Eclectic Tech Carnival Weaving Networks

My notes from today

Morning session:
austria doesn't want to invest in. infrastructure.
Etc is very central europe
free software is feminist.
There are radio contacts here. Also in amsterdam.

Maiz presentation:
support for migrant women
eu funds it cuz austria doesn't (well, a little)
leftist political training/action
workshops for assylum seekers
consciousness raising via a chior: why do we sing this music? What does it mean?
Austria is very hard on undocumemted workers
support for sex workers
manfy afghanis in language classes

IRC - Internet Relay Chat
realtime instant messaging for mases ie more that two.
the original chat protocol, and is still in use by many.
you can log onto an IRC server and channel with a client eg irssi for Linux, mIRC for Windows or XChat for Mac OS.
as a backup use a webbased client if available, for example:
chat.indymedia.org
We meet in #etc ("channel etc")

Mailinglists
a group account; send emails to a single address, of which a lot of people are members
log in to view who else is subscribed or to view the archive.
you can unsubscribe yourself.

CMS - content management system
website
create an account
upload images, text, and so on