From 6644b7eb788ab180c29ad7531b6a2e5093e4e545 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:00:43 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 01/50] autopushed --- journal/2022-08-27.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/journal/2022-08-27.md b/journal/2022-08-27.md index 8adcfa649..cc1800f4a 100644 --- a/journal/2022-08-27.md +++ b/journal/2022-08-27.md @@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ - [[l]] will take care of this \o/ - [ ] send two work emails - +- [[coworking]] with [[ana]] From 9e1d2bcf508f75306e0423f69f3a10e31fad56fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:01:14 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 02/50] autopushed --- journal/2022-08-27.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/journal/2022-08-27.md b/journal/2022-08-27.md index cc1800f4a..2f1377ddd 100644 --- a/journal/2022-08-27.md +++ b/journal/2022-08-27.md @@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ - [[l]] will take care of this \o/ - [ ] send two work emails - -- [[coworking]] with [[ana]] +- [[coworking]] with [[ana p]] +- From 3cbafae9df347c8c02cdae18eda54106a09d771d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:07:23 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 03/50] autopushed --- journal/2022-08-27.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/journal/2022-08-27.md b/journal/2022-08-27.md index 2f1377ddd..6b50d4cfe 100644 --- a/journal/2022-08-27.md +++ b/journal/2022-08-27.md @@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ - [ ] send two work emails - - [[coworking]] with [[ana p]] -- + - [[pomodoros]] From 4d593aee56a6225b6f635f367c43728f99e5aa2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:07:58 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 04/50] autopushed --- journal/2022-08-27.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/journal/2022-08-27.md b/journal/2022-08-27.md index 6b50d4cfe..9bc26032f 100644 --- a/journal/2022-08-27.md +++ b/journal/2022-08-27.md @@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ - - [[coworking]] with [[ana p]] - [[pomodoros]] + - edit [[agora pkg chapter]] From d7e2b9ad8b2fffd2b0d1080b56438a37b9017023 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:10:20 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 05/50] autopushed --- journal/2022-08-27.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/journal/2022-08-27.md b/journal/2022-08-27.md index 9bc26032f..ef0e8e46c 100644 --- a/journal/2022-08-27.md +++ b/journal/2022-08-27.md @@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ - [[coworking]] with [[ana p]] - [[pomodoros]] - edit [[agora pkg chapter]] + - [[agora bridge]] try out https://developers.google.com/docs/api/quickstart/python to import [[agora doc]] into the Agora From 25906e160082b260daa196f1ea9b1eede46149cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:10:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 06/50] autopushed --- journal/2022-08-27.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/journal/2022-08-27.md b/journal/2022-08-27.md index ef0e8e46c..3d226933b 100644 --- a/journal/2022-08-27.md +++ b/journal/2022-08-27.md @@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ - [x] arrange for Lady Burup coverage - [[l]] will take care of this \o/ - [ ] send two work emails - - + - [x] one + - [ ] report on the collection - [[coworking]] with [[ana p]] - [[pomodoros]] - edit [[agora pkg chapter]] From 86ca8870ab0e17b6ca19d1d0d292f16271416c29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:17:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 07/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 7e4a99faf..c8169aa99 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just A core aspect of [[this Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be easily bootstrapped on a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided reference Agora can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), generalizing to arbitrary repositories. All data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. -As hinted already, the Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore throughout this article: +An Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore throughout this article: - A high level [[protocol]] designed to lower friction to information exchange and cooperation, mostly building on conventions already in use in knowledge oriented [[communities of practice]]. - A [[free software]] [[reference implementation]] of a [[platform]] based on the principles delineated in this article, including a set of importers and converters for diverse [[sources]] and [[formats]], [[Agora endpoints]] implementing the [[Agora protocol]], and an integration layer and UI. From 7e5455b50a952569e1f7ce64fd866cb4bc98b238 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:22:15 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 08/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index c8169aa99..13c87acb3 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -44,9 +44,11 @@ # Introduction -In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and [[platform]] enabling a self-governing community to provision a [[knowledge commons]] for the [[public good]]. +In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned and maintained by a self-governing community for [[public good]]. The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then in spirit. + +[[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and [[platform]] enabling a self-governing community to provision a [[knowledge commons]] for the [[public good]]. A core aspect of [[this Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be easily bootstrapped on a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided reference Agora can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), generalizing to arbitrary repositories. All data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. From a0b94dcac22973a59a9f2b53432f5692a3935f3d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:22:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 09/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 13c87acb3..73337d4f7 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned and maintained by a self-governing community for [[public good]]. -The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then in spirit. +The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, definitely in spirit. [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and [[platform]] enabling a self-governing community to provision a [[knowledge commons]] for the [[public good]]. From 79b4278a58d65fc1a7e259f0e07ad62e31202ba9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:24:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 10/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 73337d4f7..0c4ec25a9 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[knowledge commons]] provision The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, definitely in spirit. -[[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and [[platform]] enabling a self-governing community to provision a [[knowledge commons]] for the [[public good]]. +Said [[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the community to provision a [[knowledge commons]]. We[^author] provide a reference implementation of such a platform, and an example commons to bootstrap. A core aspect of [[this Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be easily bootstrapped on a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided reference Agora can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), generalizing to arbitrary repositories. All data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. From d7de409c22972e2efc06553a01cd9f5823d568b2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:25:52 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 11/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 0c4ec25a9..ecb36d51d 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ # Introduction -In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned and maintained by a self-governing community for [[public good]]. +In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned and maintained by a self-governing community for [[public good]]. This commons is built around a [[distributed knowledge graph]] bootstrapped using a well defined subset of the internet: crowdsourced digital gardens, wikis and social feeds generalizing to arbitrary repositories, all retrieved and integrated using free software, but produced with the [[tools for thought]] of the users' choice. The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, definitely in spirit. From 0d9eac5289fe57f74e00117ce15c5c5e45129698 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:27:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 12/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index ecb36d51d..80f6b2bf4 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ A core aspect of [[this Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge An Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore throughout this article: -- A high level [[protocol]] designed to lower friction to information exchange and cooperation, mostly building on conventions already in use in knowledge oriented [[communities of practice]]. +- A high level [[protocol]] designed to lower friction to information exchange and cooperation, mostly building on conventions already in use in [[tools for thought]] and within knowledge oriented [[communities of practice]]. - A [[free software]] [[reference implementation]] of a [[platform]] based on the principles delineated in this article, including a set of importers and converters for diverse [[sources]] and [[formats]], [[Agora endpoints]] implementing the [[Agora protocol]], and an integration layer and UI. - An example [[distributed knowledge graph]] provisioned using the tools above and maintained by the https://anagora.org [[community]]. From 79b9f8075d8c640f11f8a9856ab28f79bf4c5afd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:28:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 13/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 80f6b2bf4..cb8f8b589 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ A core aspect of [[this Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge An Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore throughout this article: -- A high level [[protocol]] designed to lower friction to information exchange and cooperation, mostly building on conventions already in use in [[tools for thought]] and within knowledge oriented [[communities of practice]]. -- A [[free software]] [[reference implementation]] of a [[platform]] based on the principles delineated in this article, including a set of importers and converters for diverse [[sources]] and [[formats]], [[Agora endpoints]] implementing the [[Agora protocol]], and an integration layer and UI. -- An example [[distributed knowledge graph]] provisioned using the tools above and maintained by the https://anagora.org [[community]]. +- A high level [[Agora protocol]] designed to lower friction to information exchange and cooperation, mostly building on conventions already in use in [[tools for thought]] and within knowledge oriented [[communities of practice]]. +- A [[free software]] [[reference implementation]] of an [[Agora platform]] based on the principles delineated in this article, including a set of importers and converters for diverse [[sources]] and [[formats]], [[Agora endpoints]] implementing the [[Agora protocol]], and an integration layer and UI. +- An example [[Agora commons]], being a [[distributed knowledge graph]] provisioned using the tools and concepts above and maintained by the community of the [[Agora of Flancia]], https://anagora.org. We will then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic]], [[social]] and [[political]] domains assuming the availability and widespread adoption of this or some other free [[knowledge commons]]. This is done in the form of a series of short reports and exploratory essays. From 5fb0232cf43220d481db0cc8119a25594e632039 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:41:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 14/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index cb8f8b589..47d9d3420 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ # Introduction -In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned and maintained by a self-governing community for [[public good]]. This commons is built around a [[distributed knowledge graph]] bootstrapped using a well defined subset of the internet: crowdsourced digital gardens, wikis and social feeds generalizing to arbitrary repositories, all retrieved and integrated using free software, but produced with the [[tools for thought]] of the users' choice. +In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned and maintained by a self-governing community for [[public good]]. This commons is built around a [[distributed knowledge graph]] bootstrapped using a well defined subset of the internet: crowdsourced digital gardens, wikis and social feeds generalizing to arbitrary repositories, all retrieved and integrated by a free software platform, but produced with the [[tools for thought]] of the users' choice. The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, definitely in spirit. -Said [[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the community to provision a [[knowledge commons]]. We[^author] provide a reference implementation of such a platform, and an example commons to bootstrap. +Said [[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the community to provision a [[knowledge commons]]. We[^author] provide a reference implementation of such a platform, and an example knowledge commons. A core aspect of [[this Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be easily bootstrapped on a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided reference Agora can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), generalizing to arbitrary repositories. All data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. From d1411bf316d5d9a1b407df1898d302a43e8708ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:42:43 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 15/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 47d9d3420..9fcf42c02 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ # Introduction -In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned and maintained by a self-governing community for [[public good]]. This commons is built around a [[distributed knowledge graph]] bootstrapped using a well defined subset of the internet: crowdsourced digital gardens, wikis and social feeds generalizing to arbitrary repositories, all retrieved and integrated by a free software platform, but produced with the [[tools for thought]] of the users' choice. +In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]], [[platform]] and [[knowledge commons]] provisioned and maintained by a self-governing community for [[public good]]. This commons is built around a [[distributed knowledge graph]] bootstrapped using a well defined subset of the internet: crowdsourced digital gardens, wikis and social feeds generalizing to arbitrary repositories, all retrieved and integrated by a free software platform, but produced with the [[tools for thought]] of the users' choice. The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, definitely in spirit. -Said [[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the community to provision a [[knowledge commons]]. We[^author] provide a reference implementation of such a platform, and an example knowledge commons. +[[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the community to provision a [[Agora commons]]. We[^author] provide a reference implementation of such a platform, and an example knowledge commons. A core aspect of [[this Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be easily bootstrapped on a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided reference Agora can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), generalizing to arbitrary repositories. All data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. From 82fa03473775a30ac317b568f7de2a14540c20bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:48:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 16/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 9fcf42c02..a2cb65f26 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ # Introduction -In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]], [[platform]] and [[knowledge commons]] provisioned and maintained by a self-governing community for [[public good]]. This commons is built around a [[distributed knowledge graph]] bootstrapped using a well defined subset of the internet: crowdsourced digital gardens, wikis and social feeds generalizing to arbitrary repositories, all retrieved and integrated by a free software platform, but produced with the [[tools for thought]] of the users' choice. +In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community for the [[public good]]. This commons is built around a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components respecting user choice and data sovereignty. The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, definitely in spirit. -[[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the community to provision a [[Agora commons]]. We[^author] provide a reference implementation of such a platform, and an example knowledge commons. +[[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the community to provision an [[Agora commons]]. We[^author] provide a reference implementation of such a platform, and an example knowledge commons. A core aspect of [[this Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be easily bootstrapped on a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided reference Agora can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), generalizing to arbitrary repositories. All data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. From 6817386642eb10a9257fe2c65b486d3a76e126d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:49:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 17/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index a2cb65f26..9d6296790 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ # Introduction -In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community for the [[public good]]. This commons is built around a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components respecting user choice and data sovereignty. +In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community for the [[public good]]. This commons is built around a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components respecting user choice and data sovereignty. The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, definitely in spirit. From e8191357a661a8a0aacbaab174a6d1e8c0523fac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:50:08 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 18/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 9d6296790..27e5ed407 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ # Introduction -In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community for the [[public good]]. This commons is built around a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components respecting user choice and data sovereignty. +In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community for the [[public good]]. This commons is built around a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, supporting emergent conventions and respecting user choice and data sovereignty. The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, definitely in spirit. From 0d3f3af07fd7c99762495daffe4969bf8da18c0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:50:43 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 19/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 27e5ed407..50a078ecf 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ # Introduction -In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community for the [[public good]]. This commons is built around a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, supporting emergent conventions and respecting user choice and data sovereignty. +In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community for the [[public good]]. This commons is bootstrapped with a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components and respecting user choice and data sovereignty. The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, definitely in spirit. From 25ec18a761bc19a0eb2da108fc5c373ead028df8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:51:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 20/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 50a078ecf..86ab70220 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ # Introduction -In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community for the [[public good]]. This commons is bootstrapped with a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components and respecting user choice and data sovereignty. +In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community for the [[public good]]. This commons is bootstrapped with a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] and allowing for integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, definitely in spirit. From 8363561a09bf23b62b47c2b38956caea68068d33 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:52:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 21/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 86ab70220..64e30baaf 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ # Introduction -In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community for the [[public good]]. This commons is bootstrapped with a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] and allowing for integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. +In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community for the [[public good]]. This commons is bootstrapped on a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] and supporting integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, definitely in spirit. From 7af2b5de834d61b0bf1d02a192afce87cdcfaacf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:54:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 22/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 64e30baaf..a69cbaa55 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ # Introduction -In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community for the [[public good]]. This commons is bootstrapped on a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] and supporting integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. +In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community. This commons is bootstrapped on a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] and supporting integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, definitely in spirit. [[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the community to provision an [[Agora commons]]. We[^author] provide a reference implementation of such a platform, and an example knowledge commons. -A core aspect of [[this Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be easily bootstrapped on a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided reference Agora can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), generalizing to arbitrary repositories. All data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. +A core aspect of [[this Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be easily bootstrapped on a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided reference Agora can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), generalizing to arbitrary repositories maintained using standard means or via [[tools for thought]]. All data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. The reference Agora, https://anagora.org, is run by [[Flancia Collective]] as a free service for the [[public good]]. An Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore throughout this article: From ed922e5eff9910380ebaae3a0a7bef6d84d78fce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:55:17 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 23/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index a69cbaa55..91742e984 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just [[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the community to provision an [[Agora commons]]. We[^author] provide a reference implementation of such a platform, and an example knowledge commons. -A core aspect of [[this Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be easily bootstrapped on a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided reference Agora can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), generalizing to arbitrary repositories maintained using standard means or via [[tools for thought]]. All data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. The reference Agora, https://anagora.org, is run by [[Flancia Collective]] as a free service for the [[public good]]. +A core aspect of [[this Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be easily bootstrapped on a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided reference Agora can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), generalizing to arbitrary repositories maintained using standard means or via [[tools for thought]]. All data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. The reference Agora, https://anagora.org, is run by [[Flancia Collective]] as a free service for [[public good]]. An Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore throughout this article: From 201ce43c4596356797a07d152529589387cc1e4a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:55:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 24/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 91742e984..43b3c16ed 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ # Introduction -In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community. This commons is bootstrapped on a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] and supporting integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. +In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community. This commons is bootstrapped on a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] while supporting integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, definitely in spirit. From d548f3c0e5475626293a3ef8594f465e285e1a72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:56:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 25/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 43b3c16ed..29a536d92 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community. This commons is bootstrapped on a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] while supporting integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. -The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated here. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, definitely in spirit. +The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated int his paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in spirit. When in doubt, feel free to assume that all Agora-like entities are part of a greater Agora network. [[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the community to provision an [[Agora commons]]. We[^author] provide a reference implementation of such a platform, and an example knowledge commons. From ad3920f0afa2c83199a0109a51b9d9e58064e5dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 15:58:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 26/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 29a536d92..647a2cba1 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[pl The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated int his paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in spirit. When in doubt, feel free to assume that all Agora-like entities are part of a greater Agora network. -[[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the community to provision an [[Agora commons]]. We[^author] provide a reference implementation of such a platform, and an example knowledge commons. +[[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the user to interact with the [[Agora commons]], which both includes and is governed by the [[Agora community]]. A core aspect of [[this Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be easily bootstrapped on a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided reference Agora can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), generalizing to arbitrary repositories maintained using standard means or via [[tools for thought]]. All data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. The reference Agora, https://anagora.org, is run by [[Flancia Collective]] as a free service for [[public good]]. From 52606dc8319a81d1cf164e3ba9a0e94f6db262c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:00:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 27/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- reference Agora.md | 5 +++-- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 647a2cba1..5706734f7 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just [[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the user to interact with the [[Agora commons]], which both includes and is governed by the [[Agora community]]. -A core aspect of [[this Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be easily bootstrapped on a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided reference Agora can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), generalizing to arbitrary repositories maintained using standard means or via [[tools for thought]]. All data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. The reference Agora, https://anagora.org, is run by [[Flancia Collective]] as a free service for [[public good]]. +A core aspect of the provided [[reference Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be easily bootstrapped on a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided reference Agora can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), generalizing to arbitrary repositories maintained using standard means or via [[tools for thought]]. All data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. The reference Agora, https://anagora.org, is run by [[Flancia Collective]] as a free service for [[public good]]. An Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore throughout this article: diff --git a/reference Agora.md b/reference Agora.md index caa2d37fd..f3a343f19 100644 --- a/reference Agora.md +++ b/reference Agora.md @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ -- #go https://anagora.org -- #push [[agora architecture]] +- the reference [[Agora platform]] software implementation. + - #go https://anagora.org + - #push [[agora architecture]] - #pull [[agora]] [[agora server]] [[agora bridge]] From 335bcbf77cc2d8134ae8f379cc9f308dcc67ae6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:02:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 28/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 5706734f7..5c13af55f 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just [[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the user to interact with the [[Agora commons]], which both includes and is governed by the [[Agora community]]. -A core aspect of the provided [[reference Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be easily bootstrapped on a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided reference Agora can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), generalizing to arbitrary repositories maintained using standard means or via [[tools for thought]]. All data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. The reference Agora, https://anagora.org, is run by [[Flancia Collective]] as a free service for [[public good]]. +A core aspect of the provided [[reference Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be straightforwardly bootstrapped using just a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided software can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), meaning arbitrary repositories maintained manually or via readily available [[tools for thought]] (both open and closed in nature). All supported data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. -An Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore throughout this article: +As hinted above, the Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore in order in this paper: - A high level [[Agora protocol]] designed to lower friction to information exchange and cooperation, mostly building on conventions already in use in [[tools for thought]] and within knowledge oriented [[communities of practice]]. - A [[free software]] [[reference implementation]] of an [[Agora platform]] based on the principles delineated in this article, including a set of importers and converters for diverse [[sources]] and [[formats]], [[Agora endpoints]] implementing the [[Agora protocol]], and an integration layer and UI. @@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ An Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore throughout this articl We will then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic]], [[social]] and [[political]] domains assuming the availability and widespread adoption of this or some other free [[knowledge commons]]. This is done in the form of a series of short reports and exploratory essays. +The reference Agora, https://anagora.org, is run by [[Flancia Collective]] as a free service for [[public good]]. + [^commoning]: both commonsense and related to instances of [[commoning]]. [^chorus]: it is an expression of the [[pattern]] [[chorus of voices]]. [^protocol]: This section serves as a demonstration of text-based [[agora protocol]] which, in an Agora, will result in the entity mentioned above being transcluded due to the use of an Agora action ("pull", to bring a described resource into the current context.) From 10bbfb409e157a06ef71754de46222dc8075961e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:03:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 29/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 5c13af55f..ffcf3e9df 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ A core aspect of the provided [[reference Agora]] is that its constituent [[dist As hinted above, the Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore in order in this paper: -- A high level [[Agora protocol]] designed to lower friction to information exchange and cooperation, mostly building on conventions already in use in [[tools for thought]] and within knowledge oriented [[communities of practice]]. +- A high level [[Agora protocol]] designed to lower friction to information exchange and cooperation, mostly building on conventions already in use within knowledge oriented [[communities of practice]] and supported by a variety of [[tools for thought]]. - A [[free software]] [[reference implementation]] of an [[Agora platform]] based on the principles delineated in this article, including a set of importers and converters for diverse [[sources]] and [[formats]], [[Agora endpoints]] implementing the [[Agora protocol]], and an integration layer and UI. - An example [[Agora commons]], being a [[distributed knowledge graph]] provisioned using the tools and concepts above and maintained by the community of the [[Agora of Flancia]], https://anagora.org. From 9e05a2433d6b9891bd156908e6c4cb1faed853de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:06:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 30/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index ffcf3e9df..bc27fc912 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ A core aspect of the provided [[reference Agora]] is that its constituent [[dist As hinted above, the Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore in order in this paper: -- A high level [[Agora protocol]] designed to lower friction to information exchange and cooperation, mostly building on conventions already in use within knowledge oriented [[communities of practice]] and supported by a variety of [[tools for thought]]. -- A [[free software]] [[reference implementation]] of an [[Agora platform]] based on the principles delineated in this article, including a set of importers and converters for diverse [[sources]] and [[formats]], [[Agora endpoints]] implementing the [[Agora protocol]], and an integration layer and UI. +- The high level [[Agora protocol]], which is designed to lower friction to information exchange and cooperation, mostly building on [[conventions]] and [[devices]] already in use within knowledge oriented [[communities of practice]] and supported by a variety of [[tools for thought]]. +- A [[free software]] [[reference implementation]] of an [[Agora platform]] based on the principles delineated in this article, including: a set of importers for diverse [[data sources]] and [[formats]]; an API with [[endpoints]] implementing the [[Agora protocol]]; and an integration layer serving as user interface to the [[knowledge graph]]. - An example [[Agora commons]], being a [[distributed knowledge graph]] provisioned using the tools and concepts above and maintained by the community of the [[Agora of Flancia]], https://anagora.org. We will then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic]], [[social]] and [[political]] domains assuming the availability and widespread adoption of this or some other free [[knowledge commons]]. This is done in the form of a series of short reports and exploratory essays. From 9b68e5bd01ab674c7d23f4069f15b35f988b2bef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:07:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 31/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index bc27fc912..9ae930090 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ As hinted above, the Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore in o - The high level [[Agora protocol]], which is designed to lower friction to information exchange and cooperation, mostly building on [[conventions]] and [[devices]] already in use within knowledge oriented [[communities of practice]] and supported by a variety of [[tools for thought]]. - A [[free software]] [[reference implementation]] of an [[Agora platform]] based on the principles delineated in this article, including: a set of importers for diverse [[data sources]] and [[formats]]; an API with [[endpoints]] implementing the [[Agora protocol]]; and an integration layer serving as user interface to the [[knowledge graph]]. -- An example [[Agora commons]], being a [[distributed knowledge graph]] provisioned using the tools and concepts above and maintained by the community of the [[Agora of Flancia]], https://anagora.org. +- An example [[Agora commons]], being a [[distributed knowledge graph]] provisioned using the tools and concepts above. + +The resulting reference Agora, https://anagora.org, is run by [[Flancia Collective]] as a free service for [[public good]]. We will then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic]], [[social]] and [[political]] domains assuming the availability and widespread adoption of this or some other free [[knowledge commons]]. This is done in the form of a series of short reports and exploratory essays. -The reference Agora, https://anagora.org, is run by [[Flancia Collective]] as a free service for [[public good]]. [^commoning]: both commonsense and related to instances of [[commoning]]. [^chorus]: it is an expression of the [[pattern]] [[chorus of voices]]. From a1834cbf9db217d84be61a54935765a5cab55f6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:08:24 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 32/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 9ae930090..b72a2bfdb 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ # Introduction -In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community. This commons is bootstrapped on a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] while supporting integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. +In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community. This commons is bootstrapped as a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] while supporting integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated int his paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in spirit. When in doubt, feel free to assume that all Agora-like entities are part of a greater Agora network. From 07bfff1d23c76bb49f30935b2b9181773bc7eaba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:51:47 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 33/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index b72a2bfdb..65beb4649 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community. This commons is bootstrapped as a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] while supporting integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. -The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it is just one possible implementation of the principles delineated int his paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in spirit. When in doubt, feel free to assume that all Agora-like entities are part of a greater Agora network. +The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it should be taken as a simple [[reference implementation]] of the principles delineated int his paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in spirit. When in doubt, feel free to assume that all Agora-like entities are part of a greater Agora network of which the reference Agora may act as a seed. [[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the user to interact with the [[Agora commons]], which both includes and is governed by the [[Agora community]]. From f1c16f62ca35ef6694bdc3a29f580b2f712a689f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:53:34 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 34/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 65beb4649..a7c0d51c4 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community. This commons is bootstrapped as a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] while supporting integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. -The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it should be taken as a simple [[reference implementation]] of the principles delineated int his paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in spirit. When in doubt, feel free to assume that all Agora-like entities are part of a greater Agora network of which the reference Agora may act as a seed. +The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it should be taken as a simple [[reference implementation]] of the principles delineated int his paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in values or direction. When in doubt, feel free to assume that all Agora-like entities you find can be made to be a part of a greater future Agora network of which the reference Agora may act as one seed. [[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the user to interact with the [[Agora commons]], which both includes and is governed by the [[Agora community]]. From 2a6a5e7ea31f519c1c6775699127343de79d03a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:54:49 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 35/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index a7c0d51c4..20afa3990 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community. This commons is bootstrapped as a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] while supporting integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. -The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it should be taken as a simple [[reference implementation]] of the principles delineated int his paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in values or direction. When in doubt, feel free to assume that all Agora-like entities you find can be made to be a part of a greater future Agora network of which the reference Agora may act as one seed. +The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it should be taken as a simple [[reference implementation]] of the principles delineated int his paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in values and direction.[^seed] + +[^seed]: When in doubt, the author likes to assume that all Agora-like entities we find can be made to be a part of a greater Agora network. Put another way, the reference Agora described here is just one possible seed from which an Agora network may grow. [[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the user to interact with the [[Agora commons]], which both includes and is governed by the [[Agora community]]. From a0d632fe03c276ea0fe0a9dab97eb48d34804b50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:56:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 36/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 20afa3990..81d1f9b68 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community. This commons is bootstrapped as a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] while supporting integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. -The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it should be taken as a simple [[reference implementation]] of the principles delineated int his paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in values and direction.[^seed] +The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it should be taken as a simple [[reference implementation]] of the principles delineated in this paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in values and direction.[^seed] -[^seed]: When in doubt, the author likes to assume that all Agora-like entities we find can be made to be a part of a greater Agora network. Put another way, the reference Agora described here is just one possible seed from which an Agora network may grow. +[^seed]: When in doubt, the author likes to assume that all willing Agora-like entities we find will eventually be part of a greater cofederated Agora network. Put another way, the reference Agora described here is just one possible seed from which this Agora network may grow. [[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the user to interact with the [[Agora commons]], which both includes and is governed by the [[Agora community]]. From 73984930425ec9d2cbd5eabbdcf99db9a96c8acb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:57:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 37/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 10 ++++------ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 81d1f9b68..d9340fae6 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -46,12 +46,8 @@ In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community. This commons is bootstrapped as a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] while supporting integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. -The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it should be taken as a simple [[reference implementation]] of the principles delineated in this paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in values and direction.[^seed] +The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it should be taken as a simple [[reference implementation]] of the principles delineated in this paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in values and direction. When in doubt, the author[^author] likes to assume that all willing Agora-like entities we find will eventually be part of a greater cofederated Agora network. Put another way, the reference Agora described here is just one possible seed from which this Agora network may grow. -[^seed]: When in doubt, the author likes to assume that all willing Agora-like entities we find will eventually be part of a greater cofederated Agora network. Put another way, the reference Agora described here is just one possible seed from which this Agora network may grow. - -[[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the user to interact with the [[Agora commons]], which both includes and is governed by the [[Agora community]]. - A core aspect of the provided [[reference Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be straightforwardly bootstrapped using just a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided software can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), meaning arbitrary repositories maintained manually or via readily available [[tools for thought]] (both open and closed in nature). All supported data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. As hinted above, the Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore in order in this paper: @@ -60,11 +56,13 @@ As hinted above, the Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore in o - A [[free software]] [[reference implementation]] of an [[Agora platform]] based on the principles delineated in this article, including: a set of importers for diverse [[data sources]] and [[formats]]; an API with [[endpoints]] implementing the [[Agora protocol]]; and an integration layer serving as user interface to the [[knowledge graph]]. - An example [[Agora commons]], being a [[distributed knowledge graph]] provisioned using the tools and concepts above. +[[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the user to interact with the [[Agora commons]], which both includes and is governed by the [[Agora community]]. + The resulting reference Agora, https://anagora.org, is run by [[Flancia Collective]] as a free service for [[public good]]. We will then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic]], [[social]] and [[political]] domains assuming the availability and widespread adoption of this or some other free [[knowledge commons]]. This is done in the form of a series of short reports and exploratory essays. - +[^author]: Eduardo Ivanec, a.k.a. 'flancian', representing [[Flancia Collective]] and the [[Agora community]]. [^commoning]: both commonsense and related to instances of [[commoning]]. [^chorus]: it is an expression of the [[pattern]] [[chorus of voices]]. [^protocol]: This section serves as a demonstration of text-based [[agora protocol]] which, in an Agora, will result in the entity mentioned above being transcluded due to the use of an Agora action ("pull", to bring a described resource into the current context.) From 924747a2a07365db1402edcd9e5ad734149676cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:58:25 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 38/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- confederated.md | 1 + confederation.md | 1 + 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 confederated.md create mode 100644 confederation.md diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index d9340fae6..fa379fefc 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community. This commons is bootstrapped as a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] while supporting integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. -The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it should be taken as a simple [[reference implementation]] of the principles delineated in this paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in values and direction. When in doubt, the author[^author] likes to assume that all willing Agora-like entities we find will eventually be part of a greater cofederated Agora network. Put another way, the reference Agora described here is just one possible seed from which this Agora network may grow. +The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it should be taken as a simple [[reference implementation]] of the principles delineated in this paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in values and direction. When in doubt, the author[^author] likes to assume that all Agora-like entities we find will eventually be part of a greater [[confederated]] [[Agora network]]. Put another way, the reference Agora described here is just one possible seed from which this Agora network may grow. A core aspect of the provided [[reference Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be straightforwardly bootstrapped using just a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided software can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), meaning arbitrary repositories maintained manually or via readily available [[tools for thought]] (both open and closed in nature). All supported data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. diff --git a/confederated.md b/confederated.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8922fc66c --- /dev/null +++ b/confederated.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +- #pull [[confederation]] diff --git a/confederation.md b/confederation.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..75eb68eca --- /dev/null +++ b/confederation.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +- #pull [[federation]] [[confederalism]] [[murray bookchin]] From d2267a6e50c05eee44df45bf2750c3051385ba37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:59:02 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 39/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index fa379fefc..632eebe83 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[platform]] yielding a [[knowledge commons]] provisioned by a self-governing community. This commons is bootstrapped as a [[distributed knowledge graph]] assembled from off-the-shelf components, upholding the user's [[data sovereignty]] while supporting integration with a wide range of [[tools for thought]]. -The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it should be taken as a simple [[reference implementation]] of the principles delineated in this paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in values and direction. When in doubt, the author[^author] likes to assume that all Agora-like entities we find will eventually be part of a greater [[confederated]] [[Agora network]]. Put another way, the reference Agora described here is just one possible seed from which this Agora network may grow. +The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it should be taken as a simple [[reference implementation]] of the principles delineated in this paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in values and direction. When in doubt, the author[^author] likes to assume that all Agora-like entities we find will eventually be part of a greater [[confederated]] [[Agora network]]. Put another way, the reference Agora described here is just one possible seed from which an [[Agora network]] may grow. A core aspect of the provided [[reference Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be straightforwardly bootstrapped using just a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided software can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), meaning arbitrary repositories maintained manually or via readily available [[tools for thought]] (both open and closed in nature). All supported data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. From cb04233955ba840a0dfcdb3e79e4661d5ed4cb37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:06:03 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 40/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 632eebe83..5019b50d4 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -48,17 +48,18 @@ In this [[chapter]] we describe the [[Agora]], a [[protocol]] and reference [[pl The Agora as described in this article is just [[an Agora]], meaning it should be taken as a simple [[reference implementation]] of the principles delineated in this paper. Because the Agora-defining [[Agora protocol]] tries to build on common principles[^commoning] and incorporate conventions already in use at the time of writing, you will likely find that other Agoras already exist online and offline -- if not by name, then definitely in values and direction. When in doubt, the author[^author] likes to assume that all Agora-like entities we find will eventually be part of a greater [[confederated]] [[Agora network]]. Put another way, the reference Agora described here is just one possible seed from which an [[Agora network]] may grow. -A core aspect of the provided [[reference Agora]] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be straightforwardly bootstrapped using just a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided software can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] (including social), meaning arbitrary repositories maintained manually or via readily available [[tools for thought]] (both open and closed in nature). All supported data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. +A core aspect of the provided [[reference Agora]][^reference] is that its constituent [[distributed knowledge graph]] can be straightforwardly bootstrapped using just a well-defined freely-available subset of the [[internet]]. The provided software can already integrate crowdsourced sets of [[personal knowledge graphs]], [[digital gardens]], [[wikis]] and [[feeds]] of all kinds (including social), generalizing to arbitrary repositories maintained manually or via readily available [[tools for thought]] (both open and closed in nature). All supported data sources are retrieved and integrated using [[free software]], while still supporting production and editing with arbitrary tools of the users' choice. -As hinted above, the Agora has multiple facets which we will try to explore in order in this paper: +[^reference]: The reference Agora, https://anagora.org, is run by [[Flancia Collective]] as a free service for [[public good]]. + +As hinted above, the Agora is a project with multiple facets which we will try to explore in order in this paper: - The high level [[Agora protocol]], which is designed to lower friction to information exchange and cooperation, mostly building on [[conventions]] and [[devices]] already in use within knowledge oriented [[communities of practice]] and supported by a variety of [[tools for thought]]. - A [[free software]] [[reference implementation]] of an [[Agora platform]] based on the principles delineated in this article, including: a set of importers for diverse [[data sources]] and [[formats]]; an API with [[endpoints]] implementing the [[Agora protocol]]; and an integration layer serving as user interface to the [[knowledge graph]]. -- An example [[Agora commons]], being a [[distributed knowledge graph]] provisioned using the tools and concepts above. +- An example [[Agora commons]], being a [[distributed knowledge graph]] provisioned by an [[Agora community]] using the tools and concepts above. -[[Agora protocol]] can be used within any [[Agora platform]] to enable the user to interact with the [[Agora commons]], which both includes and is governed by the [[Agora community]]. +The triad above fits together in a variety of ways that we will try to explore in relevant sections, but in a nutshell: [[Agora protocol]] can be used while interacting with the [[Agora platform]] to provision entities and services in the [[Agora commons]]. which both includes and is governed by the [[Agora community]]. -The resulting reference Agora, https://anagora.org, is run by [[Flancia Collective]] as a free service for [[public good]]. We will then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic]], [[social]] and [[political]] domains assuming the availability and widespread adoption of this or some other free [[knowledge commons]]. This is done in the form of a series of short reports and exploratory essays. From 859bd5b9adc638d696c149e1ef7e15950e1c7c57 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:06:39 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 41/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 5019b50d4..6f1979e2d 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ As hinted above, the Agora is a project with multiple facets which we will try t - A [[free software]] [[reference implementation]] of an [[Agora platform]] based on the principles delineated in this article, including: a set of importers for diverse [[data sources]] and [[formats]]; an API with [[endpoints]] implementing the [[Agora protocol]]; and an integration layer serving as user interface to the [[knowledge graph]]. - An example [[Agora commons]], being a [[distributed knowledge graph]] provisioned by an [[Agora community]] using the tools and concepts above. -The triad above fits together in a variety of ways that we will try to explore in relevant sections, but in a nutshell: [[Agora protocol]] can be used while interacting with the [[Agora platform]] to provision entities and services in the [[Agora commons]]. which both includes and is governed by the [[Agora community]]. - +The triad above fits together in a variety of ways that we will try to explore in relevant sections, but in a nutshell: [[Agora protocol]] can be used by the community while interacting with the [[Agora platform]] to provision entities, intents and services in the [[Agora commons]]. We will then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic]], [[social]] and [[political]] domains assuming the availability and widespread adoption of this or some other free [[knowledge commons]]. This is done in the form of a series of short reports and exploratory essays. From dcbc746324bb5b258be4d39efcd6510ea36ceb46 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:07:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 42/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 6f1979e2d..c1a0e9cf2 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ As hinted above, the Agora is a project with multiple facets which we will try t The triad above fits together in a variety of ways that we will try to explore in relevant sections, but in a nutshell: [[Agora protocol]] can be used by the community while interacting with the [[Agora platform]] to provision entities, intents and services in the [[Agora commons]]. -We will then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic]], [[social]] and [[political]] domains assuming the availability and widespread adoption of this or some other free [[knowledge commons]]. This is done in the form of a series of short reports and exploratory essays. +We will then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic]], [[social]] and [[political]] domains assuming the availability and widespread adoption of a free [[knowledge commons]]. This is done in the form of a series of short reports and exploratory essays. [^author]: Eduardo Ivanec, a.k.a. 'flancian', representing [[Flancia Collective]] and the [[Agora community]]. [^commoning]: both commonsense and related to instances of [[commoning]]. From 43d8ae04ec1c83f22eea89ebf573585452e3d017 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:07:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 43/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index c1a0e9cf2..3b4cb7379 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ As hinted above, the Agora is a project with multiple facets which we will try t The triad above fits together in a variety of ways that we will try to explore in relevant sections, but in a nutshell: [[Agora protocol]] can be used by the community while interacting with the [[Agora platform]] to provision entities, intents and services in the [[Agora commons]]. -We will then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic]], [[social]] and [[political]] domains assuming the availability and widespread adoption of a free [[knowledge commons]]. This is done in the form of a series of short reports and exploratory essays. +We[^author] then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic]], [[social]] and [[political]] domains assuming the availability and widespread adoption of a free [[knowledge commons]]. This is done in the form of a series of short reports and exploratory essays. [^author]: Eduardo Ivanec, a.k.a. 'flancian', representing [[Flancia Collective]] and the [[Agora community]]. [^commoning]: both commonsense and related to instances of [[commoning]]. @@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ We will then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic]], [ # Background -- #meta TODO: this [[Agora protocol]] block is a MARKER for 'edited (up to?) around here in the last pass', move/delete as needed. - The Agora can be defined in a nutshell as a subset of the [[internet]][^web] used consciously towards a particular purpose. As mentioned previously, it can also be seen as both a platform and a protocol for provisioning and maintaining a [[knowledge commons]]. Because of both this wide definition and the wide applicability of the principles detailed in this article, the background required to put this effort in context is ample and fuzzily defined at the edges. [^web]: Or [[Web]]? See literature for most common term, likely web due to ties to the [[semantic web]] if nothing else. From 7efaf8c002640b49147b80fa3a09c971891a9844 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:08:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 44/50] autopushed --- free software.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/free software.md b/free software.md index 309c05e19..4db43baae 100644 --- a/free software.md +++ b/free software.md @@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ - a [[revolution]] - a genie that's luckily out of the bottle - - [[pull]] [[free software foundation]] - - [[pull]] [[open source]] [[open ethics]] + - #pull [[free software foundation]] + - #pull [[open source]] [[open ethics]] From d39c87eb3f161c567f6d55206071e32824153699 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:09:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 45/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 3b4cb7379..9d9b9646b 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ We[^author] then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic] # Background -The Agora can be defined in a nutshell as a subset of the [[internet]][^web] used consciously towards a particular purpose. As mentioned previously, it can also be seen as both a platform and a protocol for provisioning and maintaining a [[knowledge commons]]. Because of both this wide definition and the wide applicability of the principles detailed in this article, the background required to put this effort in context is ample and fuzzily defined at the edges. +The Agora can be defined in a nutshell as a subset of the [[internet]][^web] used consciously and towards a particular purpose. As mentioned previously, it can also be seen as both a platform and a protocol for provisioning and maintaining a [[knowledge commons]]. Because of both this wide definition and the wide applicability of the principles detailed in this article, the background required to put this effort in context is ample and fuzzily defined at the edges. [^web]: Or [[Web]]? See literature for most common term, likely web due to ties to the [[semantic web]] if nothing else. ## Terminology -This project is of very large scope and might make use of non standard terminology. To ease understanding, here we provide a short summary of key terms to follow. +This project is of very large scope and might make use of non standard terminology. To aid understanding, here we provide a short summary of key terms to follow. - [[Agora]]: a [[protocol]], a [[platform]], a [[commons]]. The [[noosphere]]. [[Internet]] as a tool held right. - [[Graph]]: the heart of the Agora. A distributed [[knowledge graph]] in particular, both explicitly and implicitly containing a variety of social graphs. From 2f52b939385107a6a52db18cb072c4d8b2927136 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:14:17 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 46/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 9d9b9646b..3fe9553c2 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ We[^author] then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic] # Background -The Agora can be defined in a nutshell as a subset of the [[internet]][^web] used consciously and towards a particular purpose. As mentioned previously, it can also be seen as both a platform and a protocol for provisioning and maintaining a [[knowledge commons]]. Because of both this wide definition and the wide applicability of the principles detailed in this article, the background required to put this effort in context is ample and fuzzily defined at the edges. +The Agora can be defined most generally as a subset of the [[internet]][^web] used consciously and towards a particular purpose. Slightly less generally, as per the above, it can be seen as a platform and a protocol for provisioning and maintaining a [[knowledge commons]] enabling a community to define and advance said purpose. Because of both this wide definition and the wide applicability of the principles detailed in this article, the background required to put this effort in context is ample and fuzzily defined at the edges. [^web]: Or [[Web]]? See literature for most common term, likely web due to ties to the [[semantic web]] if nothing else. From 7cd2dbb100f314fe5450a6c0d6d03b06813466b0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:18:16 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 47/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 3fe9553c2..5bc535b29 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ We[^author] then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic] # Background -The Agora can be defined most generally as a subset of the [[internet]][^web] used consciously and towards a particular purpose. Slightly less generally, as per the above, it can be seen as a platform and a protocol for provisioning and maintaining a [[knowledge commons]] enabling a community to define and advance said purpose. Because of both this wide definition and the wide applicability of the principles detailed in this article, the background required to put this effort in context is ample and fuzzily defined at the edges. +The Agora can be defined most generally as a subset of the [[internet]][^web] used consciously and towards a particular purpose. Slightly less generally, as per the above, it can be seen as a platform and a protocol for provisioning and maintaining a [[commons]] enabling a community to define and advance a set of goals. Because of these broad definitions and the wide applicability of the principles detailed in this article, the background required to put this effort in context is ample and fuzzily defined at the edges. [^web]: Or [[Web]]? See literature for most common term, likely web due to ties to the [[semantic web]] if nothing else. ## Terminology -This project is of very large scope and might make use of non standard terminology. To aid understanding, here we provide a short summary of key terms to follow. +This project is of large scope and makes use of terminology from different fields, drawing from computer science, systems thinking and political theory. It also makes use of metaphors. To aid understanding, here we provide a short summary of key terms to follow. - [[Agora]]: a [[protocol]], a [[platform]], a [[commons]]. The [[noosphere]]. [[Internet]] as a tool held right. - [[Graph]]: the heart of the Agora. A distributed [[knowledge graph]] in particular, both explicitly and implicitly containing a variety of social graphs. From c36cbd30e9d666789c5424862b8786386bc37794 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:18:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 48/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 5bc535b29..0285adcd4 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -71,6 +71,27 @@ We[^author] then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic] The Agora can be defined most generally as a subset of the [[internet]][^web] used consciously and towards a particular purpose. Slightly less generally, as per the above, it can be seen as a platform and a protocol for provisioning and maintaining a [[commons]] enabling a community to define and advance a set of goals. Because of these broad definitions and the wide applicability of the principles detailed in this article, the background required to put this effort in context is ample and fuzzily defined at the edges. +This Agora is inspired by the pioneering work of Elinor Ostrom in the study of well functioning [[commons]], which resulted in dispelling the once dominant position that [[commons]] must be taken over by centralized agents to prevent the so called [[Tragedy of the Commons]]. + +It is also clearly inspired by the work of pioneers of [[tools for thinking]]. + +- #pull [[vannevar bush]] [[memex]] +- #pull [[douglas engelbart]] + +It builds on top of the open web, wiki culture and the social movements enabled by them. + +- #pull [[tim berners lee]] [[solid]] +- #pull [[ward cunningham]] [[wiki]] [[fedwiki]] + +Finally, an Agora is a project with a pragmatic bent directed towards world improvement through global reform or peaceful revolution. + +- #pull [[social media]] +- #pull [[effective altruism]] +- #pull [[revolution]] + +TODO: focus on praxis or commoning? Making the commons a higher level section would probably clarify the structure a bit, allow me to bring in the Triad of Commoning, etc. + + [^web]: Or [[Web]]? See literature for most common term, likely web due to ties to the [[semantic web]] if nothing else. ## Terminology @@ -97,26 +118,6 @@ The Agora is a project for the betterment of the internet, potentially leading t The Agora as a project is positioned at the intersection of the fields of [[commoning]], [[patterning]] and [[knowledge management]]. -This Agora is inspired by the pioneering work of Elinor Ostrom and others in the study of well functioning [[commons]], which resulted in dispelling the once dominant position that [[commons]] must be taken over by centralized agents to prevent the so called [[Tragedy of the Commons]]. - -It is also clearly inspired by the work of pioneers of [[tools for thinking]]. - -- #pull [[vannevar bush]] [[memex]] -- #pull [[douglas engelbart]] - -It builds on top of the open web, wiki culture and the social movements enabled by them. - -- #pull [[tim berners lee]] [[solid]] -- #pull [[ward cunningham]] [[wiki]] [[fedwiki]] - -Finally, an Agora is a project with a pragmatic bent directed towards world improvement through global reform or peaceful revolution. - -- #pull [[social media]] -- #pull [[effective altruism]] -- #pull [[revolution]] - -TODO: focus on praxis or commoning? Making the commons a higher level section would probably clarify the structure a bit, allow me to bring in the Triad of Commoning, etc. - ## Praxis The Agora is a platform for shared [[praxis]] based on a set of public [[intents]], which include declarations of [[goals]] and [[values]]. From 9e480ce10a303ee600e92f5ca28ea7cd8ef24c3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:20:00 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 49/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index 0285adcd4..cbf01ba57 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ It builds on top of the open web, wiki culture and the social movements enabled - #pull [[tim berners lee]] [[solid]] - #pull [[ward cunningham]] [[wiki]] [[fedwiki]] -Finally, an Agora is a project with a pragmatic bent directed towards world improvement through global reform or peaceful revolution. +The reference Agora is a project with a pragmatic bent directed towards world improvement. It is a case study in [[protopian thinking]] directed towards global reform and revolution. - #pull [[social media]] - #pull [[effective altruism]] From 95c35f0325fdb17c860090821bcb8c63b0529398 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Flancian <0@flancia.org> Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:22:17 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 50/50] autopushed --- agora pkg chapter.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/agora pkg chapter.md b/agora pkg chapter.md index cbf01ba57..910f9deff 100644 --- a/agora pkg chapter.md +++ b/agora pkg chapter.md @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ We[^author] then cover experiments and potential applications in the [[academic] # Background -The Agora can be defined most generally as a subset of the [[internet]][^web] used consciously and towards a particular purpose. Slightly less generally, as per the above, it can be seen as a platform and a protocol for provisioning and maintaining a [[commons]] enabling a community to define and advance a set of goals. Because of these broad definitions and the wide applicability of the principles detailed in this article, the background required to put this effort in context is ample and fuzzily defined at the edges. +The Agora can be defined most generally as a subset of the [[internet]][^web] used consciously and towards a particular purpose. Slightly less generally, as per the above, it can be seen as a platform and a protocol for provisioning and maintaining a [[commons]] (initially digital) enabling a community to efficiently define and advance their goals. Because of these broad definitions and the wide applicability of the principles detailed in this article, the background required to put this effort in context is ample and fuzzily defined at the edges. This Agora is inspired by the pioneering work of Elinor Ostrom in the study of well functioning [[commons]], which resulted in dispelling the once dominant position that [[commons]] must be taken over by centralized agents to prevent the so called [[Tragedy of the Commons]].