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Open News Network e.V. is a German group ("Eingetragener Verein"). It is a network both in the technological and in the social sense. It aims to provide open, non-commercial access to text based usenet.[1] Membership is constituted by support of the project. Support may be in the form of active collaboration, allocation of resources, or both.[2]
History
edit- 21 Feb 2005 Posting in de.comm provider usenet Message-ID: <[email protected]>
- 8 Mar 2005 Joern Bredereck announced the idea.
- 12 May 2007 society according to German law incorporated.
Usenet
editOpen-News-Network e.V provides traditional Usenet groups."It is a Germany based cooperative network of Usenet enthusiasts who run their servers on otherwise unused resources."
References
edit- ^ "Computers: Usenet: Public News Servers". Open Directory. November 7, 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
- ^ "General Facts". Open News Network Wiki. October 21, 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
External links
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