Open Source Software and Community Activism: The Radical Reference Model presented at NCOR, 2007.

1. Survey the room to see what the level of technical and library expertise is, and, if it's a small group, what people want to get out of the session.


2. Open source development and librarianship: perfect examples of organized resistance


3. Introduction to Radical Reference (mission and tactics)


4. InterActivist Network model


• Network of trust
  
• Build vs. steal (f/oss vs. piracy)
  
• Low maintenance
  
• Digital representation of real-world community
  
• association with other technology groups built through active collaboration on individual projects (tao, silc) (autonomedia, Info Exchange) (IAA, txtmob) (Mayfirst/Peoplelink, USSF)
  
• small scale (think of low-power FM vs. Democracy Now, both are valueble, one is easier for small groups to replicate)


5. F/OSS definition & history
   
   • what we mean by free
     
   • Licensing: protecting the public domain from capitalism
     
   • Google (when free is not free)
     
   • Community centric decision making
     
   • Open source development contrasted with organizing work
     
   • Openness, transparency
   
   
6. Privacy vs. openness in libraries and Rad Ref


7. Tools


• Drupal content management system
  
• LightningBug "activist mobilization toolkit"
  
• GAIM and Adium IM clients and SILC secure communications
  
• Wiki collaborative content
  
• Mantis bug tracker
  
• TXTMob cell phone distribution lists


8. Favorites from the group


• Amarok media player for Linux
  
• Audacity audio editor
  
• Blender 3D rendering