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__NOTOC__ <font size="5">'''Convivial Tools Database'''</font><br> <br> This website is a database about people, concepts, projects and websites related to [[Convivial Tools]]. [[Ivan Illich]] coined the term [[Convivial Tools]] in his 1973 book [[Tools for Conviviality]]. [[Convivial Tools]] can be defined as tools which allow the user to operate with independent efficiency. This site is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress Work in Progress]. It replaces my earlier [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org Convivial Tools Encyclopedia], which got bogged down in the attempt to be overly formal and comprehensive. Links to pages that have yet to be created appear as [[red links]]. All categories are attached, directly or indirectly, to [[:Category:Root]]. See also the [[Site Map]]. ==The Convivial Tool== The central part of this website seeks to describe the [[Convivial Tool]] as a possible object of design and marketing. See the following categories: *[[:Category:Convivial Design]]: characteristics of the convivial tool *[[:Category:Convivial Product]]: production and marketing of the convivial tool I'm currently in the process of importing into these categories relevant pages from my abandonned [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org Convivial Tools Encyclopedia]. ==Thematic Topics== This part of the website tried to situate Convivial Tools within the broader framework of alternative technology. See the page [[Thematic Topics]] for a summary. The scope turned out to be far too wide, and some of the pages have been transferred into my [http://interdb.org Internet Database] and [http://iuserguide.com Internet User Guide]. I'm still trying to figure out what to do with this material, bundled into the following categories: *[[:Category:Historical Roots]] (of [[Convivial Tools]]) *[[:Category:Post-War Cybernetics]] *[[:Category:Whole Earth]] *[[:Category:Appropriate Technology]] *[[:Category:Ivan Illich]] *[[:Category:Hacker Generation]] *[[:Category:FOSS]] ([[Free and Open Source Software]]) *[[:Category:Open Design]] Note also that a category on "wikis" has been deleted since this subject is covered on my [http://toolswiki.ouvaton.org Wiki History Database]. ==Is this Website a Wiki?== This website operates under [[MediaWiki]] software and thus has the potential to be a [[Wiki]]. However, the site is currently configured so that only registered users can edit pages, and there is only one registered user. ==See Also== *The precursor of this website, the unfinished and abandoned [http://conviviality.ouvaton.org Convivial Tools Encyclopedia]. *[[About this Site]] *[[Road Maps]] *[[:Category:Scaffolding]]
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