that the Internet was originally decentralized, with
>protocols and
>> services built by hackers. However, with the arrival of the
>celebrated Web
>> 2.0, centralization and corporations proprietary platforms seem to
>have
>> taken over. Moreover, this centralized structure is used by
>governments to
>> increase surveillance (following Snowden’s revelations), to blackout
>> internet whenever it is needed (e.g. Egypt, Syria, or San Francisco’s
>BART)
>> or to choke annoying activist organizations (such as Wikileaks).
>>
>> On the other hand, in the last few years we have seen the emergence
>of
>> Internet-enabled collaborative communities building shared libre/open
>> resources. Commons-based Peer to Peer Production (CBPP) is rapidly
>growing:
>> not just for software and encyclopedias, but also for information
>> (OpenStreetMap, Wikihow), hardware (FabLabs, Open Source Ecology),
>> accommodation (Couchsurfing) and currency (Bitcoin, Altcoins).
>>
>> In the last few years, it has become clear to many that it is not
>enough to
>> develop free/libre/open source (FLOSS) alternatives, but we also need
>> to re-decentralize
>> the Internet. Many initiatives are being undertaken under this
>premise
>> (e.g. Ethereum, Diaspora, OwnCloud, MediaGoblin, Sandstorm). These
>new
>> software tools may also be useful to boost CBPP communities further.
>In
>> this workshop, we will gather those working around the decentralized
>FLOSS
>> that could help CBPP/P2P communities. Hackers, academics, activists
>and
>> interested stakeholders are welcome.
>>
>> **When**
>>
>> March 16-17th 2015
>>
>> **Where**
>>
>> Fab Lab London
>>
>> http://fablablondon.org
>>
>> **Call for Proposals**
>>
>> We welcome proposals for:
>>
>>    -
>>
>>    Lightning talks (2m-5m): summarise your idea & receive feedback
>>    -
>>
>>    Show & Tell presentations (20m): explain your
>project/tech/research
>>    -
>>
>>    Tutorials on software tools (1h)
>>
>>
>> Please email: address@hidden with your idea/proposals.
>>
>> The workshop will have both presentations and unconference-style
>> participatory dynamics for finding points of collaboration and
>extraction
>> of conclusions.
>>
>> ** Topics **
>>
>>    -
>>
>>    Focus on FLOSS software with some of the following features:
>>    -
>>
>>       Social: communication
>>       -
>>
>>          e.g. social-networking, microblogging, reworked email
>>          -
>>
>>       Social: collaboration
>>       -
>>
>>          e.g. wikis, pads, wave, shared file hosting, multimedia
>>          repositories
>>          -
>>
>>       Alternative to proprietary choices
>>       -
>>
>>       Federated / Distributed / Interoperable
>>       -
>>
>>       Open Standards
>>       -
>>
>>       Secure / Encrypted
>>       -
>>
>>       Encouraging Peer Production communities
>>       -
>>
>>       Encouraging the construction/maintenance of Commons
>>       -
>>
>>    Potential cases for discussion:
>>    -
>>
>>       Diaspora (federated social network)
>>       -
>>
>>       Wave (federated real-time collaboration)
>>       -
>>
>>       Lorea (federated social network)
>>       -
>>
>>       DarkWallet (distributed wallet & social network)
>>       -
>>
>>       Ethereum (P2P infrastructure)
>>       -
>>
>>       MaidSafe (P2P infrastructure)
>>       -
>>
>>       Sandstorm.io (facilitates federated sw)
>>       -
>>
>>       Mailpile (encripted email)
>>       -
>>
>>       MediaGoblin (federated multimedia repository)
>>       -
>>
>>       OwnCloud (file hosting)
>>       -
>>
>>       … (your case)
>>
>>
>> **Scholarships**
>>
>> There are a few scholarships for potential participants who wish to
>attend
>> the event. The scholarship will cover participant’s travel and
>subsistence
>> cost, up to €400. If you are interested in applying for the
>scholarship,
>> please email: address@hidden before 28 February 2015, with a
>> paragraph stating why you think your FLOSS is relevant, plus a short
>bio.
>> Priority will be given to those with low resources, innovative FLOSS
>within
>> the topics of the call, and being a grassroot community.
>>
>> ** More **
>>
>> More info will be posted online in:
>>
>> http://p2pvalue.eu/2nd-floss4p2p-workshop
>>
>> Email queries to: address@hidden
>
>Looks like a great conference!  I wish I could make it but I will be
>traveling elsewhere.
>
>However, maybe someone closer to it from MediaGoblin can make it to the
>event! :)
>
I cannot go but I can help with the paper/presentation/slides if somebody is 
willing/able to attend. 

Cheers
Laura Arjona

>Good luck with it!
> - Chris
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