From: bernie Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:02:54 +0000 (-0500) Subject: Edit page about X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=3bbc9f80df33b06b03deb854a467f24fc0426159;ds=sidebyside Edit page about --- diff --git a/about b/about index 3006f6a..d5e584f 100644 --- a/about +++ b/about @@ -1,9 +1,26 @@ == About this web site == -Why do I run my own website and my own wiki when there are dozens of free-beer alternatives? +This web site is powered by my own minimalistic wiki engine called [[GeekiGeeki]]. +Anonymous changes are allowed, you can edit this page by clicking on the EditPage +button in the navbar. + +I host here my personal [[pictures | photos]] and my [[BrainDump | blog]]. + +Why would someone host my own wiki, blog and photo sharing when there are dozens of +free-beer alternatives online? It's a matter of remaining [[http://autonomo.us/about/ | autonomous]] from online services as much as possible. Call me a fundamentalist, but I find it very disturbing to give up my online identity to services whose conditions are established and changed unilaterally. -I care about my virtual self :-) +The [[http://opendefinition.org/ definition of open knowledge]] is still a subject of +discussion. At this time, I generally boycot any online web services that make it +intentionally hard bulk access to data created collaboratively by their users. +Examples of badly behaving sites are [[http://www.imdb.com | IMDB]] and +[[http://flickr.com | Flickr]]. + +My current personal policy is to use these services in read-only mode, without +helping them collect even more information. + +Call me a fundamentalist for going through these hoops, but I believe I'm acting in +my best personal interest. I //do// care about my meta-self, and you?