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

[Diane Mercier]

What a paradox!
Google Doc is neither libre nor open.Please, use okfnpad.org for 
collaborative writing.
(KISS : Keep It Simple and Stupid)

Diane Mercier, Ph.D.
http://okfn.org/members/dianemercier


Le 2013-07-08 06:03, Chris Sakkas a écrit :
> 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 
> <mailto: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
>     <mailto: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
>
>         *Chris Sakkas
>         */Admin of the FOSsil Bank wiki
>         <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/> and the Living Libre blog
>         <http://www.livinglibre.com> and Twitter feed
>         <https://twitter.com/#%21/living_libre>./
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