On the Battle of Seattle's 20th anniversary, let's remember the Aussie coders who created live sharing
- Written by Tom Sear, Industry Fellow, UNSW Canberra Cyber, Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW
Twenty years ago, a group of Australian activists invented open source online publishing, by creating a website that went on to be pivotal in the Battle of Seattle protests.
The violent clash, which took place on November 30, 1999, between anti-globalisation activists and Seattle police, caught the world’s attention. It was also the first...