[okfn-discuss] [FC-discuss] A Free, Libre and Open Glossary

[Theodora Middleton]

Hey Chris,

Fancy writing a short blog post on this for blog.okfn.org ?

Best,

Theodora


On 8 July 2013 11:03, Chris Sakkas <sanglorian at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Samuel, all good suggestions!
>
> I've linked to a Google Drive doc with a version editable by the public.
> Do your worst! (Of course, the ODT from the original message is also
> editable by anyone).
>
> Friends: one thing Samuel took issue with was the use of the word 'ransom'
> to describe a business model where you create a work and then say you will
> release it to the public if you receive $X. I agree that 'ransom' is a
> loaded term. Can people think of a term for it (preferably one that has
> been used before) that would describe this process?
>
>  A Free, Libre and Open Glossary (Publicly Editable Version)<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mbc3l-5rHHgum7Nm361K4wmklQJP15nLTUIUlWN9dbs/edit?usp=drive_web>
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
>
>
> On 7 July 2013 22:34, Samuel Klein <meta.sj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That's a lovely start!  You should spend more time clarifying the
>> difference w/ crowdsourcing and  You can probably boil the whole down to a
>> 1-pg summary at the start.   And you might link to a publicly editable
>> version to facilitate more in-depth revisions/comments.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 7:35 AM, Chris Sakkas <sanglorian at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi folks,
>>>
>>> What’s the difference between open source and crowdsourcing?
>>>
>>> Why does free software cost money?
>>> How can a work be under an open knowledge licence yet not be open
>>> knowledge?
>>>
>>> My boss talked about 'open sourcing' suggestions when he meant
>>> 'crowdsourcing'. That, and the discussion on the OKFN discussion list about
>>> cleaning up the various free, libre and open Wikipedia pages inspired me to
>>> sit down this afternoon and write this: *A Free, Libre and Open Glossary
>>> *.
>>>
>>> It's 14 pages and 5,000 words, but the FLO part is only 2,000 - the rest
>>> is the context in which FLO exists/what FLO is not.
>>>
>>> I'd love your feedback. I turned off editing because I'd like a single
>>> authorial voice running throughout the document, but please do send emails
>>> and leave comments on the Google Doc:
>>>   A Free, Libre and Open Glossary<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MsXTWEpjGwp3jYdsj9-9wJ0ih5RcKXee5TiqTRetGS0/edit?usp=drive_web>
>>>
>>> (Also attached in ODT format for those of you who'd prefer to avoid
>>> Google).
>>>
>>> Share it widely, of course.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Chris
>>>
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