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This website presents information dealing with [[Convivial Tools]] and related topics. For more information about the site itself, see [[About this Site]] and [[User:MichaelSlattery/Blog|Michael Slattery's Blog]]. On the subject of [[Convivial Tools]] see also the [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org Convivial Tools Encyclopedia] and the [http://ctwiki.ouvaton.org Convivial Projects Wiki]. | This website presents information dealing with [[Convivial Tools]] and related topics. For more information about the site itself, see [[About this Site]] and [[User:MichaelSlattery/Blog|Michael Slattery's Blog]]. On the subject of [[Convivial Tools]] see also the [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org Convivial Tools Encyclopedia] and the [http://ctwiki.ouvaton.org Convivial Projects Wiki]. | ||
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This website operates under [[MediaWiki]] software and thus has the potential to be a [[Wiki|wiki]]. However, the site is protected against random editing, which means that you must create a user account to edit articles. In addition, at present only [[WikiSysop]] can create new accounts, because the wiki was recently spammed (read the details at [[Spam Attack]]). The site thus currently operates as the personal database of [[User:MichaelSlattery|Michael Slattery]], who hopes that it may be of use to others. Note that the [http://ctwiki.ouvaton.org Convivial Projects Wiki] is still (for the moment) a "real" wiki, although as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Wiley David Wiley] says: "A wiki without contributors is nothing but a blog on steroids." | This website operates under [[MediaWiki]] software and thus has the potential to be a [[Wiki|wiki]]. However, the site is protected against random editing, which means that you must create a user account to edit articles. In addition, at present only [[WikiSysop]] can create new accounts, because the wiki was recently spammed (read the details at [[Spam Attack]]). The site thus currently operates as the personal database of [[User:MichaelSlattery|Michael Slattery]], who hopes that it may be of use to others. Note that the [http://ctwiki.ouvaton.org Convivial Projects Wiki] is still (for the moment) a "real" wiki, although as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A._Wiley David Wiley] says: "A wiki without contributors is nothing but a blog on steroids." | ||
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The narrative presented below on this page is a chronological summary of various incarnations of the idea of [[Convivial Tools]]. As defined in [[Ivan Illich]]'s book [[Tools for Conviviality]] (1973), [[Convivial Tools]] are those which enhance the independent efficiency of the users. Illich also foresaw the development of the internet before there was an internet, and understood that certain types of tools would be developed and maintained by the community that uses them. | The narrative presented below on this page is a chronological summary of various incarnations of the idea of [[Convivial Tools]]. As defined in [[Ivan Illich]]'s book [[Tools for Conviviality]] (1973), [[Convivial Tools]] are those which enhance the independent efficiency of the users. Illich also foresaw the development of the internet before there was an internet, and understood that certain types of tools would be developed and maintained by the community that uses them. | ||
