| garoeda | allright, let's start with our next talk |
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| garoeda | it will be done by jose_n |
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| garoeda | Dr. Nazario holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Case Western Reserve University but currently works as a system verification and security analyst for an American networking company. He has been active in the Open Source software and security community for several years. |
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| garoeda | he will speak abut the new project, called JOSU , Journal of Open Source at Uninet |
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| jose_n | gracias garoeda |
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| jose_n | i was suppposed to give this presentation with bug (guy brand), but he had to step out for a while. |
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| jose_n | thank you for coming to this presentation, we'll try to be brief. |
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| jose_n | as garoeda said, this presetation is to introduce a new project |
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| jose_n | after hosting these irc conferences several times, the organizers thought it would be good to collect these presentations as papers and organize a journal. |
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| jose_n | these organizers include fernand0, seth arnold, switch, MJesus, bug, and myself, along with several others. |
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| jose_n | the first are supplements or mirrors of print journals. these are mainly scientific journals, such as those from the ACS (american chemical society). |
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| jose_n | these are typically closed to the public and require subscription fees, sometimes thousands of dollars. |
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| jose_n | the second type of online journal is more community based. |
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| jose_n | bug listed the journal JODI (journal of digital information) as an |
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| jose_n | you can see JODI here: http://jodi.ecs.soton.ac.uk/ |
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| jose_n | the topic of open source is important at uninet, as is evident by their organization and hosting of these conferences for the open source community. |
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| jose_n | like many of us (and many organizations around the world) they use open source and have an interest in promoting its use, development and adoption. |
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| jose_n | it seems natural to have a journal focusing on these topics of open source which goes beyond a magazine. |
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| jose_n | here there would be peer-reviewed pieces, new ideas in open source, editorials, and descriptions of how open source software and topics have been applied to a variety of scenarios. |
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| jose_n | if i may paraphrase MJesus for a bit, she, bug, and myself were discussing earlier JOSU and what is its driving force. |
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| jose_n | she drew parallels between the scientific community, which she is a part of as a medical researcher, and the open source world. |
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| jose_n | in science, you are open about your results and your ideas. they gain life only by being shared with others. |
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| jose_n | and ideas are weighed on their merits, meaning poor ideas will not hold up for long. |
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| jose_n | this is much the same as the open source community. |
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| jose_n | only when software, ideas, and material is shared does it come to life. |
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| jose_n | and projects which have merit or promise can be investigated, adopted, and adapted by others, just as with scientific ideas and findings. [19:32] * wli (wli@holomorphy.com) Quit (Read error: No route to host) |
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| jose_n | because scientific journals offer a medium for these ideas and findings, it is only natural that there be a journal for the open source community. |
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| jose_n | hence, JOSU. |
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| jose_n | i believe this idea started early this year, and unfortunately it languished some this year. |
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| jose_n | like most open source projects, the people behind josu are from all over the world. |
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| jose_n | spain, france, the americas, and southeast asia. |
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| jose_n | this means that coordinating discussions is sometimes difficult |
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| jose_n | and sometimes we lose track of eachother. |
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| jose_n | and like open source software projects, this is currently a volunteer effort. |
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| jose_n | so sometimes our work or personal lives take precedence over our exta activities. |
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| jose_n | however, we have a first issue ready for release. |
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| jose_n | you can find it here: http://josu.u-strasbg.fr/n1/ |
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| jose_n | there are seven articles from a variety of authors, including alan cox, oscar bermudez, horacio pena, and others. |
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| jose_n | the topics include technical writeups, such as the new Linux 2.6 features, and original studies, such as alan cox's "optimizing for the modern processor". |
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| jose_n | you can also reach it at http://josu.uninet.edu/ |
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| jose_n | and switch is even mirroring it from japan (thank you very much!) |
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| jose_n | we're hoping to follow in the footsteps of the uninet journal "biomed": http://biomed.uninet.edu/ |
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| jose_n | this is a successful online journal which includes peer-review, original studies, and new insights in an open fashion. |
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| jose_n | JOSU has an open call for papers for issues 2 and beyond, meaning we want you to write for us. |
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| jose_n | new ideas and studies are particularily welcome, but also case studies of open source deployments and methodologies are especially welcome. |
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| jose_n | what's exciting is that open source goes beyond software to documentation, teaching materials, and information sharing. |
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| jose_n | the editorial board includes guy brand and myself, seth arnold, ismak, MJesus, switch, |
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| jose_n | polkan garcia, jose vargara, gustavo, william irwin, james morris, pask, horacio, riel, stijn maalen, alexy voinov, and hans wolters |
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| jose_n | a really impressive list of interesting, bright and friendly people. |
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| jose_n | so, in a nutshell that is JOSU. we're hoping that you can contribute with material or assistance. |
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| jose_n | oh! MJesus is remding me of the scientific committee: dr horst von brand and fernando tricas. |
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| jose_n | xtingray has a question: what are the requirements for an article be approved by the JOSU editors? |
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| jose_n | we have a set of instructions for authors here: |
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| jose_n | http://red.uninet.edu/josu/authors.html |
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| jose_n | which desribes what types of material we are looking for (editorials, original studies, correspondance, and therapy reviews) |
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| jose_n | along with an organizational layout of the paper for some of these types. |
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| jose_n | the editors will work with the author to ensure correctness, timeliness, completeness, and editorial coverage. |
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| jose_n | any other questions about JOSU? |
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| jose_n | the author guidelines are also available in spanish: http://josu.uninet.edu/normas.html |
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| jose_n | xingray asks "what is the official languages for JOSU publications?" |
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| jose_n | presently we have handled both english and spanish articles, but with the international nature of the editorial board i think we can accomodate several more languages, including french, japanese, and even dutch. |
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| jose_n | if needed we would attempt to find a reviewer or translator for submissions which we would like to see be presented to a wider audience. |
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| jose_n | papers can be submitted at josu@uninet.edu |
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| jose_n | and if you are interested in assisting or have any questions about JOSU, please do not hesitate to ask in #josu on this irc network. |
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| jose_n | on behalf of the editorial, scientific, and organizational board of JOSU, thank you very much for your time! we look forward to hearing from you and your work. |
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