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             GNET: an Archive and Electronic Journal

                  Toward a Truly Global Network

Computer-mediated communication networks are growing rapidly, yet 
they are not truly global -- they are concentrated in affluent 
parts of North America, Western Europe, and parts of Asia.  

GNET is an archive/journal for documents pertaining to the effort 
to bring the net to lesser-developed nations and the poorer parts 
of developed nations.  (Net access is better in many "third 
world" schools than in South-Central Los Angeles).  GNET consists 
of two parts, an archive directory and a moderated discussion.

Archived documents are available by anonymous ftp from the 
directory global_net at dhvx20.csudh.edu (155.135.1.1).  To 
conserve bandwidth, the archive contains an abstract of each 
document, as well as the full document.  (Those without ftp 
access can contact me for instructions on mail-based retrieval).

In addition to the archive, there is a moderated GNET discussion 
list.  The list is limited to discussion of the documents in the 
archive.  It is hoped that document authors will follow this 
discussion, and update their documents accordingly.  If this 
happens, the archive will become a dynamic journal.  Monthly 
mailings will list new papers added to the archive.

We wish broad participation, with papers from nuts-and-bolts to 
visionary.  Suitable topics include, but are not restricted to:

   descriptions of networks and projects
   host and user hardware and software
   connection options and protocols
   current and proposed applications
   education using the global net
   user and system administrator training
   social, political or spriritual impact
   economic and environmental impact
   politics and funding 
   free speech, security and privacy 
   directories of people and resources 

To submit a document to the archive or subscribe to the moderated 
discussion list, use the address gnet_request@dhvx20.csudh.edu.  

Larry Press