At the #OMN we have a number of #openweb tools for you to use

* A non filter bubble/not tracking search engine https://openworlds.info * A radical (fluffy/spiky) offline/online TV project http://visionon.tv * Social media, https://campaign.openworlds.info for fluffy and https://activism.openworlds.info for spiky. * #indymediaback test servers https://indymedia.openworlds.info and https://indymedia.hs2rebellion.earth and https://roadstonowhere.openworlds.info for testing and use. * A code hosting/organizing site https://unite.openworlds.info * Funding/money https://opencollective.com/open-media-network And we have chat/wikis, bots and … Continue reading At the #OMN we have a number of #openweb tools for you to use →

The sins of #openweb chat

Q. A bridge for #matrix to #XMPP this is the most important “political” bridge they could build and support so not to look like a #meto #NGO project. Look at what groups do, not what they say. A. The moment that both communities manage to provide a seamless, first-class, stable integration of #Matrix and #XMPP … Continue reading The sins of #openweb chat →

Shifting power in #openweb projects

Before we dive into the whole open/closed misunderstanding/fight it would be good to look at the different roles in a project and who has the power to say yes/no at each level. admin mod producer user reader “closed” the power is concentrated at the top. “open” it is shifted down to the producer. The reader … Continue reading Shifting power in #openweb projects →

The #openweb is a space for both progressives and reactionary groups

One thing we need to address now in a constructive way is that the right-wing has been better about co-operating around #openweb media than the left-wing for the last 10 years. We have been worse than useless on simple things like linking between radical media projects. The few successfully left media groups have abandoned alt … Continue reading The #openweb is a space for both progressives and reactionary groups →

Outreaching the openweb

With the current #openweb reboot going on there’s a lot of default thinking that is bad, and we do need to learn to judge between the good and bad paths if it’s to live up to its potential. Let’s start to give examples: * Promoting silos vs promoting networks – as our current thinking is … Continue reading Outreaching the openweb →

Why openweb projects fail

I have been developing and using #opensource and #openweb projects for nearly 40 years. For the last 20 years at the coalface of development, this is my experience. Most #openweb projects are more than 99.9% unusable this is normal. A few come up to 5% usability; these are the “successful” ones. It’s very rare for … Continue reading Why openweb projects fail →

Opening up #openweb search

https://asciimoo.github.io/searx/ The idea is to incurage plugins for alt/grassroots search results to mix with the #dotcons results. A “#stepaway” project https://unite.openworlds.info/Open-Media-Network/Openweb-Search/issues looking for people to build the search plugins for the #activertypub codebases if you know anyone looking for a useful and interesting project.

Step over to the openweb if they wont to keep in touch

When activisty types of people ansear the #openweb posts on facebook with pessimism then trolling. I am assuming they are talking about the last 10 years of the #encryptionists and in this I agree with them it was a wasted 10 years. But over the last few years we have had a #openweb reboot my … Continue reading Step over to the openweb if they wont to keep in touch →

Talking about rebooting openweb media

Its too easey to talk cross purpose about actavisam, media and tech if the is any understaning at all most are talking about the end of indymedia and what came after, am talking about the start of indymedia and what came before. A simple misunderstanding that is surprising hard to bridge. There are now millions … Continue reading Talking about rebooting openweb media →

The #geekproblem pushing over #openweb agen

https://www.wired.com/story/how-blockchain-can-wrest-the-internet-from-corporations The #encryptionists are trying to pushing there flagging project over the healthy #openweb reboot. Q. need a new hashtag? lovers of blockchain (bloccatenaphile?) are a breed unto themselves, and not likely to be as sensible as some those who are in to encryption. how broad is your definition of #encryptionist? A. #encryptionists my “fuckyou” … Continue reading The #geekproblem pushing over #openweb agen →

Seeding video on the openweb

Published Date 3/8/18 12:32 PM We are #rebooting the #openweb side of http://visionon.tv project based on https://github.com/Chocobozzz/PeerTube/wiki in early/middle of April. The idea is to run this as decentralised as possible, that is to only temporally store the large videos files on the central server and rely much more on seedboxes in peoples homes and … Continue reading Seeding video on the openweb →

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 … Continue reading We need projects like the Media Fund as part of an #openweb echo syteam →