Task #124

Create FGA project description

Added by Andrew Mallis over 1 year ago. Updated over 1 year ago.

Status:In Progress Start date:12/21/2011
Priority:Urgent Due date:
Assignee:molly b % Done:

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Description

We need an up-to-date project description.

This process can feed into/be segmented into a Mission Statement

Sources to draw from:

FINISH LINE

when this is done, we will post the document to the wiki here:
http://projects.occupy.net/projects/fga/wiki/Project_Description

Related issues

related to Federated General Assembly - Task #128: organize initial 'sounding board' meeting New 12/28/2011 02/06/2012

History

#2
Updated by Sam Boyer over 1 year ago

thanks! :)

i feel like this is just the start of an intro. what needs to be added, and i'll take on unless someone else steps up, is some more concrete examples, as well as some discussion (with links) into the different areas/ways people can get involved.

#3
Updated by Sam Boyer over 1 year ago

  • Assignee changed from Scott Rigby to Sam Boyer

so, reassigning to me. if you feel comfortable writing up some examples (and i'd love that...), or otherwise adding your own flair, please feel free to reassign to yourself, or at least note that you'll be doing so here.

#4
Updated by Patrick Connolly over 1 year ago

Seems there's some confusion over whether what role the desire for privacy plays in motivating this platform:

http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/nt3aw/this_should_be_interesting_occupy_geeks_are/
http://www.reddit.com/r/occupywallstreet/comments/nt3b7/this_should_be_interesting_occupy_geeks_are/

Quieter but worth watching:
http://www.reddit.com/r/ows/comments/nu1gp/occupy_geeks_are_building_a_facebook_for_the_99/
http://www.reddit.com/r/facebook/comments/nt5sg/this_should_be_interesting_occupy_geeks_are/
http://www.reddit.com/r/Libertarian/comments/nt3az/this_should_be_interesting_occupy_geeks_are/
http://www.reddit.com/r/occupywallstreet/comments/nsy7i/occupy_geeks_are_building_a_facebook_for_the_99/

I'm not totally clear on this myself -- is privacy a large concern, or is it more an issue of autonomy? As I understand it, privacy is only a concern for organizing some specific forms of protest, but is not the main concern, as most networks can eventually be infiltrated

#5
Updated by Sam Boyer over 1 year ago

  • Assignee changed from Sam Boyer to Scott Rigby

yeah...privacy is complicated in this context.

i'm reassigning back over to Scott in hopes that he can get back on this, as i just don't have time right now.

#6
Updated by Andrew Mallis over 1 year ago

I've tossed a second elevator pitch into the google doc:

The Federated General Assembly (FGA) is an open source, distributed social platform built around groups activating on the ground for social change. Information is broadcast between people, groups, and organizations in contexts that bring new meaning, value, and trust to relationships.

written to be a more agnostic of Occupy. I'm not advocating towing this line. A context just popped up where it seemed more appropriate to use this tone.

I replaced "occupation" with "organization" and I think it sheds a different light on the ubiquity of the platform we're building.

#7
Updated by Andrew Mallis over 1 year ago

Everything we have has been mashed up here: http://notes.occupy.net/p/fga-vision for regurgitation.

#8
Updated by Andrew Mallis over 1 year ago

  • Status changed from New to In Progress
  • Assignee changed from Scott Rigby to molly b

Assigning to Molly as lead of this initiative.

#9
Updated by Andrew Mallis over 1 year ago

  • Priority changed from High to Urgent

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