[okfn-discuss] Fwd: New hub for Free Culture in the works: Snowdrift.coop

Thu Apr 25 00:16:43 UTC 2013

Aaron, the Snowdrift project sounds amazing.  Funding and sustainability
for open culture projects is indeed a key issue, and Snowdrift sounds like
an innovative way to tackle it.  I've had other thoughts as well, perhaps
compatible that I'd share some time.

I live in TX (am awaiting approval of my application to be an OKfn
Ambassador in Austin), and have been a firm believer in CC BY-SA for
collaborative and personal art for many years.  You can be sure that I'll
be getting materials together to submit.

I am actually just now launching a project as part of an Austin arts
festival; a digital installation of my work, downloadable as CC BY-SA.  The
timespan it's available for download right now will be limited, but mainly
just to add a bit of interaction and drama to the current festival; it'll
go up permanently down the line.

http://vessel.cc

In the meantime, as I explore Snowdrift and perhaps get my own submissions
together, I wanted to invite you to the Google+ Community I've created
dedicated to CC BY-SA.  Please feel free to spread the word and invite the
like-minded!

https://plus.google.com/communities/105936311696007329936

More soon,

- Heath

On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Aaron Wolf <wolftune at gmail.com> wrote:

> Greetings everyone!
>
> I'd like to more formally announce the major project I've been working on
> since last year.
>
> Snowdrift.coop <https://snowdrift.coop> is an ambitious project to
> revolutionize Free Culture.
>
> I made announcements last year when things were just getting going. We had
> some interesting discussion but there was a lot of confusion about what we
> were proposing. Lots of work has happened since then, and we are now in the
> process of more publicly publishing things, and we have clarified the
> system greatly.
>
> An overview: we start with the central idea of a novel assurance system to
> facilitate the worldwide community better funding Free Cultural Works and
> related projects. To that, we are adding engagement systems for wikis,
> discussions, tickets/suggestions, and more to provide holistic support for
> Free Culture projects.
>
> We are in the process of legal filing but intend to be a full 501(c)(3)
> non-profit *and* run as a member-owned cooperative!
>
> We are doing everything 100% Free wherever possible. We prohibit non-free
> licenses for projects, we are AGPL and CC-BY-SA, the whole site will
> function with NoScript and otherwise use only Free JS.
>
> As of just the last couple weeks, we have published a new clear homepage
> and updated About pages. We also have many drafts of additional details and
> plans that are not yet published (but will be very soon). Anyone is free to
> ask me for an invitation to access the unpublished content in order to
> learn more or get involved.
>
> Our goal right now is to AVOID attention from anyone opposed to Free
> Culture. We are going more and more public, but I want to build a community
> based in the most dedicated Free Culture supporters and grow from there.
>
> If you want to help us succeed, please contact me and we'll talk about how
> you can help!
>
> Feel free also to spread the word to others who you think might volunteer
> to help us (but not to those who would be critical of Free Culture, we
> aren't functional yet, so no need to reach out to the general public until
> we've first made ourselves known within this community).
>
> All constructive feedback is greatly appreciated. Let me know any
> questions.
>
> Thanks everyone!
>
> -Aaron
>
>
> --
> Aaron Wolf
> wolftune.com
>
>
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