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Forming and Sustaining Online Communities: The Role of Distributed Collective Information Practices 2006-03-09 02:39:45

This paper describes an approach to understanding how online communities form and sustain themselves by focusing attention on distributed collective information practices. Distributed collective information practices are the fundamental human information-related activities, mediated by specific socio-technical constraints and contexts, which frame participation in online communities. Research results from an examination of distributed software problem management in a thriving open source software development community are presented to illustrate distributed collective information practices.

Automation and Customization of Rendered Web Pages 2006-02-24 01:01:25

On the desktop, an application can expect to control its user interface down to the last pixel, but on the World Wide Web, a content provider has no control over how the client will view the page, once delivered to the browser. This creates an opportunity for end-users who want to automate and customize their web experiences, but the growing complexity of web pages and standards prevents most users from realizing this opportunity. This paper describes Chickenfoot, a programming system embedded in the Firefox web browser, which enables end-users to automate, customize, and integrate web applications without examining their source code.

The Semantic Web as a Semantic Soup 2006-02-24 01:01:25

The Semantic Web is currently best known for adding metadata to web pages to allow computers to 'Understand' what they contain. This idea has been applied to people by the Friend of a Friend project which builds up a network of who people know through their descriptions placed on web pages in RDF. It is here proposed to use RDF to describe a person and to have their RDF document follow them around the Internet. The proposed technique, dubbed Semantic Cookies, will be implemented by storing a user's RDF in a cookie on their own computer through the browser. This paper considers the concept of Semantic Cookies and investigates how far existing technology can be pushed to accommodate the idea.

DEBVisDic - First Version of New Client-Server Wordnet Browsing and Editing Tool 2006-03-07 02:57:00

This paper presents the new wordnet development tool called DEBVisDic. It is built on the recently developed platform for client-server XML databases, called DEBii. This platform is able to cover many possible applications, from which the authors concentrate on the new, complete reimplementation of one of the most-spread wordnet editor and browser - VisDic. Since the client applications are mostly oriented to the Graphical User Interfaces (GUI), the authors have decided to adopt the concepts of the Mozilla Development Platform. Firefox web browser is one of the many applications created using this platform.

Open Source at Foothill-De Anza 2006-03-09 02:35:27 Foothill-De Anza Community College District

Open source software refers to programs whose licenses allow users to; Freely access, install, and run the software for any purpose; Modify the original software; Redistribute copies of the original or modified programs; and Share modifications with the community. Open source refers to a development process, whereas public domain refers to the property rights in the distribution of material. The power of open source lies in how it harnesses the collective wisdom, experiences, expertise and requirements of users to ensure that their needs are rapidly met. There are many ways in which the district has been taking advantage of open source technology, as reviewed in this paper.

Handling Java Web Application Input, Part 2 2006-12-09 01:00:18 Sun Microsystems

This paper explains the threat of cross-site scripting, as well as looking at correctly handling exceptions in J2EE web applications. An attacker can initiate an attack through a web browser by constructing attack strings, sending them via a HTTP get request through URL tampering, via a HTTP post request through HTML forms, or by other means. It is therefore critical that any possibility for data being input into an application from an external source is carefully analyzed, and secure coding practices put in place to meet the specific validation needs of an application in order to neutralize any threats.

Gathering Evidence: Use of Visual Security Cues in Web Browsers 2006-03-07 03:36:59 Dalhousie University

Web browsers support secure online transactions, and provide visual feedback mechanisms to inform the user about security. These mechanisms have had little evaluation to determine how easily they are noticed and how effectively they are used. This paper describes a preliminary study conducted to determine which elements are noted, which are ignored, and how easily they are found.

Coping With an Open Bug Repository 2006-02-24 01:01:25

Most open source software development projects include an open bug repository - one to which users of the software can gain full access - that is used to report and track problems with, and potential enhancements to, the software system. Despite the rise in use of open bug repositories, there is little data about what is stored inside these repositories and how they are used. This paper provides an initial characterization of two open bug repositories from the Eclipse and Firefox projects describe the duplicate bug and bug triage problems that arise with these open bug repositories, and discuss how the authors are applying machine learning technology to help automate these processes.

Multichat: Persistent, Text-as-You-Type Messaging in a Web Browser for Fluid Multi-Person Interaction and Collaboration 2006-03-07 03:28:26

To facilitate face to face conversation between deaf and hearing participants, the authors created a cross-platform, browser-based, persistent text-as-you-type system that aggregates each individual's utterances in revisable personal notes on a user-configurable multi-person workspace in a common web browser. The system increases the fluidity of real time interaction, makes it easier to keep track of an individual's contributions over time, and allows users to format their contributions and customize their displays. Because the system affords "full duplex" parallel communication in a web browser, it supports new patterns of interaction and new possibilities for dynamic browser-based visual representations of temporal patterns of communication.

WebSphere Application Server V6: Web Container Problem Determination 2005-10-04 03:00:05

If users receive unexpected results in a Web browser (such as errors or incorrect information), you might have a problem with the Web components in the application. The runtime environment for Web components is called the Web container. This paper discusses techniques for diagnosing problems that can occur in the Web container.

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Title	Date Added	Company
Forming and Sustaining Online Communities: The Role of Distributed Collective Information Practices	2006-03-09 02:39:45
This paper describes an approach to understanding how online communities form and sustain themselves by focusing attention on distributed collective information practices. Distributed collective information practices are the fundamental human information-related activities, mediated by specific socio-technical constraints and contexts, which frame participation in online communities. Research results from an examination of distributed software problem management in a thriving open source software development community are presented to illustrate distributed collective information practices.
Automation and Customization of Rendered Web Pages	2006-02-24 01:01:25
On the desktop, an application can expect to control its user interface down to the last pixel, but on the World Wide Web, a content provider has no control over how the client will view the page, once delivered to the browser. This creates an opportunity for end-users who want to automate and customize their web experiences, but the growing complexity of web pages and standards prevents most users from realizing this opportunity. This paper describes Chickenfoot, a programming system embedded in the Firefox web browser, which enables end-users to automate, customize, and integrate web applications without examining their source code.
The Semantic Web as a Semantic Soup	2006-02-24 01:01:25
The Semantic Web is currently best known for adding metadata to web pages to allow computers to 'Understand' what they contain. This idea has been applied to people by the Friend of a Friend project which builds up a network of who people know through their descriptions placed on web pages in RDF. It is here proposed to use RDF to describe a person and to have their RDF document follow them around the Internet. The proposed technique, dubbed Semantic Cookies, will be implemented by storing a user's RDF in a cookie on their own computer through the browser. This paper considers the concept of Semantic Cookies and investigates how far existing technology can be pushed to accommodate the idea.
DEBVisDic - First Version of New Client-Server Wordnet Browsing and Editing Tool	2006-03-07 02:57:00
This paper presents the new wordnet development tool called DEBVisDic. It is built on the recently developed platform for client-server XML databases, called DEBii. This platform is able to cover many possible applications, from which the authors concentrate on the new, complete reimplementation of one of the most-spread wordnet editor and browser - VisDic. Since the client applications are mostly oriented to the Graphical User Interfaces (GUI), the authors have decided to adopt the concepts of the Mozilla Development Platform. Firefox web browser is one of the many applications created using this platform.
Open Source at Foothill-De Anza	2006-03-09 02:35:27	Foothill-De Anza Community College District
Open source software refers to programs whose licenses allow users to; Freely access, install, and run the software for any purpose; Modify the original software; Redistribute copies of the original or modified programs; and Share modifications with the community. Open source refers to a development process, whereas public domain refers to the property rights in the distribution of material. The power of open source lies in how it harnesses the collective wisdom, experiences, expertise and requirements of users to ensure that their needs are rapidly met. There are many ways in which the district has been taking advantage of open source technology, as reviewed in this paper.
Handling Java Web Application Input, Part 2	2006-12-09 01:00:18	Sun Microsystems
This paper explains the threat of cross-site scripting, as well as looking at correctly handling exceptions in J2EE web applications. An attacker can initiate an attack through a web browser by constructing attack strings, sending them via a HTTP get request through URL tampering, via a HTTP post request through HTML forms, or by other means. It is therefore critical that any possibility for data being input into an application from an external source is carefully analyzed, and secure coding practices put in place to meet the specific validation needs of an application in order to neutralize any threats.
Gathering Evidence: Use of Visual Security Cues in Web Browsers	2006-03-07 03:36:59	Dalhousie University
Web browsers support secure online transactions, and provide visual feedback mechanisms to inform the user about security. These mechanisms have had little evaluation to determine how easily they are noticed and how effectively they are used. This paper describes a preliminary study conducted to determine which elements are noted, which are ignored, and how easily they are found.
Coping With an Open Bug Repository	2006-02-24 01:01:25
Most open source software development projects include an open bug repository - one to which users of the software can gain full access - that is used to report and track problems with, and potential enhancements to, the software system. Despite the rise in use of open bug repositories, there is little data about what is stored inside these repositories and how they are used. This paper provides an initial characterization of two open bug repositories from the Eclipse and Firefox projects describe the duplicate bug and bug triage problems that arise with these open bug repositories, and discuss how the authors are applying machine learning technology to help automate these processes.
Multichat: Persistent, Text-as-You-Type Messaging in a Web Browser for Fluid Multi-Person Interaction and Collaboration	2006-03-07 03:28:26
To facilitate face to face conversation between deaf and hearing participants, the authors created a cross-platform, browser-based, persistent text-as-you-type system that aggregates each individual's utterances in revisable personal notes on a user-configurable multi-person workspace in a common web browser. The system increases the fluidity of real time interaction, makes it easier to keep track of an individual's contributions over time, and allows users to format their contributions and customize their displays. Because the system affords "full duplex" parallel communication in a web browser, it supports new patterns of interaction and new possibilities for dynamic browser-based visual representations of temporal patterns of communication.
WebSphere Application Server V6: Web Container Problem Determination	2005-10-04 03:00:05
If users receive unexpected results in a Web browser (such as errors or incorrect information), you might have a problem with the Web components in the application. The runtime environment for Web components is called the Web container. This paper discusses techniques for diagnosing problems that can occur in the Web container.