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> From: [email protected]
> Date: February 4, 2004 1:32:34 PM EST
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [mutella]*Mute News* OpenMute launches FREE web tools - OM1
> Reply-To: [email protected]
>
> FREE as in lunch!
>
> *OpenMute*
> create/collaborate/communicate
>
> http://www.openmute.org
>
> *Free web site and easy-to-use web tools*
>
> OpenMute announces the launch of its Open Source web tools services for
> cultural and community groups.
>
> OpenMute is a Mute project. Mute is a not-for-profit organisation.
>
> —
>
> OpenMute offers a service called OM1 with which you can have a website
> built
> almost immediately, packed with tools for publishing and collaborative
> working.
>
> *HOW IT WORKS*
>
> 1. Log on to http://www.openmute.org
> 2. Request an account 'yourname.omweb.org'
> 3. You will then have a website with the following tools available:
>
> NEWS | WIKI | GALLERY | FORUM | CALENDAR | RSS FEEDS and more…
>
> OpenMute's services allow you to have a dynamic website where you can
> update
> content from any computer connected to the internet just using a
> browser. You
> can adapt the web tools to your own requirements making your OM1 site
> into a
> gallery, workspace, library, public feedback portal, event publicity
> site,
> archive and more.
>
> You can read more details about OpenMute's OM1 package at the bottom
> of this
> email.
>
> —
>
> *SOME BACKGROUND TO THE OPENMUTE PROJECT*
>
> OpenMute is unique in that we have created a system that automates the
> replication of certain very powerful open source tools, not only
> making them
> available to those without the requisite technical skills to install
> and
> adapt independently, but also reducing the many associated costs.
> OpenMute
> aims to make such tools available to individuals and communities who
> were
> previously unable to use them. Additionally, we aim to provide enough
> supporting information, and channels of communication between users,
> technical staff, etc., to create a culture of self-education and
> collaboration around their use.
>
> OpenMute harnesses Mute magazine's decade-long experience of paper and
> internet publishing to accommodate a wide variety of internet users,
> from the
> one-woman band to the medium-sized organisation. Our development as a
> small
> organisation has demonstrated how important staying on top of day to
> day
> workflow is, and how ever-present issues such as ease of use,
> adaptability,
> speed and low costs are. It is with these criteria in mind that we have
> tailored our packages.
>
> We started work in earnest on OpenMute in July 2002 with the financial
> support of the Arts Council of Endland's Publications and Recordings
> pilot
> programme. During this time we worked on building our technical
> infrastructure and configuring the web software tools. After extensive
> testing we are now able to launch our first free service, OM1, and
> over the
> next couple of months we will be launching a number of custom
> services.
>
> The custom services will allow users to add design and functionality
> to the
> OM1 package. At present we have a number of packages in development
> for film
> makers, photographers and software developers. As part of OpenMute's
> commitment to being an Open Source project, we have made it possible
> for you
> to participate in the development of these advanced services through
> our site
> http://support.openmute.org, where you are invited to take part in
> these
> projects.
>
> Even more about us
> See About Us menu item on http://www.openmute.org/
>
> *CREDITS AND THANKS*
>
> The OpenMute team: Darron Broad (software development), Pauline van
> Mourik
> Broekman (company director), Raquel Perez de Eulate (graphic design),
> Quim
> Gil (communications design), Damian Jaques (education), Javier Linares
> (coder), Ian Morrison (system administrator), Laura Oldenbourg (graphic
> design), Alvaro Ortiz (coder), Simon Worthington (project coordinator).
>
> OM1 software is based on the XOOPS system http://xoops.org
> software code is published under the GNU General Public License (GPL)
> http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
>
> For further information on our licences and terms & conditions
> See Info menu item on http://www.openmute.org/
>
> —
>
> *MORE ABOUT OM1*
>
> OM1 - entry package
>
> OM1 is a Rolling Content Portal (RCP) package which allows you to set
> up and
> turn on a site almost immediately. If you need more space or
> functionality,
> you can upgrade to OM2 or OM2+
>
> What you get with OM1
>
> * Standard tools (see below)
> * Support: community support forum, documentation wiki, FAQ
> * Resources server space = 5MB
> * Domain yourname.omweb.org
> * Price Free
>
> Standard Tools
>
> * Publish with news, wiki, gallery
> * Work, discuss and announce with forum, event calendar
> * Network using partners, links, members, headlines (RSS/RDF/XML
> newsfeeds)
> * Organise content and files with downloads, sections and FAQ
>
> Support
>
> http://support.openmute.org
>
> OM Manual
> The OpenMute team have put together the OM Manual to get you started
> with
> your site, taking you through its basic setup and onto detailed tool
> and
> administration configurations.
>
> Community Support Forum
> All OpenMute services come with support. In the case of OM1 we provide
> a
> Community Support Forum where users and OpenMute workers can help one
> another
> with support issues.
>
> Documentation wiki
> In addition, there is extensive documentation on our support site wiki
>
> FAQ
> In OpenMute's FAQ you can view answers to commonly posed questions as
> well as
> post questions to the OpenMute
>
> –
> END
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>
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