Comments on: Free software needs P2P http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/ My opinions only. I do not represent any organization in this publication. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:59:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Mike Linksvayer » Us Autonomo! http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-99228 Mike Linksvayer » Us Autonomo! Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:07:59 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-99228 [...] work to be done to maintain software freedom is technical and pragmatic, for example writing P2P applications, making sharing modified source of network applications a natural part of deployment (greatly eased [...] [...] work to be done to maintain software freedom is technical and pragmatic, for example writing P2P applications, making sharing modified source of network applications a natural part of deployment (greatly eased [...]

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer » I support advertising on Wikipedia http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-70208 Mike Linksvayer » I support advertising on Wikipedia Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:15:31 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-70208 [...] An advertising-fueled Mediawiki Foundation could fund dozens of much needed Mozilla Firefox sized projects. And many Creative Commons (which just successfully completed its much more modest annual funding campaign) initiatives. :) [...] [...] An advertising-fueled Mediawiki Foundation could fund dozens of much needed Mozilla Firefox sized projects. And many Creative Commons (which just successfully completed its much more modest annual funding campaign) initiatives. :) [...]

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer » Defeatist dreaming http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-42510 Mike Linksvayer » Defeatist dreaming Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:47:46 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-42510 [...] $100 million could fund a huge amount of new free content, free software, free infrastructure and supporting institutions, begetting more of the same. [...] [...] $100 million could fund a huge amount of new free content, free software, free infrastructure and supporting institutions, begetting more of the same. [...]

]]> By: Jean Jordaan http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-19079 Jean Jordaan Fri, 11 Aug 2006 19:51:41 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-19079 Persistent URLs: http://www.purl.org/ """ A PURL is a Persistent Uniform Resource Locator. Functionally, a PURL is a URL. However, instead of pointing directly to the location of an Internet resource, a PURL points to an intermediate resolution service. The PURL resolution service associates the PURL with the actual URL and returns that URL to the client. The client can then complete the URL transaction in the normal fashion. In Web parlance, this is a standard HTTP redirect. """ It's by OCLC, "a nonprofit computer library service and research organization whose computer network and services link more than 21,000 libraries in 63 countries and territories." Persistent URLs: http://www.purl.org/

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A PURL is a Persistent Uniform Resource Locator. Functionally, a PURL is a URL. However, instead of pointing directly to the location of an Internet resource, a PURL points to an intermediate resolution service. The PURL resolution service associates the PURL with the actual URL and returns that URL to the client. The client can then complete the URL transaction in the normal fashion. In Web parlance, this is a standard HTTP redirect.
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It’s by OCLC, “a nonprofit computer library service and research organization whose computer network and services link more than 21,000 libraries in 63 countries and territories.”

]]> By: Luis Villa’s Blog » more ramblings on GNOME and the web http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-18342 Luis Villa’s Blog » more ramblings on GNOME and the web Wed, 09 Aug 2006 01:40:16 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-18342 [...] Mike Linksvayer is probably right: what free software needs is a developer-friendly, user-friendly p2p platform, so that we can do all the things flickr and others do, but do it with shared bandwidth instead of centralized bandwidth. Hard, I know, but quite possibly necessary. Maybe we need to beg the Coral CDN guys for help :) [...] [...] Mike Linksvayer is probably right: what free software needs is a developer-friendly, user-friendly p2p platform, so that we can do all the things flickr and others do, but do it with shared bandwidth instead of centralized bandwidth. Hard, I know, but quite possibly necessary. Maybe we need to beg the Coral CDN guys for help :) [...]

]]> By: Henri Bergius http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-17643 Henri Bergius Thu, 03 Aug 2006 04:54:01 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-17643 The European Union is sponsoring one free software P2P project: The Digital Business Ecosystem. DBE's idea is to enable small businesses to work with each other by linking up their business apps in a P2P network. Some info from my DBE speech in Brazil last spring: http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/digital-business-ecosystem-in-fisl.html The European Union is sponsoring one free software P2P project: The Digital Business Ecosystem.

DBE’s idea is to enable small businesses to work with each other by linking up their business apps in a P2P network.

Some info from my DBE speech in Brazil last spring:

http://bergie.iki.fi/blog/digital-business-ecosystem-in-fisl.html

]]> By: Luis Villa’s Blog » variety of weirdo links while I wait for dinner http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-17632 Luis Villa’s Blog » variety of weirdo links while I wait for dinner Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:15:14 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-17632 [...] Mike Linksvayer is da bomb. Everyone interested in the future of free software should go read. More later. [...] [...] Mike Linksvayer is da bomb. Everyone interested in the future of free software should go read. More later. [...]

]]> By: Mike Linksvayer » Open Data http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-17501 Mike Linksvayer » Open Data Sun, 30 Jul 2006 20:14:23 +0000 http://gondwanaland.com/mlog/2006/07/28/free-software-p2p/#comment-17501 [...] Mike Linksvayer My opinions only. I do not represent any organization in this publication. « Free software needs P2P [...] [...] Mike Linksvayer My opinions only. I do not represent any organization in this publication. « Free software needs P2P [...]

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