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

Tue Aug 12 14:11:41 UTC 2014

Hello,  Thumbnails could be uploaded to Commons where free; and to IA
where merely open and accessible.  A link to a thumbnail is
appropriate for wikidata.  What other fields would you find limited /
unable to include?

On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 9:16 AM, Chris Sakkas <sanglorian at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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 and the Living Libre blog and Twitter feed.
>
>
> 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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>> >
>>
>>
>>
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