We need projects like the Media Fund as part of an #openweb echo syteam

Published Date 10/23/17 6:50 PM We need projects like the Media Fund as part of a #openweb echo-syteam. But they need to get a bit upto date to be relevant, currently they are years in the past in their thinking – this is a #fashernista problem that is made worst by funding agenda’s being many…

Offering a real alternative to the dotcons world

Published Date 10/17/17 4:59 PM This is a quite #reboot of the #openweb going on. This #4opens project has nearly 1 million users https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon_(software) It’s one of the use it or lose it moments for life outside #failbook. It would be a bad time for progressive funders to start to prop up the #dotcons world…

Lets look at some alt projects from the perspective of the 4opens corporatewatch

Published Date 10/7/17 6:07 PM https://corporatewatch.org/ Open data – the site has RSS output and the content licence is CC so a open Open source – hard to tell what the site is runing but likly open source so a open for now Open “industrial” standards – they support RSS, but thats about it so half a open Open…

Lets look at some alt projects from the perspective of the 4opens realmedia

Published Date 10/6/17 1:04 PM https://realmedia.press Open data – the site has a RSS feed but is copyright so 1/2 of a open Open source –  its wordpress kinda open 1/2  Open “industrial” standards –  they do not easely support RSS podcasts and most media is corp hosted so 1/2 a open Open process – Process is opaque. Bronze 2 opensSilver 3 opensGold 4…

Lets look at some alt projects from the perspective of the 4opens democracynow

Published Date 10/6/17 12:30 PM https://www.democracynow.org/ Open data – the site has a RSS feed, no copyright/CC notice on site so ½ of a open till clarifyed  Open source –  hard to tell if the code base is opensource so no open for now. Open “industrial” standards –  they support RSS and podcasts and all media is openstandered so a open Open…

Lets look at some alt projects from the perspective of the 4opens thecanary

Published Date 9/27/17 11:41 AM https://www.thecanary.co Open data – the site has a RSS feed, but contet copyright so ½ of a open Open source –  wordpress so a open Open “industrial” standards – Well WordPress is kinda a standard, they support RSS but no podcasts and all media on closed corporate accounts so ½…

Lets look at some alt projects from the perspective of the 4opens Novaramedia

Published Date 9/26/17 12:05 PM novaramedia.com Open data – the site has RSS output and a API running on a custom version of wordpress (that is on github) so it kinda has opendata, would need clarification to confirm. ½ a open for now. Open source – Yep the site is opensource and it up on…

Lets look at some open projects from the perspective of the 4opens Mastodon

Published Date 9/25/17 5:49 PM https://mastodon.social/ Open data – YES Can I save my data? Yes, some of it! It‘s under Preferences->Data export Open source – YES GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 19 November 2007 Open “industrial” standards – YES We are using the OStatus suite of protocols: Webfinger for user-on-domain lookup Atom…