On Sun, 22 Dec 2013 20:12:53 -0200 Renato Fabbri <renato.fabbri@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear LAU, > > ::: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Renato Fabbri <renato.fabbri@xxxxxxxxx> > Date: 2013/12/20 > Subject: GMANE and complex networks > To: linux-audio-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Dear LAD, > > In studying complex network (a doctorate research), > I got into interaction networks because of its utility for > understanding social systems. > > This lead me to GMANE database: > gmane.org > in which LAD, LAU, LAA (i think), and about 20 thousand other lists > are hosted as public and with data available via RSS. > > After experimentations with some lists, in writing results in an > article format, I chose 4 lists: the GNU C++ stdlib development list > (official perhaps), LAU, LAD and Metareciclagem, a > gadget-media-activist list from Brazil. > This article was sent to arXiv: > arxiv.org/abs/1310.7769 > and is currently being revised by authors, with latest version here: > http://sourceforge.net/p/labmacambira/fimDoMundo/ci/master/tree/textos/evolutionSN/evsn.pdf?format=raw > Some visualizations of these networks in evolution are in: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t5jxQ8cKxM&list=PLf_EtaMqu3jU-1j4jiIUiyMqyVSzIYeh6 > and: > http://hera.ethymos.com.br:1080/redes/python/autoRede/escolheRedes.php > > Among all options available for doing this research, I chose LAD and > LAU with esteem. This lists were quite helpful to me in many > occasions, specially in the period 2005-2009. Anyway, this raises a > question about this kind of analysis, if it is desirable, invasive in > public lists/data. As they are publicly accessible, users should have > access also to what kind of information one is able to extract from > such data? Or should it be restricted to enterprises, government > parties and individuals not sharing about it? I number participants, > so names don't appear on results and even in the process of data > mining, but should that be? Should that hold for public data? > Of course, this discussion might make sense only when there are no > aggressive intents, such as developing interfaces to expose someone, > which is probably not cool in any case. > > Cheers! > //r > > > -- > GNU/Linux User #479299 > labmacambira.sf.net Hi Renato, I skimmed over the results and wonder what the purpose of this exercise was (besides the degree). What do the results tell you? I know that 'big data' and network analysis is all the hype, but I fail to see anything interesting there. Regards, Philipp _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
