[Open-access] FOSsil Bank Update (7 July 2013)

• Previous message: [Open-access] [open-science] Principles of "Open Access"
• Next message: [Open-access] New book chapter on Open Licensing in the context of academia (OER's)
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]

Hi folks,

Here’s the second half of the monster FOSsil Bank Update.

As always, please get in touch if you’ve found any libre or shareable
content and I’ll chuck it on the wiki.
#FundFreeCulture

Commonly has launched the Open Bundle, with assets (sprites, art,
soundtracks) for several games. Pay what you want. If they raise more than
$10,000, everything is CC0 licensed. (9 days left; $6,348/$10,000)

Librivox, one of the stalwarts of the free culture scene - offering
thousands of public domain audiobooks - is asking for $50,000 in
contributions by the 10th of August.
<http://librivox.org/2013/07/03/librivox-needs-your-help-2/>

The Subaqueous: USB Splash Drive and Remix Album
Kickstarter<http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cotec/subaqueous-usb-splash-drive-and-remix-album>
made
it! (CC BY-SA; $2,930/$2,222)

28 hours left for the second Future of Copyright Contest on
IndieGoGo<http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/future-of-copyright-contest-2-0>.
Already a proven
success<http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/future-of-copyright-contest>
from
last year. (CC BY-SA; 28 hours left; $503/$500)

Assets from an abandoned Blender game project were ransomed on
IndieGoGo.<http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/free-game-resources-for-blender-3d-and-more?c=home>
Quite
a few assets have already been shared. (CC0; $675/$500)

Data Dealer  <http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cuteacute/data-dealer>is
an online game about collecting and selling personal data (CC BY-SA; 4 days
left; $28,720/$50,000)

Lunduke <http://lunduke.com/?p=4446>, a game designer and comic creator, is
releasing all of his works as libre to try to make a living off of it.

The Foundations for an Open Source
City<http://hibbets.net/blog/2013/06/18/now-available-on-lulu-and-amazon-the-foundation-for-an-open-source-city/>
is
now on Lulu and Amazon. (CC BY-SA; $7 EPUB, $7 Kindle, $15 hardcopy)

The Software Freedom Conservancy <https://sfconservancy.org/campaign/> is
running a fundraising campaign to develop an open source non-profit
accounting software. ($52,867/$75,000)

Tabletop Games

Fate Accelerated
Edition<http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:fate-accelerated-edition>is
a lite version of the fractal tabletop roleplaying game Fate. CC BY
and
OGL

Fate Core System <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:fate-core-system> is
the extended version of the fractal tabletop roleplaying game Fate. CC BY
and OGL

The d6 System <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/engine:d6-system> is a
tabletop game engine. OGL

HG Wells <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/source:hg-wells> is a famous
author. Public domain

Ryan St <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/source:ryan-st> is a tabletop game
designer. OGL

Otherkind Dice <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/engine:otherkind-dice> is an
engine for tabletop games.

TakeOnRules <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/source:takeonrules> publishes
supplements for Dungeon World. CC BY

James D Hargrove <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/source:james-d-hargrove> is
a tabletop game designer. OGL

Wizards of the Coast <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/source:wotc> is a
tabletop game publisher. OGL

Ronin Arts <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/source:ronin-arts> is a tabletop
game publisher. OGL
Spanish Language

Cosmo Noticias <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:cosmo-noticias> has
information about space in Spanish. CC BY-SA

OpenLibra <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:openlibra> is catalogue of
English and Spanish books. While the site is CC BY, I’m not sure about the
books themselves.

Linvix <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:linvix> is a Spanish Linux
magazine. CC BY-SA

Yorokobu <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:yorokobu> is a Spanish
language magazine about innovation, inspiration, trends, sustainability and
the adventures of entrepreneurs. CC BY-SA

Diagonal <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:diagonal> is a Spanish
language periodical. CC BY-SA

Traficantes de Sueños<http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:traficantes-de-suenos>is
a Spanish book publisher. CC BY-SA

4uPress <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:4upress> is a crowdsourced
Spanish newspaper. CC BY-SA

Quomun <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:qomun> is a directory of
shareable works (most in Spanish). The site describes itself simultaneously
as CC BY-SA and CC BY-NC-ND.
Proprietary Shareable Works

The WIRED CD <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:the-wired-cd> is a
collection of songs (most from major artists like the Beastie Boys). CC
Sampling or CC NC-Sampling

Smarthistory <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:smarthistory>, hosted by
Khan Academy, is an OER for art history. CC BY-NC-SA

Balloon Suite <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:balloon-suite> is the
soundtrack for the computer game Balloon Diaspora. CC BY-NC-ND

Hacking Politics <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:hacking-politics> is
a book about the defeat of SOPA. CC BY-NC-SA

Berin Kinsman <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/source:berin-kinsman> is a
game designer with a couple under his belt. CC BY-NC-SA or CC BY-NC

Independent Australia<http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:independent-australia>publishes
most, maybe all, articles under CC BY-NC-ND.

Practical Survivor
<http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:practical-survivor>has advice on
how to survive in the wild. CC BY-NC-ND

Dynamo <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:dynamo> is a sci-fi/fantasy
webseries. CC BY-NC-SA

Always/Never/Now <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:always-never-now> is
a Lady Blackbird-esque tabletop RPG. CC BY-NC-SA

Thou Shal<http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:thou-shalt-not-commit-logical-fallacies>t
Not Commit Logical
Fallacies<http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:thou-shalt-not-commit-logical-fallacies>is
a website that has information on logical fallacies presented in an
engaging way. CC BY-NC

Numeros Rojos <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:numeros-rojos> is a
Spanish magazine. CC BY-NC-SA

No Rock Solo <http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:no-rock-solo> is a
Spanish music blog-magazine. CC BY-NC


Till next time,

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>
.*
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.okfn.org/pipermail/open-access/attachments/20130706/a1dd1462/attachment.html>

• Previous message: [Open-access] [open-science] Principles of "Open Access"
• Next message: [Open-access] New book chapter on Open Licensing in the context of academia (OER's)
• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]