QueerOS is an idea of developing a Queer Operating System, that would be made from existing software bits and pieces (like customized distribution of Linux or BeOS) and custom development in order test a social/cultural/technical boundaries of software production and use.
Initiate website that would announce existence of such effort and advertise within LGBT communities, meanwhile customise existing software (to the the level of unrecognizably) and tune to the needs of potential LGBT users. Use hyper-functional approach in design, avoiding metaphoric skeining (over simplified camp or posh style, but go for sophisticated)...try to focus on needs of targeted market as if it exists and is commercialy well viable. Potentialy develop custom protocols and solutions that would enable higher levels of coherence and more efficient interaction within different LGBT interest groups.
Organize on-line community around forums and open discussions for brainstorming and suggestions, in order to feed these ideas in development process. Try to attract developers from LGBT community who could take on this effort and start committing to specific tasks (commission much needed parts).
Market the QueerOS on-line in sustainable model with as little costs as possible.
Concept: Zeljko Blace in cooperation with Marcell Mars
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Turing Program: Alan Turing Biography The Turing Program is named in honor of Alan Turing, generally acknowledged as the founder of computer science. He invented a computer precursor called the Turing machine and was the chief scientific figure in Allied codebreaking during World War II, responsible for cracking the U-Boat Enigma system, vital to the Atlantic war.
Turing was put on trial for consensual gay sex and was sentenced to take hormone pills. Turing was very open and honest as a gay man and took a defiant attitude. His being gay resulting in his being regarded as a security risk, and this perhaps more than the hormone treatment was the background to his suicide by eating a poisoned apple.
Additional Information
Andrew Hodges, author of the definitive Turing biography entitled Alan Turing: The Enigma, has created an excellent web site with many Turing resources at http://www.turing.org.uk. Many thanks to Andrew for his comments on the Turing section of this site.
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