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The second
precondition for efficient collaboration via Internet is the
realiable availability of information. In order to integrate text
into the context of external information, it is essential to make
sure that references are maintained and work permanently. It is
necessary to be able to trust on the availability of information.
At present, the
Internet does not meet this requirement. Dead links (links to
false or no longer existing information) are the order of the day. At
the moment, information on the Internet resembles a constantly
disappearing and changing phantom which can not be caught.
The simplest
solution to the problem of reliable availability would be to ensure
that online published information remains eternally available under
the same internet address. Intuitively, one will realize that this is
impossible. The main argument relates to economic questions: Who
should pay for this?
It is
imaginable that non-profit institutions such as libraries take over
this task. There are already attempts in these areas. However, our
ambition is to create the preconditions for efficient web-based
collaboration in the course of a business model which is not
dependent on subventions.
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