[Air-L] Non-software uses of GitHub

Thu Nov 23 10:49:11 PST 2017

I presented at SIGDOC a couple of years back about how GamerGate made use of GitHub (and alternative services once kicked off).
https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2775471&dl=ACM&coll=DL&CFID=1009101470&CFTOKEN=38950163

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> On Nov 23, 2017, at 11:24 AM, Nathalie Maréchal <marechal at usc.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi Jim et al.,
> 
> A consortium led by Consumer Reports is using GitHub to develop a
> "Digital Standard" to help guide the future design of consumer software,
> digital platforms and services, and Internet-connected products (I was
> part of in the initial development of the Standard, though I'm not
> involved at this time). More info at https://www.thedigitalstandard.org/.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Nathalie
> 
> 
>> On 11/22/17 10:36 PM, Felix Victor Münch wrote:
>> Hi Jim,
>> 
>> Software Carpentry, an Australian initiative to teach researchers programming, is hosting and collaborating on their lessons on Github: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_swcarpentry&d=DwIGaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=h7KeVKL7ZUFT7MiH6BwFag&m=rFwtUeGnR3WUEGqbBX8ckAuxE_cjyzNqWVrqgDkvJuU&s=AXk5k41z6v3NZYaGlrER5vYIOLxeEhMbeZ-YbE_2XtM&e=
>> 
>> Also, Brenda Moon and me work on a DMRC workshop regarding data security and privacy for researchers using Github, and the slides are hosted there as well:
>> 
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_qut-2Ddmrc_encrypt-5Fall-5Fthe-5Fthings&d=DwIGaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=h7KeVKL7ZUFT7MiH6BwFag&m=rFwtUeGnR3WUEGqbBX8ckAuxE_cjyzNqWVrqgDkvJuU&s=B1koQXjP2LHGJLp_I1cBiSnqDX7h6P8ediUlpHVZ5A4&e=
>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__qut-2Ddmrc.github.io_encrypt-5Fall-5Fthe-5Fthings_-23_&d=DwIGaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=h7KeVKL7ZUFT7MiH6BwFag&m=rFwtUeGnR3WUEGqbBX8ckAuxE_cjyzNqWVrqgDkvJuU&s=K1IkKJHroM1GOecsLKh2Xs1nOA6_r3IYGwaNMucx-t8&e=
>> 
>> To create presentations with frameworks such as reveal.js, collaborating on them, and also have them hosted there is a pretty common non-software use of Github I'd say.
>> 
>> There is also, for example, the cryptoparty handbook on Github: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_cryptoparty_handbook&d=DwIGaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=h7KeVKL7ZUFT7MiH6BwFag&m=rFwtUeGnR3WUEGqbBX8ckAuxE_cjyzNqWVrqgDkvJuU&s=9CMdmDF4DI18LYoHuzOLlqO75mzrYK3Ko1cYflLkOSY&e=
>> 
>> And, last but not least, I'm writing my thesis with pandoc, version controlling it on Github, in a private repo so far though ;)
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Felix
>> 
>> Felix Victor Münch
>> PhD Candidate @ QUT Digital Media Research Centre
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>> Google Scholar: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__scholar.google.com.au_citations-3Fuser-3Dyn1Rz-5FEAAAAJ&d=DwIGaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=h7KeVKL7ZUFT7MiH6BwFag&m=rFwtUeGnR3WUEGqbBX8ckAuxE_cjyzNqWVrqgDkvJuU&s=D1coSYV-B6y-5wUomzuO0z_GRky6jf-gYX7qwg-Gi_E&e=
>> Academia.edu: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__qut.academia.edu_FlxVctr&d=DwIGaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=h7KeVKL7ZUFT7MiH6BwFag&m=rFwtUeGnR3WUEGqbBX8ckAuxE_cjyzNqWVrqgDkvJuU&s=ZJNw0385_WVjfApB6J803j-5KXum0gk53eL_BEGAIy4&e=
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>> QUT: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__staff.qut.edu.au_staff_muench_&d=DwIGaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=h7KeVKL7ZUFT7MiH6BwFag&m=rFwtUeGnR3WUEGqbBX8ckAuxE_cjyzNqWVrqgDkvJuU&s=YaivuwYVBVYr2xplcX-cI5lypgXMb847D35LR_Veyro&e=
>> QUT preprints: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__eprints.qut.edu.au_view_person_M-3DFCnch-2C-5FFelix-5FVictor.html&d=DwIGaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=h7KeVKL7ZUFT7MiH6BwFag&m=rFwtUeGnR3WUEGqbBX8ckAuxE_cjyzNqWVrqgDkvJuU&s=LlFBGT-bKmZHFv2YIpJhg-qfWwlUbhhg8QqrOa8bFAo&e=
>> 
>>> On Thursday, Nov 23, 2017 at 5:24 am, Jim Herbsleb <jim.herbsleb at gmail.com (mailto:jim.herbsleb at gmail.com)> wrote:
>>> I’m looking for GitHub repositories that are used for things other than software, especially where users are actively collaborating rather than just putting together static collections. So far, we have found a few books being written, some musical transcriptions being error-checked, and some policy documents maintained online.
>>> 
>>> Does anyone know of any examples of these or other categories? Any pointers much appreciated. Happy to share what we find with anyone interested.
>>> 
>>> Jim
>>> 
>>> ----
>>> Jim Herbsleb
>>> Carnegie Mellon University
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>>> Google Scholar profile: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_sv3p7l&d=DwIGaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=h7KeVKL7ZUFT7MiH6BwFag&m=rFwtUeGnR3WUEGqbBX8ckAuxE_cjyzNqWVrqgDkvJuU&s=Hzr6w45zoXtksVPmqazo6TkyUmHkARNwO6aYY9KKbkk&e=
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> Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
> University of Southern California
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