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The Cathedral and the Bazaar
by John B. White 13 Feb '02

13 Feb '02

I'm not certain if many of you are familiar with this, but I spent a facinating few minutes reading through it this morning. It is in some ways an ethnography of the Linux Hacker community. Enjoy! --JW http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/

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Re: [Air-l] on gauges and other technical standards
by Rune Dalgaard 13 Feb '02

13 Feb '02

You might also want to check the work being done on ICANN by Wolfgang Kleinwächter, who has studied the issue of domain names for years. See for example a paper recently published by the Centre for Internet Research http://www.imv.au.dk/cfi/eng/pub Best, Rune ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rune Dalgaard, MA, Doctoral Candidate Dept. of Information and Media Studies, Aarhus University Address: Niels Juels Gade 84, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark Phone: (+45) 89 42 19 48 / Fax: (+45) 89 42 19 52 E-mail: runed(a)imv.aau.dk / Web: http://www.imv.au.dk/medarbejdere/runed ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Hello all, >> >> After reading the recent discussion on railroad gauges deriving from >> ancient standards, I am curious if anyone is doing work looking into >> technical standards. I'm writing my undergrad honors thesis on >> technical Internet standards, and the need for public interest involvement in >> the standardization process, viewing this as a subset of the "technical is >> political" or "code is law" body of work. ... >> Thanks for your help, >> /allan

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Re: Air-l digest, Vol 1 #298 - 7 msgs
by Jay Hauben 13 Feb '02

13 Feb '02

Hi, Just to be complete, Educause lists 154 Corporate members (see http://www.educause.edu/memdir/memdir.html) So the fate of the .edu domain is not only in the hands of the education community. It has been my observation over the years that in particular the publishing industry has exerted a strong influence in Educause. Does anyone know what other organizations were considered for this privilege of overseeing the distribution of .edu domains? Jay

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on gauges and other technical standards
by Allan A Friedman 13 Feb '02

13 Feb '02

Hello all, After reading the recent discussion on railroad gauges deriving from ancient standards, I am curious if anyone is doing work looking into technical standards. I'm writing my undergrad honors thesis on technical Internet standards, and the need for public interest involvement in the standardization process, viewing this as a subset of the "technical is political" or "code is law" body of work. Although my thesis is predominantly policy-oriented, I'd really like some theory to work with, aside from market failures and civic governance. Chasing citations back and forth has not turned up a whole lot in this area. If anyone has any suggestions for literature that delves into examining the larger impacts of specific technical design decisions, from any perspective (sociology, psychology, policy, etc) I would really appreciate it. Thanks for your help, /allan ... et surtout||Allan Friedman n'oubliez pas||Center for Social and Policy Studies de tomber||Swarthmore College amoureux||allan(a)friedmans.org http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/~allan "For the umpteenth time that evening, he wished computer code responded to threats of physical violence..."

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widespread snmp problems
by jeremy hunsinger 12 Feb '02

12 Feb '02

Well by now you've all seen it, big problems with simple network management protocol. What you might not have seen is how I saw it, so I'll share because I think it is interesting and should be for others. Way back in 99 SANS issued a top 10 problems document that said to turn of snmp unless absolutely necessary, this is for a wide variety of reasons, but overall it is not very well secured protocol or management system, though it is quite effective. So earlier today, I get an e-mail from SANS saying: 1:30 PM EST 12 February, 2002 In a few minutes wire services and other news sources will begin breaking a story about widespread vulnerabilities in SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). Exploits of the vulnerability cause systems to fail or to be taken over. The vulnerability can be found in more than a hundred manufacturers' systems and is very widespread - millions of routers and other systems are involved. As one of the SANS alumni, your leadership is needed in making sure that all systems for which you have any responsibility are protected. To do that, first ensure that SNMP is turned off. If you absolutely must run SNMP, get the patch from your hardware or software vendor. They are all working on patches right now. It also makes sense for you to filter traffic destined for SNMP ports (assuming the system doing the filtering is patched). To block SNMP access, block traffic to ports 161 and 162 for tcp and udp. In addition, if you are using Cisco, block udp for port 1993. The problems were caused by programming errors that have been in the SNMP implementations for a long time, but only recently discovered. CERT/CC is taking the lead on the process of getting the vendors to get their patches out. Additional information is posted at http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-03.html ____ Low and behold, I check yahoo at 3:30pm and there it is, posted at 2:53, an hour and 23 minutes reponse between effective announcement ot security professionals and public. Now granted that is not alot of time, but for highly efficient organizations, it probably was sufficient. After the sans announcement came out, i checked our(cddc/aoir) systems just to be sure. at 2:40 i received the cert announcement, which is a broad announcement which generated the media most likely. what amazes me is the increasing systematization of information security and the professionalization that goes along with it, how does having an 1 hour period before announcement help sustain the appearance of professionalism, or the top 10 list, I haven't made that argument yet, but I'd be interested in opinions. -- jeremy hunsinger http://www.cddc.vt.edu/jeremy cddc/political science http://www.cddc.vt.edu 526 major williams hall 0130 http://www.dromocracy.com virginia tech -under construction blacksburg, va 24061 540-231-7614

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Fwd: Fw: 6th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION VISUALISATION IV02
by Steve Jones 12 Feb '02

12 Feb '02

With apologies for cross-postings. Sj >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:banisse@sbu.ac.uk>Ebad Banissi >To: <mailto:webgroup@evl.uic.edu>webgroup(a)evl.uic.edu >Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 9:12 AM >Subject: 6th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION VISUALISATION IV02 > >Dear Colleague, > >I would very much appreciate disseminating this Call for Paper to >other associates and colleagues in the department/university > >Thank you in advance. > >Ebad Banissi > >IV2002 - Co- Conference Chair > >***************************************************************************************************** > >**** 6th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION VISUALISATION IV02 **** > >************************* http://www.graphicslink.demon.co.uk/IV02/ >************************* > >***************************************************************************************************** > >10 - 11 - 12 July 2002 > >SOAS, University of London > >LONDON ENGLAND > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Call for Papers, Videos and Participation > >Theme and scope is planned as series of symposia listed below >(details and further information are available at: >http://www.graphicslink.demon.co.uk/IV02/ > >InfVis- International Symposium of Information Visualisation Theory & Practice > >DVis- International Symposium of Design Visualisation > ><>KDViz First International Symposium on Knowledge Domain Visualization > >DLib- International Symposium of Information Visualisation in >Digital Libraries > ><>DArt International Symposium and Gallery of Digital Art > ><>AVR International Symposium on Augmented and Virtual Reality > >WGV- International Symposium of Web Graphics and Visualisation > ><>CIV First International Collaborative Information Visualisation > ><>CDV International Symposium of Co-operative Design and Visualisation > ><>VSW International Symposium of Visualisation of the Semantic Web > >MediViz- International Symposium of Visualisation in Medical & >Biological Sciences > >BuiltVis- International Symposium of Visualisation in Built Environment > >CAGD- International Symposium of Computer Aided Geometrical Design > >EIP- International Symposium on Education and Industry Partnerships >in Visualization > >MM- International Symposium Multimedia > >Render- Symposium of Computer Visualisation & Graphics Rendering > >VISIM- Symposium on Real-time Visualisation of Simulation Data > >Animation - Symposium of Computer Animation > > > >Supported by: > >GraphicsLink > >VGRU, SCISM, South Bank University, UK > >Department of Computer Graphics Technology, Purdue University, USA > >Department of Visual Art, University of Northern Colorado, USA > >Computer Graphics & Modelling Group - DMU Milton Keynes, UK > >National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth University, UK > >School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University, USA > >Motorola UK Research Lab > >Information and Computer Science Department, KFUPM, SA > >Mixed Reality Ltd, UK > >Department of Electronic Imaging and Media Communications, >University of Bradford, UK > >University of Balearic Islands, Spain > >University of Kent at Canterbury, UK > >Technical University Graz, Austria > >Centre for Research in Instruction, Development and Training, School >of Psychology, University of Nottingham, UK > >Co-operated by: > >Information Visualisation Society > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Important Dates: > >25 January 2002 - Submission of proposal for symposium > >15 March 2002 - Submission of papers and Submission of tutorials & >pre-conference courses > >03 May 2002 - Submission of camera-ready and early registration closes > >Further details and registration form are available at the >conference wed-site: > >http://www.graphicslink.demon.co.uk/IV02/ > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Dr E. Banissi > >Visualisation & Graphics Research Unit, South Bank University, > >103 Borough Road, London SE1 0AA. United Kingdom. > >Tel.: (Int. +44) 171.815.7476 > >Fax: (Int. +44) 171.815. 7499 > >Email: banisse(a)sbu.ac.uk > >URL: http://www.graphicslink.demon.co.uk/IV02/

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Call For Papers: 'loop' issue of M/C: A Journal of Media and Culture
by E. Sean Rintel 12 Feb '02

12 Feb '02

Call For Papers:'loop' issue of M/C: A Journal of Media and Culture Edited by Peta Mitchell and E. Sean Rintel Papers due: 1 July 2002. Release: 31 July 2002 http://www.media-culture.org.au/ M/C: A Journal of Media and Culture, is an initiative of the Media and Cultural Studies Centre at The University of Queensland in Australia. Established in 1998, M/C has successfully grown in international standing among serious internet journals. Each issue of M/C is themed. For the issue released on 31 July 2002, the theme is 'loop'. M/C invites contributions from a broad range of disciplines that make use of the considerable explanatory power of the notion of the 'loop'. The 'loop' is a pervasive and fundamental metaphor of repetition, denoting both problem and solution in a number of disciplines, and acting as a cross-over device between disciplines. To be "in the loop" is to be "in the know", but what is it about the 'loop' that constitutes knowledge? Moreover, in displacing the "time's arrow" metaphor of linear progress, does the recursivity of the loop (exemplified by the concepts of revolution and the eternal return) paradoxically provide a new and unique challenge to modernist epistemology, or does it simply indicate a retrospective vision? We envisage a diverse range of contributions. Authors might wish to explore active and passive loops, feedback and autocatalytic loops, interconnected loops, chained loops, and hypercycles (a loop of autocatalytic loops). Also welcomed are investigations of loopholes, looping in music (both in terms of the classical rising loops of the well-tempered clavier and modern techniques of tape and digital looping), the states of being looped (drunk) or loopy (crazy), and the performance of loops (such as in rituals and recycling). Authors are invited to discuss potential contributions with either editor, Peta Mitchell (Peta(a)uq.net.au) or E. Sean Rintel (er8430(a)albany.edu) and are encouraged to submit well in advance of the due date (1 July 2002). Contributors are directed to previous issues of M/C (http://www.media-culture.org.au/archive.html) for article length and style guidelines. M/C is a fully peer-reviewed academic journal. ISSN 1441-2616 -- E. Sean Rintel Communication Department University at Albany State University of New York 1400 Washington Avenue Albany, NY, USA, 12222-0001 http://www.albany.edu/~er8430/

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More on .edu domains
by JASON NOLAN 12 Feb '02

12 Feb '02

I ran across this on the KMDiary (http://www.kmdi.org/kmdiary.htm) on the change in governance of the .edu domain. "DID YOU KNOW? U.S.GOVERNMENT HANDS CONTROL OF ".EDU" DOMAIN TO NONPROFIT GROUP The U.S. government has finalized plans to hand over the education-focused ".edu" Internet domain next month to Educause, a non-profit group representing United States college technology departments. For more information, and the guidelines, visit the web sites below." http://www.educause.edu/edudomain/timeline.html Jason -- Jason Nolan PhD Scholar in Residence, Knowledge Media Design Institute University of Toronto http://achieve.utoronto.ca/jason/ (416)978-5656/3884f ICQ: 6238593

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RE: [Air-l] Various items
by Bunz, Ulla K 11 Feb '02

11 Feb '02

Dear Cristian, Always happy to provide that kind of information to you or others who might wonder the same thing. Please consult our website at http://www.aoir.org/airjoin.html on how to join AoIR. This will tell you about the process, the benefits, the dues, and a contact person for further inquiry. ulla ************************* Ulla K. Bunz University of Kansas 102 Bailey Lawrence, KS 66045 785-864-1160 ulla(a)ukans.edu ************************* -----Original Message----- From: Cristian Berrio [mailto:cristianberrioz@hotmail.com] Subject: [Air-l] Various items 2. After few week into the digest I am a convinced about the importan things are happening with AoIR. QUESTION: What to do to obtain membership? Cristian Berrio Psicologo Especialización en Gestión Tecnologica Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

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Various items
by Cristian Berrio 11 Feb '02

11 Feb '02

1. Following Nils Zurawski interest about "ethnicity and the way in which the Internet can contribute to theory, theoretical analysis and qualitative research", I would also ask if there is any way to participate from remote in the round table(I am at Bogota, Colombia, South America). 2. After few week into the digest I am a convinced about the importan things are happening with AoIR. QUESTION: What to do to obtain membership? Cristian Berrio Psicologo Especialización en Gestión Tecnologica Pontificia Universidad Javeriana _________________________________________________________________ Hable con sus amigos en línea, pruebe MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.es

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