[n] come pubblicare http://newbrainframes.org/project/lineeditoriali.php
"Babeltekiani" e non solo credo saranno interessati al tema dello sharing ampliato oltre ai soli file.
Ciao Stefano ----- Messaggio inoltrato da [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- http://hl.afraid.org/ - a co-operative economics project for Dublin, Ireland (..maybe! ..or maybe not) I've put together a provisional website for a test project - using the Drupal Content Management System. The idea of the project is to enable people to lend, borrow, and give away items and services for free. I haven't actually told anyone else about the site yet, as I'd like to get the opinion of a few fellow-nerds before opening the site up (..then realizing a month later it isn't going to work, and being labeled a facist when I'm forced to take it down again). The idea would be an experiment in moneyless economics; a variation on the FreeCycle idea, and - in some respects - hopefully an improvement on it. ===================== A HTTP client-server model - e.g. Drupal CMS This model, along with the Drupal Content Management System, is what I'm using for the afore-mentioned test project. Drupal seems to make structuring of the site and content very easy. It's flexinode system is extremely versatile, and allows me to define different 'Content types' (e.g. 'Books','Clothes' etc.) without having to write an entirely new node type. If any one on this list is familiar with Drupal, and has suggestions for improvements on the site, please let me know. Alternatively, I'm willing to read suggestions for other Content Management Systems. I started using Drupal after reading that - despite being somewhat harder to learn than others - it is one of the most powerful, and I haven't used any others. I might be open to appraisals of alternatives though. ==================== Peer-to-peer networks an option? Another alternative - which could be better in the sense that it would be decentralized - would be to abandon a client-server model altogether, and use a peer-to-peer model instead. Do you think this is viable for an item and service-sharing project? I haven't thoroughly analysed this idea, and I know very little about peer-to-peer networks, but I'll share a few fledgling thoughts anyway (..hope ye don't mind). If one did try the P2P model, I guess an SQLite database could be used to store the information? (..as is an option with the GNUnet project - a framework for secure peer-to-peer networking ) One challenge would be: how does a person access their information when they move from computer to computer? The proliferation of USB keys might render this less of a problem. What seems to me to be another option would be to have a server which provides optional storage space, and to/from which people who use different computers regularly could upload and download their data. ==================== Notes: The test site (..which isn't open yet) is aimed for people in Dublin, Ireland, but feel free to join and look around if you want. If you do join, the e-mail with your login details will quite likely be sent to your 'Bulk' folder - at least it is with Yahoo! anyway. Also, please do not use any of the links as permalinks - at least not yet! The domain name will quite likely be changing (..I might even get a proper domain name at some stage), and some of the relative URLs will quite likely be changing as well. ===================== Related links: http://www.freecycle.org/ http://www.freesharing.org/ - a break-away from FreeCycle, in some respects http://www.borrowme.com/ - an attempt to set up a centralized lending system; they don't seem to be having much success though http://jeffcovey.net/ramblings/freecycle.html?comments - interesting discussion about, and criticisms of, the FreeCycle movement ===================== -- David Collins GPG id 646C8A43 -- ----- Fine messaggio inoltrato. ----- _______________________ [n] archivi dei messaggi https://www3.autistici.org/pipermail/newbrainframes/ [n] modifica le tue impostazioni https://www3.autistici.org/mailman/listinfo/newbrainframes
