Editing OMwiki:About

Short version:
<blockquote>"OpenMeetings.org is a video transcription and annotation platform built from entirely free and open source software. &nbsp;Launched in June 2009 and inspired by MetaVid ([http://metavid.org metavid.org]), the open video archive of the U.S. Congress, OpenMeetings.org hosts recordings from the [[OMwiki:Finding_aid#2009_Open_Video_Conference|2009 Open Video Conference]], [[OMwiki:Finding_aid#2009_Wiki.E2.80.93Conference_New_York|2009 Wiki–Conference New York]], and meetings related to [[OMwiki:Finding_aid#Meetings.40Penn_State|shared governance at The Pennsylvania State University]]. &nbsp;Project goals are to increase availability, discoverability, and liberty to comment on archived meetings to improve the degree of informed civil discourse across a broad range of social issues."</blockquote>

Long version:<br />
OpenMeetings.org is run as a sole proprietorship by George Chriss. &nbsp;The project [[OMwiki:Submissions|welcomes submission]] of recorded, open-to-the-public meetings for the purpose of being transcribed and annotated by volunteer editors.

The project was launched on 7-June-2009 and hosts a [http://metavid.org/wiki/MetaVidWiki MetaVidWiki] instance known as "[[Main Page|OMwiki]]". &nbsp;(MetaVidWiki is an extension of [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/ Semantic MediaWiki].) &nbsp;All content and software tools are free/libre as detailed on [[OMwiki:Copyrights|Copyrights]]. &nbsp;

Transcripts and translations hosted on OMwiki will adhere to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral content-neutral] point of view.

Hardware or financial donations to support this project may be sent [https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr&cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4501888 ''via'' Paypal] or check/money order.
:The two major costs to date include:
::$650 for [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120319 Canon FS22] and related equipment
::$100 domain name registration and hosting
:No funds have been received as of 11-August-2009. &nbsp;[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr&cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4501888 Be the first!]

OpenMeetings.org would not be possible without the tireless development work done by those interested in building an open society in both the technical and social sense.

Finally, OpenMeetings.org should not be confused with [http://www.openmeetings.de/ openmeetings] open-source web-conferencing software.
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-<blockquote>OpenMeetings.org is a video platform designed to increase availability, discoverability, and liberty to comment on archived meetings that span a broad range of social issues.</blockquote>
+Short version:
+<blockquote>"OpenMeetings.org is a video transcription and annotation platform built from entirely free and open source software. &nbsp;Launched in June 2009 and inspired by MetaVid ([http://metavid.org metavid.org]), the open video archive of the U.S. Congress, OpenMeetings.org hosts recordings from the [[OMwiki:Finding_aid#2009_Open_Video_Conference|2009 Open Video Conference]], [[OMwiki:Finding_aid#2009_Wiki.E2.80.93Conference_New_York|2009 Wiki–Conference New York]], and meetings related to [[OMwiki:Finding_aid#Meetings.40Penn_State|shared governance at The Pennsylvania State University]]. &nbsp;Project goals are to increase availability, discoverability, and liberty to comment on archived meetings to improve the degree of informed civil discourse across a broad range of social issues."</blockquote>
+Long version:<br />
-==Full Description==
+OpenMeetings.org is run as a sole proprietorship by George Chriss. &nbsp;The project [[OMwiki:Submissions|welcomes submission]] of recorded, open-to-the-public meetings for the purpose of being transcribed and annotated by volunteer editors.
-<blockquote>OpenMeetings.org is a video transcription and annotation platform that features full-length recordings of meetings that span a broad range of social issues.  Project goals are to increase availability, discoverability, and liberty to comment on these archived meetings.  The project, inspired by [http://metavid.org MetaVid (metavid.org)], was launched in June 2009 and is built from entirely free and open source software.</blockquote>
-==Operation details==
-OpenMeetings.org is currently run as a sole proprietorship by George Chriss. &nbsp;The project [[OMwiki:Submissions|welcomes submission]] of recorded, open-to-the-public meetings for the purpose of crowd-sourced transcription and annotation.
 The project was launched on 7-June-2009 and hosts a [http://metavid.org/wiki/MetaVidWiki MetaVidWiki] instance known as "[[Main Page|OMwiki]]". &nbsp;(MetaVidWiki is an extension of [http://semantic-mediawiki.org/ Semantic MediaWiki].) &nbsp;All content and software tools are free/libre as detailed on [[OMwiki:Copyrights|Copyrights]]. &nbsp;
-We are aspiring to become a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
+Transcripts and translations hosted on OMwiki will adhere to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral content-neutral] point of view.
-OpenMeetings.org should not be confused with [http://www.openmeetings.de/ openmeetings] open-source web-conferencing software.
-==Online Social Networks==
+Hardware or financial donations to support this project may be sent [https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr&cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4501888 ''via'' Paypal] or check/money order.
-OpenMeetings.org has the following social networking sites:
+:The two major costs to date include:
-:Twitter
+::$650 for [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16830120319 Canon FS22] and related equipment
-::Follow at [http://twitter.com/openmeetings @openmeetings]
+::$100 domain name registration and hosting
+:No funds have been received as of 11-August-2009. &nbsp;[https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr&cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4501888 Be the first!]
-:Identi.ca
+OpenMeetings.org would not be possible without the tireless development work done by those interested in building an open society in both the technical and social sense.
-::Follow at [http://identi.ca/openmeetings @openmeetings]
-::Join the group at [http://identi.ca/group/openmeetings http://identi.ca/group/openmeetings]
-:Facebook
+Finally, OpenMeetings.org should not be confused with [http://www.openmeetings.de/ openmeetings] open-source web-conferencing software.
-::Join the group [https://www.facebook.com/pages/OpenMeetingsorg/123546206768 here], administered by [[User:Robchriss|Rob Chriss]]