[Advisors] FW: [ciresearchers] FreeNet history/philosophy

[Michael Gurstein]

Great CBC clip… etc.!

 

M

 

From: ciresearchers-owner at vancouvercommunity.net [mailto:ciresearchers-owner at vancouvercommunity.net] On Behalf Of Mike Zajko
Sent: April 11, 2015 3:58 PM
To: ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net
Subject: Re: [ciresearchers] FreeNet history/philosophy

 

Thanks for the feedback all,

I did find this archived list of networks in Canada from around 2000: https://web.archive.org/web/20010929112249/http://www.lights.ca/freenet/ <https://web.archive.org/web/20010929112249/http:/www.lights.ca/freenet/> 

Also, an archived TV segment from 1994 (the birth of Blue Sky and Toronto FreeNet):
http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/internet-free-for-all

The writeup for the TV segment credits NCF as the world's second FreeNet, but this can't be right as it seems there were several in the US by that time. 

Regards,

Mike Zajko

 

On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 2:36 PM, Michael Gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com <mailto:gurstein at gmail.com> > wrote:

Hi Mike,

 

The Community Networking “movement” in Canada (some were “FreeNets” and many weren’t but functioned in much the same way) was and are somewhat informally grouped around Telecommunities Canada <http://tc.ca/>  (TC) and I’m copying this note the TC elist.  TC eventually also came to include some of the various community networking initiatives established through the Federal Government’s Community Access Program.

 

Also, probably a good idea to take a look at some of the First Nations initiatives in this respect as a number of those have been longer lasting and more effective (for a variety of reasons) than their non-FN counterparts.

 

I’m also copying this to the CRACIN-Canada list which is specifically directed to Community Informatics initiatives in Canada.

 

M

 

From: ciresearchers-owner at vancouvercommunity.net <mailto:ciresearchers-owner at vancouvercommunity.net>  [mailto:ciresearchers-owner at vancouvercommunity.net <mailto:ciresearchers-owner at vancouvercommunity.net> ] On Behalf Of Mike Zajko
Sent: April 10, 2015 3:00 PM
To: ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net <mailto:ciresearchers at vancouvercommunity.net> 
Subject: [ciresearchers] FreeNet history/philosophy

 

Hello all,

I'm currently working on part of a thesis chapter dealing with the FreeNet movement, particularly in Canada. I wonder if anyone could recommend a source that deals broadly with the phenomenon of FreeNets (or Free-Nets), including philosophy, history... what I've found so far are mainly case studies.

Also, can anyone tell me how many FreeNets there might have been in Canada during their peak (and what years this might have been?).

Much appreciated,

Mike Zajko

PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta

 

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