[Open-access] [FC-discuss] FOSsil Bank Update (August 2014)

Tue Aug 12 08:16:45 UTC 2014

Hi Samuel,

Were you thinking that each item would actually be added to
https://www.wikidata.org/, or just that they would use the syntax and
language of Wikidata?

I've certainly thought it would make sense to use the Wikidata properties
as much as possible, and to link each item with its Wikidata Q-number where
one exists. Actually storing the items on Wikidata is an interesting
possibility, but I think we'd be a bit limited in terms of what data we
could enter. For example, it would be nice to upload thumbnails to
illustrate some of the items, but that wouldn't (I think) be allowed on
Wikidata.

Thanks for your thoughts,
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>.*

On 10 August 2014 23:50, Samuel Klein <meta.sj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hurrah for this newsletter as usual!
>
> I wonder if there's a way to manage this beautiful information as
> WikiData entries, with an extension/frontend that helps autogenerate
> and format the updates.
>
> Warmly,
> SJ
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 10, 2014 at 1:46 PM, Chris Sakkas <sanglorian at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > First of all, I’m looking to replace Wikidot as the
> host/database/software
> > behind the FOSsil Bank. Before I do too much investigating, I’d like to
> hear
> > from you:
> >
> > What changes or additions would make the Bank more useful to you?
> >
> > ---
> >
> > #FundFreeCulture
> >
> > If you spot a chance to #FundFreeCulture, shoot me an email and tweet
> about
> > it!
> >
> > I tweet from https://twitter.com/living_libre
> >
> > The #FundFreeCulture page collects free, libre and open sources and works
> > that are – in some way – for sale or use donations as a funding model:
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/fundfreeculture
> >
> > New
> >
> > Membership in the Authors Alliance supports a pro-sharing authors’ group
> (CC
> > BY; choose your price): http://www.authorsalliance.org/
> >
> > Concluded
> >
> > The Open Source Music Textbook is an online, open interactive textbook
> for
> > college-level music theory (CC BY-SA; $5,317/$5,000):
> >
> https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/open-interactive-music-theory-textbook/x/219718
> >
> > Strays is a Fate Accelerated tabletop roleplaying game where you play
> pets!
> > (CC BY; $4,478/$2,500):
> >
> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1382542560/strays-a-friendly-fuzzy-fate-accelerated-rpg
> >
> > Free Culture Sports Show (previously TINT, or This Is Not TINAP) was
> raising
> > money for a third season (CC BY; $37/$520):
> >
> https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/free-culture-sports-show-season-3/x/219718
> >
> > Paper Jekyll won the Public Domain Game Jam as the best CC0-licensed game
> > and therefore won $1000:
> > http://blog.ncase.me/paper-jekyll-wins-the-public-domain-jam/
> >
> > Worlds in Peril is a Powered by the Apocalypse tabletop RPG where you
> play
> > superheroes (CC BY; $20,953/$6,000):
> > https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/63676387/worlds-in-peril
> >
> > Comic Neue is a font, inspired by Comic Sans, that was successfully
> funded
> > (CC0; $10,506/$10,000):
> > https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/805738475/comic-neue
> >
> >
> >
> > Remember there’s a list of FLO Patreon projects here:
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/patreon
> >
> > New FLO entries
> >
> > Hardware
> >
> > The Open Source Seed Initiative collects seeds (own licence).
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:open-source-seed-initiative
> >
> > Electronic games
> >
> > The Public Domain Game Jam has concluded, producing some great CC0 games:
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:the-public-domain-game-jam
> >
> > Information
> >
> > Australian think tank the Centre for Policy Development releases their
> work
> > under CC BY.
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:centre-for-policy-development
> >
> > The Paleobiology Database has data and photos of extinct animals and
> plants
> > (CC BY): http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:paleobiology-database
> >
> > The Free Culture Guide is a guide to free culture in Arabic (CC0):
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:free-culture-guide
> >
> > Media Studies 101 is a Creative Commons crowdsourced textbook (CC BY):
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:media-studies-101
> >
> > Cookbook describes the creation of Media Studies 101 (CC BY):
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:cookbook
> >
> > The Authors Alliance represents creators who want to share, not restrict
> (CC
> > BY): http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:authors-alliance
> >
> > LWN.net is a computing webzine with an emphasis on free software (CC
> BY-SA):
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:lwn-net
> >
> > Two French government cultural websites are CC BY-SA:
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:french-government
> >
> > Art
> >
> > ScienceImage is a collection of high-quality photos and video from
> > Australia’s CSIRO (CC BY):
> http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:scienceimage
> >
> > Recipes
> >
> > Open Source Food is a recipe aggregator (no site licence, but the three I
> > looked at were CC BY-SA):
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:open-source-food
> >
> > The FreeBasel Cookbook was written in solidarity with Bassel, a prisoner
> of
> > the Syrian regime (CC BY-SA):
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:freebassel-cookbook
> >
> > Foodista is a recipe aggregator (CC BY):
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:foodista
> >
> > Video
> >
> > Lunatics has been in the update before, but there’s now a Patreon and
> some
> > more information (CC BY-SA): http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/work:lunatics
> >
> > Tabletop games
> >
> > Bedroom Wall Press has released all their games under either the Open
> Game
> > License or the Free Documentation License:
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:bedroom-wall-press
> >
> > The Wizard’s Amulet is an adventure for the fifth edition of Dungeons &
> > Dragons (OGL): http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:the-wizards-amulet
> >
> > SRD5 was a short-lived clone of fifth edition Dungeons & Dragons (OGL):
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:srd5
> >
> > Joe Banner writes adventures for tabletop RPG Dungeon World (CC BY-SA):
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:joe-banner
> >
> > Exploding Kingdoms is a tabletop RPG inspired by fourth edition Dungeons
> &
> > Dragons (CC BY): http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:exploding-kingdoms
> >
> > MurderHobos is a tabletop RPG (CC BY-SA):
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:murderhobos
> >
> > The One Page Dungeon Contest has run every year since 2009 (CC BY-SA):
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:one-page-dungeon-contest
> >
> > Literature
> >
> > Stick’s Adventure is a children’s book about a girl called Stick (CC
> BY-SA).
> > http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:sticks-adventure
> >
> >
> >
> > Chris Sakkas
> > Admin of the FOSsil Bank wiki and the Living Libre blog and Twitter feed.
> >
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