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Collaborative Academy Collaborative Academy Ales Cepek and Jan Pytel Ales Cepek and Jan Pytel CTU in Prague CTU in Prague

MediaWiki collaborative software collaborative software MediaWiki Practical experience from projects: Practical experience from projects: Free Software for Information Free Software for Information � � Infrastructure and software patents Infrastructure and software patents Presentation of Geoinformatics study at Presentation of Geoinformatics study at � � CTU Prague CTU Prague New wiki wiki of Czech users of GRASS of Czech users of GRASS New � �

Geoinformatics study, CTU Prague Geoinformatics study, CTU Prague � Opening 2006 as an alternative to Opening 2006 as an alternative to � traditional program in geodesy and traditional program in geodesy and cartography cartography � Presented in Cairo 2005 Presented in Cairo 2005 � � Introducing project oriented Introducing project oriented � education, software development education, software development � Much inspiration from Virtual Much inspiration from Virtual � Academy and comm. 2 meetings Academy and comm. 2 meetings

Marketing new study program Marketing new study program � Need of an alternative to the Need of an alternative to the � traditional static web pages traditional static web pages � Dynamically generated web pages Dynamically generated web pages � � Dominant technology today Dominant technology today … … PHP PHP � � Our choice was Our choice was MediaWiki MediaWiki for for � collaborative writing collaborative writing

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Software patents Software patents � dirrective on the patentability of computer dirrective on the patentability of computer � implemented inventions implemented inventions � heavily promoted by European Councel heavily promoted by European Councel � � Opposed by Opposed by Foundation for Free Foundation for Free � Information Infrastructure and many Information Infrastructure and many others others � MediaWiki was our major working horse MediaWiki was our major working horse � � Dirrective rejected by the European Dirrective rejected by the European � Parliament on 6 th th July 2005 by a massive July 2005 by a massive Parliament on 6 majority majority

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Practical issues Practical issues � Free Software Free Software � � Easy to install Easy to install � � Trivial usage, learning by examples Trivial usage, learning by examples � � Lack of hierarchical structure Lack of hierarchical structure � � Several virtual servers on a single Several virtual servers on a single � machine machine � Collaborative environment Collaborative environment �

300 Anniversary of CTU 300 Anniversary of CTU � Workshop/ Conference Workshop/ Conference “ “ From From � Surveying to Geoinformatics” ” Surveying to Geoinformatics � Curricula as the main topic Curricula as the main topic � � Papers published on Papers published on MediaWiki MediaWiki � � Virtual participants accepted Virtual participants accepted � � Supported by ICA Supported by ICA � � FIG ? FIG ? �

We hope to meet you in Prague We hope to meet you in Prague Thank you for your attention Thank you for your attention