[okfn-discuss] Re: OpenShakespeare.com

[Beth Ritter Guth]

I am really excited about this resource!  I teach Brit Lit 1 and 2 and will
add this to the required reading list!  Here are links to what I have there:

http://collegeenglish.wikispaces.com/bl2

On 11/17/06, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:
>
> Ron Severdia wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Your site was just posted to HLAS and I just read about your plans  and
> > ideas. I fully support them!
> >
> > I started working on a Shakespeare site (PlayShakespeare.com) just  over
> > a year ago and finally got things going about 6 months ago. Our
> > philosophy is the same: to provide a free and open resource for
> > Shakespeare's works. The problem of certain versions of his works not
> > being in the public domain is a serious one because it affects the
> > quality of the texts, which is a crucial tool for actors and  directors.
>
> Interesting point. I'd love to know more about this issue.
>
> > We decided to overcome this by taking the most  authoritative of the
> > open versions (the Globe) and are in the process  of creating the
> > "PlayShakespeare.com Edition" of the works.  We're  about 80% complete
> > in this arduous task, but when it's complete (in  the first quarter of
> > 2007), we'll  have a QUALITY set of texts which  will be posted on the
> > website and free for any usage whatsoever. We  only ask kindly that we
> > be credited wherever they are used or  printed. In keeping with this
> > open philosophy, we registered the  domain openshakespeare.com at the
> time.
>
> That's fantastic and it sounds like a creative commons attribution
> license would be suitable for you. I wondered who had registered
> openshakespeare.com as it seemed to be running CMS but didn't have any
> content.
>
> > I'd like to extend the same offer to you as well. If you are looking
> > for the best quality texts of the plays & sonnets freely available,
> > then we'd be happy to work with you guys to promote your project.
> > Unfortunately, our site is based on a CMS that isn't as "portable" as
> > your setup, but if there's a way we can find to cooperate together,  I'm
> > open to discussion.
>
> Well the best way to share here would be share those source copies of
> the text that your are working on. Perhaps we could put in them a
> repository of some kind with shared access?
>
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Ron Severdia
>
> Good to hear from you. And I look forward to seeing how we can
> collaborate further.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rufus Pollock
>
>
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