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'''Essential projects''' are [[interesting projects]] we can't really ignore. They are doing things that we have to do, and we are far better off working with them, than ignoring them. In many cases they will be doing something before we do it here, and maybe better. So tracking them closely is useful. | '''Essential projects''' are [[interesting projects]] we can't really ignore. They are doing things that we have to do, and we are far better off working with them, than ignoring them. In many cases they will be doing something before we do it here, and maybe better. So tracking them closely is useful. | ||
*[[GFDL Corpus]] despite the various thugs trying to control it for their own commercial interests - [[Wikipedia]], [[Simple English Wikipedia]], [[Wikibooks]] and [[Wiktionary]] | *[[GFDL Corpus]] despite the various thugs trying to control it for their own commercial interests - [[Wikipedia]], [[Simple English Wikipedia]], [[Wikibooks]] (especially [[Cookbook]] mjam ) and [[Wiktionary]] | ||
*[[wikitext standard]] efforts | *[[wikitext standard]] efforts | ||
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*[[Wikitravel]] - a travel guide - boycotts should include not going places where people do rotten things, since tourism has an eco-impact and sends messages of approval too. [[Licensing|Licensed]] under the [[Creative Commons licenses|Creative Commons license]] | *[[Wikitravel]] - a travel guide - boycotts should include not going places where people do rotten things, since tourism has an eco-impact and sends messages of approval too. [[Licensing|Licensed]] under the [[Creative Commons licenses|Creative Commons license]] | ||
*'''[[Internet UPC Database]] - database of [[manufacturer]]s and [[product]]s with [[UPC]] codes''', searchable online and downloadable version which is not as up-to-date as the online version but is strangely [[license]]d under [[GPL]] | *'''[[Internet UPC Database]] - database of [[manufacturer]]s and [[product]]s with [[UPC]] codes''', searchable online and downloadable version which is not as up-to-date as the online version but is strangely [[license]]d under [[GPL]] | ||
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*<s>[[CorpKnowPedia]]</s> - tracking the corporate landscape - dedicated to building a database to track the behavior of corporations. | *<s>[[CorpKnowPedia]]</s> - tracking the corporate landscape - dedicated to building a database to track the behavior of corporations. | ||
* <s>http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/opensource/greenscan/ - [[GreenScan]]</s>, an [[Adbusters]] project to create a hand-held barcode scanner with a simple output system. Scan a product: if you get a [[green light]], it is ok to buy. Red is bad. What they don't yet realize is that building a specific access device without a database and information infrastructure, won't do much good. Go visit them and keep reminding them of this! | |||