McKenzie Wark on 16 Feb 2001 16:47:00 -0000 |
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[Nettime-bold] Re: <nettime> Usenet archives sold, whay about README! ? |
It is no fault of Josephine Bosma's that Amazon catalogue the Readme! anthology incorrectly. The title page lists ten editors (most of the them spelt correctly!). The book didn't edit itself. From: "Drazen Pantic" <drazen@xs4all.nl> Date: Thursday, February 15, 2001 10:12 pm > Also what about derivatives of nettime, > like README!? Recently, preparing a course about technology and NGOs, > I was to include README! in the course reader. Checked on the Amazon, > and on the address > > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obido > D1-2/107-1550648-2181301 > > found this description: > > ReadMe! ASCII Culture and the Revenge of Knowledge > by Josephine Bosme, Nettime > > Obviously I do not have any problems with Nettime credited for the > book, but what about the other name? I do not see any big conspiracy > there, nor do accuse anybody for taking over some other people's work, > but as credited now it follows that Josephine is the author of the > book. > > What opens possible discussion about another issue related to both > Nettime and NGOs...Internal dynamical structure in relation to > acclimated goals and principles. As we all know, many NGO's press > releases are full of slogans about civil society and freedom of > expression, but how many do exercise any of those principles > internally? And soon or later those organization just implode in some > meaningless simulation of the real work. > > Not wanting that kind of destiny to Nettime, I think we shell all > think carefully about how nettime relates to its authors, their copy > rights (if any) and the incredible number of well intended individuals > and (sometimes) great texts that appear here. > > Cheers > Drazen > > # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission > # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, > # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets > # more info: majordomo@bbs.thing.net and "info nettime-l" in the > msg body > # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@bbs.thing.net > _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold@nettime.org http://www.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold