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Wikipedia Calls for Open Source Inputs
OSINT Evangelist Calls for Open Source Input to Wikipedia
Jul. 6, 2006 04:30 PM
Robert David Steele (pictured), Chief Evangelist for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), has created an approved OSINT page at Wikipedia, as well as sub-set pages listed below, and he invites all those who have any interest or capability in OSINT or the fields listed below, to create their own organizational Wiki page if it does not already exist, and to create one-line links to their organizational Wiki page from any of the sub-pages.
Beneath the master page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_intelligence), which is at its length limit, are the following sub-pages:
Open sources of information
Open source intelligence softwares
Open source intelligence services
Each of these sub-pages has a wide variety of categories where vendors or other interested parties are invited to place one line with a link to their Wiki page. Add categories as needed.
Pages have also been created for the following "tribes" or communities of interest:
Government
Military
Law Enforcement
Business
Academic
NGO
Media
Civil
Any organization or individual belonging to any of these communities of interest is invited to create or update their Wiki page in relation to OSINT, and to provide a one-line link on at least one capabilities page and one community page.
He also said, "We are planning an off-line gathering at the Wikipedia conference in Boston 2-4 August 2006, and would be quite glad to have as much new content as possible added before then. We are also seeking volunteers to shepard individual pages, e.g. each of the three OSINT foundation pages, and each of the Community of Interest pages."
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