Difference between revisions of "Main Page"
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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 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]. | + | 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 its 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]]. | |
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| + | ==The Convivial Tool== | ||
| + | This part of the website, the core, 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 Design]]: characteristics of the convivial tool | ||
*[[:Category:Convivial Product]]: production and marketing of the convivial tools | *[[:Category:Convivial Product]]: production and marketing of the convivial tools | ||
==Thematic Topics== | ==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 [Internet Database] and [Internet User Guide]. I'm still trying to figure out what to do with this material, bundled into the following categories: | |
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*[[:Category:Historical Roots]] | *[[:Category:Historical Roots]] | ||
*[[:Category:Post-War Cybernetics]] | *[[:Category:Post-War Cybernetics]] | ||
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*[[:Category:Ivan Illich]] | *[[:Category:Ivan Illich]] | ||
*[[:Category:Hacker Generation]] | *[[:Category:Hacker Generation]] | ||
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*[[:Category:FOSS]] ([[Free and Open Source Software]]) | *[[:Category:FOSS]] ([[Free and Open Source Software]]) | ||
*[[:Category:Cyberspace]] | *[[:Category:Cyberspace]] | ||
*[[:Category:Web]] | *[[:Category:Web]] | ||
*[[:Category:Convivial Websites]] | *[[:Category:Convivial Websites]] | ||
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*[[:Category:Open Source]] | *[[:Category:Open Source]] | ||
*[[:Category:Open Design]] | *[[:Category:Open Design]] | ||
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| + | 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?== | ==Is this Website a Wiki?== | ||
