Re: OpenSourceHowTo.Org
On Tue, May 8, 2007 8:03 am, Paul Matthews said: I don't think i've really thought that much about that stuff, i've just posted it for everyone to use, if you want to post something i've created on your website then I guess thats cool, but it'd be nice if you gave me some credit and a link back to OpenSourceHowTo.Org as for what is submitted by others, they can edit it once it's been submit, but so can I, so if there is something there I don't like, I can remove it. But it's basically still there post. Much like on any website i'd Imagen. Is there something you want to ask if you can do? or some reason you were asked that? Leaving things in an ambiguous state like that tends to make people nervous, given recent litigius nastiness on the part of big copyright/ patent/trademark owners lately. If you just want to share your writings with the world, I'd recommend picking a Creative Commons license to clarify things. See http://creativecommons.org/license/ to help define the type of license you prefer. Thanks for that link, when I have some more time, i'm going to look into what copy right I want and maybe get some feed back from my users to see what copy right they want on there articles too. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: OpenSourceHowTo.Org
wow ben, you've made a lot of points, points that i'm going to have to look into when I have some time to sit, read make some decisions, at the moment how ever the legal status is going to have to remain in limbo until I can spend some time working out with my users what copywrite should be on the site. As soon as I do i'll announce it with an e-mail to all my users and a post on the announcements page at OpenSourceHowTo.Org so everyone knows whats going on. On 5/8/07, Paul Matthews [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What's the copyright/license status of the information on the site? Of changes or new content submitted by others? I don't think i've really thought that much about that stuff ... You should. Under the Berne convention (international copyright law), any work is copyrighted from the moment of creation. That means no reproduction or distribution without the author's consent. At the same time, a site with a name like Open Source How To may lead to confusion on that point. Does the Open Source apply only to the subject matter, or also to the content itself? Can others take the content there, modify it, redistribute it, and so on? These are core issues to what Open Source/Free Software is all about. For that matter, it isn't clear if all of the content on that site is your original work, or derived/aggregated from other sources. You deserve to take credit for your own work, and should do so. It also allows others to formally cite your work. as for what is submitted by others, they can edit it once it's been submit, but so can I ... That's not necessarily automatically okay. Submitting information to a public site carries with it a certain implicit consent to its publication, but further reproduction and/or modification is something of a gray area. Some people expect their work to remain in its original form, and will object to publication of modifications. And what about third parties? If Fred posts something, and I would see it and would like to correct some errors and add some material, what's the status of the resulting work? That is pretty much the definition of wiki, so these are not just idle questions. Is there something you want to ask if you can do? or some reason you were asked that? I ask partly out of self-interest; I would like to know if the content is Free for me to reproduce and/or modify for my own purposes. I also might be interested in contributing to your project, but will only do so if the legal status is clear. I also point out these things because they are issues you are going to have to face eventually, and you're much better off dealing with them sooner rather than later. As John Abreau suggests, you may want to investigate adopting one of the various Free/Open Content licenses out there. The Creative Commons project offers a modular suite of licenses to suit one's desires. You can allow or prohibit commercial use, prohibit modifications, allow modifications without further restriction, and/or allow modifications only if the modifications are also licensed freely. Their page of Things to think about is good: http://creativecommons.org/about/think There is also the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). The GFDL is similar to the Creative Commons license in the Allow Modifications if Shared Alike mode. (There are some differences in the details that may make CC and GFDL content legally incompatible.) Wikipedia is licensed under the GFDL, for example. http://www.gnu.org/licenses/fdl.html -- Ben ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Nashua to offer free WiFi
The Chamber intends to launch this new service in June of 2007 http://www.nashuachamber.com/Services/wifi.htm ...no technical details are provided. I wonder if we'll be able to stream the GNHLUG meetings from Martha's live... ;- ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Nashua to offer free WiFi
On 5/9/07, Michael ODonnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Chamber intends to launch this new service in June of 2007 http://www.nashuachamber.com/Services/wifi.htm ...no technical details are provided. I wonder if we'll be able to stream the GNHLUG meetings from Martha's live... ;- If they're smart and do it right, I'm guessing that they will gimp available bandwidth based on what kind of pipe they'll be using. If their not smart, then they'll probrably consider an open access Linksys box in the window at the chamber of commerce 'technical innovation'. :-) -- -- Thomas ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Nashua to offer free WiFi
On 5/9/07, Thomas Charron [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/9/07, Michael ODonnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Chamber intends to launch this new service in June of 2007 http://www.nashuachamber.com/Services/wifi.htm ...no technical details are provided. I wonder if we'll be able to stream the GNHLUG meetings from Martha's live... ;- If they're smart and do it right, I'm guessing that they will gimp available bandwidth based on what kind of pipe they'll be using. If their not smart, then they'll probrably consider an open access Linksys box in the window at the chamber of commerce 'technical innovation'. :-) -- -- Thomas This was a story on NHPR http://www.nhpr.org/node/12759 the other day. Apparently they have two contractors left in the bidding. They expect to award a contract within the next 2 weeks. But no real technical info. -Mike- ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Nashua to offer free WiFi
Michael ODonnell wrote: The Chamber intends to launch this new service in June of 2007 http://www.nashuachamber.com/Services/wifi.htm ...no technical details are provided. I wonder if we'll be able to stream the GNHLUG meetings from Martha's live... ;- ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ You may want to look at http://www.avivadirectory.com/blogger-law/ . ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Nashua to offer free WiFi
Don Leslie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You may want to look at http://www.avivadirectory.com/blogger-law/ I assume this was intended for the OpenSourceHowTo.Org thread... - - - - http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=844_1178669945 ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Linux on TikiBarTV
Go check out the latest TikiBarTV (www.tikibartv.com), linux and specifically ubuntu is mentioned in the Tiki Mail segment. Enjoy ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Notes from CentraLUG 7-May-2007: Ben Scott and OpenWRT
Seven attendees got to enjoy the last CentraLUG meeting at the New Hampshire Technical Institute Library this academic year. The school will be closing on Friday, and summer hours will not accommodate CentraLUG. Stay tuned on an announcement of a summer location for June, July and August (September will have no meeting due to the Labor Day holiday). Ben Scott was the featured presenter this evening, showing off the OpenWRT Linux distribution for embedded devices. The list of supported hardware [1] goes far beyond the initial LinkSys WRT-54G model to include products from dozens of other vendors. Many attendees brought their own routers for show-and-tell or backup. I had a v.1 WRT54G which I opened for folks to inspect. I also brought the compact (and alas, not yet flashable) WRT54GC. Bruce Dawson brought the WRTSL54GS, a Linux-flashable unit that includes a built-in USB connection. While Ben wrestled with the network and projector, we entertained ourselves well (and heckled Ben). Ben had a well-prepared presentation, with schematics of the units, pictures of the circuit boards and some of hacks performed upon them, and a live demo of upgrading the unit from stock firmware to use the OpenWRT firmware [2] and X-Wrt interface [3]. The OpenWRT includes a package manager and a large number of packages have been ported[4] to the OpenWRT environment, ready for download. and installation. Installation was uneventful - the Murphy gods must have been busy torturing the students in their finals week - and simple: select the upload option from the web interface and point to the OpenWrt image. Installation takes a short time and requires the router to be rebooted. Ben strongly advised clearing your browser cache, since the same device is going to be responding with different responses. Ben gave us a quick tour of the OpenWRT interface and plunged right into installing X-Wrt[3]. X-Wrt extends the interface and makes management far simpler, with some pretty incredible tools, like live SVG graphs showing actual network usage. Pretty impressive stuff. Folks considering buying a new WRT54 will want to look for a GL unit where the L is Linux, the GS versions Speedbooster with more RAM or the SL54GS Storage Link that includes the USB connection also. Bill also notes that it is possible to brick a unit. Ben says there are ways to de-brick them. Google ought to help, as would a post to GNHLUG. Thanks to Ben for the great presentation, to Bill Sconce for providing the projector and notes, and to all for attending and participating. [1] http://wiki.openwrt.org/TableOfHardware [2] http://www.openwrt.org/ [3] http://x-wrt.org/ [4] http://downloads.openwrt.org/whiterussian/packages/ -- Ted Roche Ted Roche Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
