Index

CONTENTS

EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION                                     6

WHY SURVIVAL KIT?                                        10

1. MEDIA OWNERSHIP AND OPEN PUBLISHING                   12 
    MEDIA GIANTS TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF YOUR MOUTH        14
    Loesje                                               18
    Indimedia                                            19
    neuroTransmitter                                     20
    Monty Stamping                                       21 

2. NET POLITICS                                          23
    THE POLITICS OFTHE (INTER}NET                        24
    GILC News Alert                                      27
    DeCSS                                                28
    Net Politics Glossary                                30
    Female Artists Sing and Play Society ShareJoy        35

3. Free/LIBRE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE                   36
    FREE AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE                        38
    Web Tools Glossary                                   42
    Trash Tech Culture                                   46
    RAM4 local project communities in the net            47
    Copenhagen Free University                           48

4. BEYOND THE DIGITAL DIVIDE                             50
    BEYOND THE 'DIGITAL DIVIDE' ORTHODOXY                52
    Cybermohalla                                         56
    Genderchangers                                       57
    The Community FM Modulator                           58
    Rinky Dink Sound System                              59

5. COMMUNITY NETWORKING                                  60
    COMMUNITY NETWORKS                                   62
    Container                                                     66
    Locative Media Workshop                              68
    Amsterdam Wireless                                   70
    BorderXing                                           71

RE-APPROACHING NEW MEDIA                                 72

SURVIVAL KIT PUBLICATION EDITORIAL TEAM AND CONTRIBUTORS 76