[okfn-discuss] Publicly funded educational works must be Open, campaign

2015-11-18 Thread Aaron Wolf
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/11/tell-us-department-education-open-licensing-matters -- Aaron Wolf co-founder, Snowdrift.coop music teacher, wolftune.com ___ okfn-discuss mailing list okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org https://lists.okfn.org/mailman

Re: [okfn-discuss] [OKFN-Local-Coord] A Booklet about Open Data, Open Govt Data Journalism

2015-03-30 Thread Aaron Wolf
Obligatory point: Google Docs doesn't meet the Open Definition On 03/30/2015 12:37 AM, Hasive Nurunnaby wrote: Good Idea Alberto! I create a open doc: http://bit.ly/1G7t91z On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 4:56 AM, alberto abella alberto.abe...@okfn.es mailto:alberto.abe...@okfn.es wrote:

Re: [okfn-discuss] Stagnation in community concerns

2015-02-06 Thread Aaron Wolf
. Respectfully, Aaron On 02/06/2015 02:12 AM, Rufus Pollock wrote: Hi Aaron, Responding inline below. On 5 February 2015 at 21:29, Aaron Wolf wolft...@riseup.net mailto:wolft...@riseup.net wrote: So, See how data can change the world is still an awful tag-line. It has

[okfn-discuss] Stagnation in community concerns

2015-02-05 Thread Aaron Wolf
toward disregarding those areas, which I hope isn't going to continue). Respectfully, Aaron Wolf Snowdrift.coop ___ okfn-discuss mailing list okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss Unsubscribe: https://lists.okfn.org

Re: [okfn-discuss] [od-discuss] Open Definition 2.1 draft started

2015-01-17 Thread Aaron Wolf
Note that discussion bout the definition should take place on the od-discuss list ideally, but just so the main list has it, the full list of OD 2.1 issues being considered is at https://github.com/okfn/opendefinition/labels/2.1 On 01/17/2015 11:15 AM, Herb Lainchbury wrote: Please be advised

[okfn-discuss] Snowdrift.coop fund-drive live now: patronage system dedicated exclusively to Open works

2014-11-30 Thread Aaron Wolf
and move funding from proprietary culture to free culture! The main site is partly working for testing at snowdrift.coop, and we're continuing to develop as quickly as we can while the fund-drive is going. Cheers, Aaron Wolf Snowdrift.coop ___ okfn

Re: [okfn-discuss] Snowdrift.coop fund-drive live now: patronage system dedicated exclusively to Open works

2014-11-30 Thread Aaron Wolf
Heh, copy/paste minor issue: I called out free culture in my announcement just now. To be clear, we're for Free/Open everything: culture, data, science, technology, software, journalism, etc. Cheers, Aaron On 11/30/2014 08:52 PM, Aaron Wolf wrote: Hi everyone, * Now live at https

Re: [okfn-discuss] [OKFN-EN] Software Sustainability Institute workshop on IP, copyright, licensing commercialisation

2014-11-24 Thread Aaron Wolf
+1 Peter's call for truly Free/Libre/Open license. NC is non-Open by the Open definition along with many others. I encourage CC-BY-SA though, as I like copyleft to keep things Free/Libre/Open for all. But either way. CC-BY is fine too. On 11/24/2014 07:35 AM, Peter Murray-Rust wrote: The NC

Re: [okfn-discuss] User Stories for Open Knowledge Directory

2014-10-17 Thread Aaron Wolf
that all feel obliged to apologize and acknowledge every time we use proprietary tools. Best, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 8:04 AM, Jenny Molloy jenny.mol...@okfn.org wrote: Hi All Following on from talks about meta-community on IRC+pad yesterday [1], an idea on the Open

Re: [okfn-discuss] GNU GPL non-conformant with Open Definition?

2014-10-13 Thread Aaron Wolf
merely because they are omitted. It does not say that the written list of acceptable and prohibited clauses is a strictly complete list. Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 7:45 AM, stef s...@ctrlc.hu wrote: joshs concerns are quite interesting and seem plausible

Re: [okfn-discuss] GNU GPL non-conformant with Open Definition?

2014-10-13 Thread Aaron Wolf
asks why these new clauses and the answer we're not adding extra rigor, we're just explicitly stating that stuff that the GPL does is ok Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 9:13 AM, stef s...@ctrlc.hu wrote: On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 08:46:24AM -0700, Aaron Wolf wrote

Re: [okfn-discuss] GNU GPL non-conformant with Open Definition?

2014-10-11 Thread Aaron Wolf
project. I propose that we go through this, draft the 2.1 version of the OD, consider all these critiques that have come up, and even then publish a release-candidate of 2.1 before finalizing. It already stinks that we couldn't include these concerns in v2 proper. Best, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf

Re: [okfn-discuss] [od-discuss] Open Definition 2.0?

2014-10-07 Thread Aaron Wolf
trying to get *everyone *to think this way, and that will address this sort of situation. If someone wants to figure out how to make my ramblings more concise, that'd be welcome. Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 1:50 AM, Rufus Pollock rufus.poll...@okfn.org wrote

Re: [okfn-discuss] [od-discuss] Open Definition 2.0?

2014-10-07 Thread Aaron Wolf
didn't want a long thread, I just want others to say, yeah, that's what we should have done and should do in the future. Respectfully, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com ___ okfn-discuss mailing list okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org https://lists.okfn.org

Re: [okfn-discuss] Open Definition 2.0?

2014-10-06 Thread Aaron Wolf
shared my concerns enough to reply to my post or otherwise do this the right way. Regards, Aaron Wolf (just a volunteer who decided to help on the OD list) -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 3:04 PM, Samuel Azoulay azoulay...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I just noticed

Re: [okfn-discuss] [od-discuss] Open Definition 2.0?

2014-10-06 Thread Aaron Wolf
, especially after the poor (and still unresolved) issue of rolling out the data-centric tag-line. Best, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 5:26 PM, Everton Zanella Alvarenga t...@okfn.org.br wrote: Hi Herb, unfortunately I don't have time to read it in details, but I can check

Re: [okfn-discuss] A Free, Libre and Open Glossary - converting to XML

2014-09-08 Thread Aaron Wolf
-- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 6:13 AM, Chris Sakkas sanglor...@gmail.com wrote: Hi folks, Many people on these mailing lists helped out with the first release of A Free, Libre and Open Glossary, which is over a year old now! I thought you might be interested that I'm playing

Re: [okfn-discuss] Next steps on the Open Knowledge Tagline

2014-06-17 Thread Aaron Wolf
of this if not for the strange narrowing of the data focus. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 9:19 AM, Rufus Pollock rufus.poll...@okfn.org wrote: To add here I'd assumed that we'd leverage the opportunity to vary the see how stuff e.g. you could vary it to: see how open culture

Re: [okfn-discuss] Next steps on the Open Knowledge Tagline

2014-06-16 Thread Aaron Wolf
the initial concern remains: Does Open Knowledge include art and culture? If See how data… is even an option, I still have my doubts. Maybe I was wrong all along and OK was *never* inclusive of those things… I'm really not honestly sure now. Respectfully, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com

Re: [okfn-discuss] Next steps on the Open Knowledge Tagline

2014-06-16 Thread Aaron Wolf
included or invited on first impression. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 10:29 AM, heath rezabek heath.reza...@gmail.com wrote: Aaron, I also have an open culture focus, and I'd think, Of course it does. It'd be absurd to think not. It seems to me that all one would need

Re: [okfn-discuss] Next steps on the Open Knowledge Tagline

2014-06-16 Thread Aaron Wolf
Hi Daniella, Thanks for sharing that neat poetry / song. The thing in this case is that free is a complex idea. Think about liberty. Are the thoughts free if they cannot escape your mind, cannot be uttered? Are they free if they are out there but YOU cannot *hear* them because the people who

Re: [okfn-discuss] Next steps on the Open Knowledge Tagline

2014-06-16 Thread Aaron Wolf
At any rate, I should add that people who don't like the tagline as is should propose variations. Ideas is nicely general without repeating the word knowledge. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Aaron Wolf wolft...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Daniella, Thanks for sharing

Re: [okfn-discuss] idea: open knowledge manifesto

2014-06-16 Thread Aaron Wolf
I added some notes to the etherpad for the manifesto. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 1:18 PM, Laura James laura.ja...@okfn.org wrote: Hi everyone, In this week's workshop on Privacy + Open Data, a few people suggested the idea of a manifesto to set out what open

Re: [okfn-discuss] Next steps on the Open Knowledge Tagline

2014-06-14 Thread Aaron Wolf
in to haters, but when reasonable people express things that aren't it's too fluffy, or it's too chunky but really express true dislike with explanations and persistence, *then* we *need* to drop the item in question. Respectfully, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 6:28 AM

Re: [okfn-discuss] Next steps on the Open Knowledge Tagline

2014-06-09 Thread Aaron Wolf
much better than the implications of the current tagline which might be after we open this [Pandora's box?], we will see what changes it brings… My second choice is NO tagline. Third: Open knowledge, open data, open minds -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 3:37 AM, Rufus

Re: [okfn-discuss] Web 2.0 Killed the Internet (article)

2014-06-07 Thread Aaron Wolf
technology is not the answer. The question is what sort of technology. Free/Libre/Open (FLO) internet? Yay! Proprietary internet? Undermines our democracy and society. The tech is relatively neutral. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 10:21 PM, John Baxter j...@jsbaxter.com.au

Re: [okfn-discuss] Web 2.0 Killed the Internet (article)

2014-06-07 Thread Aaron Wolf
call on the Open Knowledge community and organization to keep this in mind: Do not fall into the Free vs Open silly debate by letting Open become a neutralized term! Push for Open to really matter and to be about respecting civil liberties and democracy! Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com

Re: [okfn-discuss] OKFN and Reset the Net

2014-06-06 Thread Aaron Wolf
). All that is partly speculation, of course. -Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 2:01 AM, Rayna rayna...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I am surprised by this whole discussion, to be honest. To me, the support of OKF to the RtN initiative was a given. Before getting

Re: [okfn-discuss] Live Webcast - Personal Democracy Forum 2014 - Save the Internet, The Internet Saves

2014-06-06 Thread Aaron Wolf
It's quite unfortunate and disappointing that this sort of (amazing-looking) conference would hold their discussion via FaceBook. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 7:28 AM, Steven Clift cl...@e-democracy.org wrote: Day two is under way ... lots of civic tech/open gov speakers

Re: [okfn-discuss] Live Webcast - Personal Democracy Forum 2014 - Save the Internet, The Internet Saves

2014-06-06 Thread Aaron Wolf
Sorry for my leap to making connections from the earlier e-mail. I see the conference is quite a mix of folks with lots of perspectives, and is actually sponsored by FaceBook, among others. So I'll just stick with it's complicated. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 10:07 AM

Re: [okfn-discuss] Live Webcast - Personal Democracy Forum 2014 - Save the Internet, The Internet Saves

2014-06-06 Thread Aaron Wolf
the responsibility to apologize for it. Don't expect people to think it's fine. Don't present it as though it is fine. Present it as an acknowledged compromise. Respectfully, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 4:21 PM, heath rezabek heath.reza...@gmail.com wrote: Stef - I think

Re: [okfn-discuss] Open Knowledge tagline

2014-05-08 Thread Aaron Wolf
of broader scope for OK. In other words, it does more harm than good. It is a net-negative tag-line. It will turn more people away from OK than it will bring, I suspect. Thanks for hearing me out, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 4:08 AM, Laura James laura.ja...@okfn.org wrote

Re: [okfn-discuss] Open Knowledge tagline

2014-05-08 Thread Aaron Wolf
. Thanks, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 7:52 AM, Aaron Wolf wolft...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Laura, With all due respect, I suggest that NO tagline is an improvement in the interim. See how data can change the world is worse than any other suggestion anyone has offered

Re: [okfn-discuss] Feedback and discussion around brand etc

2014-04-17 Thread Aaron Wolf
is the source of much of the contention here. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Thu, Apr 17, 2014 at 7:25 AM, Rufus Pollock rufus.poll...@okfn.orgwrote: Just want to follow up here - Laura and I havereally appreciated the feedback we've got - especially some of the searching critique. I also want

Re: [okfn-discuss] new brand, new website: coming up next week

2014-04-17 Thread Aaron Wolf
choices… The third line the — and apparent — bit is pedantic and unnecessary. Remove it and it loses nothing and is less wordy. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com ___ okfn-discuss mailing list okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo

Re: [okfn-discuss] new brand, new website: coming up next week

2014-04-15 Thread Aaron Wolf
Just to be succinct so it isn't missed, I posted this proposal earlier: Open Knowledge: Empowering people by freeing ideas That includes Free and Open and People and Knowledge and Ideas, it's very flexible and inclusive. ___ okfn-discuss mailing list

Re: [okfn-discuss] new brand, new website: coming up next week

2014-04-15 Thread Aaron Wolf
not insisting on it either, but I completely reject the idea that inclusion of other terms is inherently problematic. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com ___ okfn-discuss mailing list okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org https://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss

Re: [okfn-discuss] new brand, new website: coming up next week

2014-04-14 Thread Aaron Wolf
There are many totally different ways to go with the tagline than those I've seen proposed so far. For example: Open Knowledge [logo] Empowering people by freeing ideas ___ okfn-discuss mailing list okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org

Re: [okfn-discuss] new brand, new website: coming up next week

2014-04-13 Thread Aaron Wolf
-lines and messaging on data. The word that already is associated is knowledge the whole idea is Open Knowledge and that is already not everything exactly, but it encompasses far more than just Open Data. Open Knowledge is also a far more inspiring concept. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Sun, Apr

Re: [okfn-discuss] new brand, new website: coming up next week

2014-04-12 Thread Aaron Wolf
to regard lightly but something to rectify ASAP. Respectfully, Aaron Wolf Snowdrift.coop On Sat, Apr 12, 2014 at 11:28 AM, heath rezabek heath.reza...@gmail.comwrote: I have a thought on this, and want to present a possible way a local ambassador or chapter could utilize the logo and tagline

Re: [okfn-discuss] Help shape the future of the Open Knowledge Foundation

2013-11-29 Thread Aaron Wolf
/ Besides not actually highlighting some of the better options, that site has an NC clause to its license, so it does not itself meet the Open definition. If you accept a non-Open site for discovering Open projects, alternativeto.net is far superior. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com

Re: [okfn-discuss] Help shape the future of the Open Knowledge Foundation

2013-11-29 Thread Aaron Wolf
way it really functions is that it includes all the proprietary stuff so you can see what is alternative to what… There's nothing confusing once you realize that they use Open Source for FLOSS and Free for gratis-but-proprietary. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com

Re: [okfn-discuss] non google non microsoft

2013-11-29 Thread Aaron Wolf
Just want to reinforce: the FSF has a directory and is recruiting help: http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Main_Page Why duplicate their efforts if we can assist them instead? -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 7:22 AM, Pierre-Carl Langlais pierrecarl.langl...@gmail.com wrote: I

Re: [okfn-discuss] non google non microsoft

2013-11-29 Thread Aaron Wolf
, the most *practical* but itself non-Open is alternativeto.net -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com ___ okfn-discuss mailing list okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss Unsubscribe: http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn

Re: [okfn-discuss] non google non microsoft

2013-11-29 Thread Aaron Wolf
On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Anthony Clearn acle...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Eric, afaik the directory is a list of FSF approved software, that is, the code is released under a version of the GNU GPL license. Thus the code is reusable under the terms of that license (as in freedom to 'reuse',

Re: [okfn-discuss] Free Software tools for OKFN -- please contribute

2013-11-29 Thread Aaron Wolf
mean it as a rebuke to anything you said. Your points are all fine in essence. Respectfully, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 4:18 PM, Gene Shackman eval_g...@yahoo.com wrote: Folks will want stuff that is easy to access and is free, that is, most people won't want to pay

Re: [okfn-discuss] Free Software tools for OKFN -- please contribute

2013-11-29 Thread Aaron Wolf
. And for the record, I'm just some outside person subscribed to the list, caring about these issues, and working to promote freedom and openness in my own ways. Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com ___ okfn-discuss mailing list okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org

Re: [okfn-discuss] Free Software tools for OKFN -- please contribute

2013-11-29 Thread Aaron Wolf
On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 7:30 PM, Aaron Wolf wolft...@gmail.com wrote: The Debian Free Software Guidelines are actually the initial source of the OKFN's definition for Open. Check it out, they barely changed anything: Ok, I looked it over a little more, and must admit that was hyperbole. Quite

Re: [okfn-discuss] Help shape the future of the Open Knowledge Foundation

2013-11-28 Thread Aaron Wolf
and can filter by Open Source and are probably the easiest way to discover tools. Cheers, Aaron Snowdrift.coop -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com ___ okfn-discuss mailing list okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss

Re: [okfn-discuss] non google non microsoft

2013-11-28 Thread Aaron Wolf
I mentioned some things on the other thread, but for avoiding these closed companies, I hope everyone is at least already aware of http://prism-break.org/ -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 3:21 PM, Gene Shackman eval_g...@yahoo.com wrote: (please don't answer in this thread

Re: [okfn-discuss] CC and copyright reform

2013-10-30 Thread Aaron Wolf
Copyright shouldn't exist at all, but if we want to push for a lowered time, it should not be pegged to one's death, it should be a set time. Otherwise, it provides perverse incentives around people dying. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 8:15 AM, Mark Wainwright mark.wainwri

Re: [okfn-discuss] open data, open science entries on wikipedia

2013-10-09 Thread Aaron Wolf
support your idea of using a wiki to draft policies and then to formalize and sign a set thing that gets placed in static form at OKFN site and referenced from the wiki. Respectfully, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 5:25 PM, Gene Shackman eval_g...@yahoo.com wrote: I

Re: [okfn-discuss] what are the arguments against open data

2013-10-07 Thread Aaron Wolf
is wrong with open data if we assume certain morality that favors transparency, science, and democracy? The answer is, I think: nothing is wrong with it as long as measures are in place to protect civil liberties related to privacy. Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 3

Re: [okfn-discuss] what are the arguments against open data

2013-10-07 Thread Aaron Wolf
On 10/07/2013 06:11 PM, okfn-discuss-request@lists.**okfn.orgokfn-discuss-requ...@lists.okfn.orgwrote: From: Aaron Wolf wolft...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [okfn-discuss] what are the arguments against open data To: Gene Shackman eval_g...@yahoo.com, Open Knowledge Foundation discussion list okfn

Re: [okfn-discuss] Defining open data - blog post

2013-10-03 Thread Aaron Wolf
-sentence definition is good -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Gene Shackman eval_g...@yahoo.com wrote: Open data is data that can be freely used, shared and built-on by anyone, anywhere for any purpose. This says it all. This is the best definition, it is clear and easy

[okfn-discuss] effort to improve open science article on Wikipedia... also see citizendium

2013-09-14 Thread Aaron Wolf
-- -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com ___ okfn-discuss mailing list okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss Unsubscribe: http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss

Re: [okfn-discuss] effort to improve open science article on Wikipedia... also see citizendium

2013-09-13 Thread Aaron Wolf
, it will be best to consent to improving it rather than waste time with problematic forks. Fragmentation isn't a good thing, even though forking is a necessary freedom. Respectfully, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Gene Shackman eval_g...@yahoo.com wrote: I guess

Re: [okfn-discuss] effort to improve open science article on Wikipedia... also see citizendium

2013-09-13 Thread Aaron Wolf
. Respectfully, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 3:09 PM, Gene Shackman eval_g...@yahoo.com wrote: it will be best to consent to improving it rather than waste time with problematic forks. This is assuming that contributing to the web is a zero sum game, that if you

Re: [okfn-discuss] effort to improve open science article on Wikipedia... also see citizendium

2013-09-13 Thread Aaron Wolf
positive assertions about why we should do work elsewhere. But because it isn't Wikipedia and, darn it, I wish Wikipedia weren't so popular is not a valid justification. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com ___ okfn-discuss mailing list okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org

Re: [okfn-discuss] effort to improve open science article on Wikipedia... also see citizendium

2013-09-13 Thread Aaron Wolf
definition and explanation of Open Science whether an editor used their real name. Your 3rd point is nothing more than FUD. There are good reasons to publish outside Wikipedia. These are not among them. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com ___ okfn-discuss mailing list

Re: [okfn-discuss] effort to improve open science article on Wikipedia... also see citizendium

2013-09-13 Thread Aaron Wolf
appropriate for Wikipedia's scope. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com ___ okfn-discuss mailing list okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss Unsubscribe: http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss

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

2013-08-08 Thread Aaron Wolf
but is especially accurate. Given that it is so confusing, is it not the case that Open source journalism: could refer to actual open source, as in the source material is available? -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 9:22 PM, Chris Sakkas sanglor...@gmail.com wrote: Hi folks

[okfn-discuss] 404 for open definition page??

2013-08-07 Thread Aaron Wolf
I'm getting a 404 error at http://opendefinition.org/okd/ anyone know what's up? ___ okfn-discuss mailing list okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss Unsubscribe: http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/options/okfn-discuss

Re: [okfn-discuss] Jaron Lanier on the pitfalls of free (as in beer at the least) information

2013-07-17 Thread Aaron Wolf
, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:41 PM, heath rezabek heath.reza...@gmail.comwrote: http://m.spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/computing/networks/jaron-lanier-were-being-enslaved-by-free-information http:// spectrum.ieee.org/podcast/computing/networks/jaron-lanier-were-being

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

2013-07-12 Thread Aaron Wolf
the chances of someone giving a try of something they are doubtful about. That is why we are developing an alternative model to get workers a functional living, because the value of a livable salary shouldn't be ignored either. Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 5:32

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

2013-07-10 Thread Aaron Wolf
? And this will only happen if we do acknowledge all of these terms as being related to the same central libre concept. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 5:58 AM, Javier Creus javicr...@ideasforchange.comwrote: We could maybe adopt the terms in spanish as a standard - libre = open = Free

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

2013-07-10 Thread Aaron Wolf
As explained at http://snowdrift.coop/w/free-libre-open we are running with FLOW: Free/libre/open World (or perhaps Free/Libre/Open Works). -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 7:47 AM, Rob Myers r...@robmyers.org wrote: On 10/07/13 14:53, Aaron Wolf wrote: I like the idea

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

2013-07-10 Thread Aaron Wolf
your liberties in some way. And that matters to people in a way that saying it is non-open does not. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 9:34 AM, heath rezabek heath.reza...@gmail.comwrote: I understand the debate a little better now. Another possibility is to proactively

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

2013-07-10 Thread Aaron Wolf
as a focus, although in the short term, I want to work with the existing infrastructure of Free/Open references. Anyway, if we're going to aim for Libre, the most prominent starting point is surely LibreOffice. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 11:28 AM, heath rezabek heath.reza

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

2013-07-10 Thread Aaron Wolf
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 6:35 PM, Gene Shackman eval_g...@yahoo.com wrote: It seems to me there are a number of things going on here. 1. Apparently there are debates or arguments going on within the free/open/libre/gratis community, with lots of groups advocating for their own term. So for

Re: [okfn-discuss] Keeping DRM out of HTML5

2013-05-16 Thread Aaron Wolf
to enable and encourage adding DRM in tons of places where it might otherwise be avoided. I think we compromise only when the alternative is worse, that's how compromise works. I am not convinced this situation applies. Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 2:37 PM

Re: [okfn-discuss] Keeping DRM out of HTML5

2013-05-16 Thread Aaron Wolf
of acquiescing. Keeping the frame about trying to compromise in order to ward off worse threats, I'm willing to support continued discussion about what compromise makes sense. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Gavin Chait gavin.ch...@okfn.org wrote: Aaron

Re: [okfn-discuss] Keeping DRM out of HTML5

2013-05-15 Thread Aaron Wolf
Amen! -- Aaron Wolf Snowdrift.coop On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 5:30 PM, Daniel Dietrich daniel.dietr...@okfn.orgwrote: Dear Herrmann, I think the OKFN should publicly reject DRM in general and as a whole. HTML5 is just one aspect of this battle. But thats just my humble opinion, interested

Re: [okfn-discuss] about open access but not open access

2013-05-04 Thread Aaron Wolf
/open access as well. Cheers, Aaron Snowdrift.coop -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 5:24 PM, martin biehl odmar...@gmx.de wrote: Hi everybody, first post, so go easy on me... The question I want to reiterate is whether proponents of open access should publish in non-open

[okfn-discuss] Fwd: New hub for Free Culture in the works: Snowdrift.coop

2013-04-24 Thread Aaron Wolf
feedback is greatly appreciated. Let me know any questions. Thanks everyone! -Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com ___ okfn-discuss mailing list okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org http://lists.okfn.org/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss Unsubscribe: http://lists.okfn.org

Re: [okfn-discuss] Keeping DRM out of HTML5

2013-03-22 Thread Aaron Wolf
for the culture. We can have respectable people telling the culture to respect DRM. This is a cultural battle more than a technological one. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com ___ okfn-discuss mailing list okfn-discuss@lists.okfn.org http://lists.okfn.org/mailman

Re: [okfn-discuss] Keeping DRM out of HTML5

2013-03-22 Thread Aaron Wolf
yes, sorry about my typo. We're clear. Public endorsements of negative things cause more harm than any potential upside of luring your enemies into your camp or whatever. All political positions matter in terms of how they inspire others, not just for the technical details. -- Aaron Wolf

Re: [okfn-discuss] Is OpenCourseWare really open?

2013-02-27 Thread Aaron Wolf
Well, definitely OWC non-Free because of NC and ND is an issue and should be emphasized and this brought to people's attention. Best, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Sören Auer a...@informatik.uni-leipzig.de wrote: Dear all, While searching

Re: [okfn-discuss] Discourse: new open source forum software from creators of StackOverflow

2013-02-11 Thread Aaron Wolf
if anyone wants to help us, it is all part of making the best Free/Libre/Open platform for promoting projects). Cheers, Aaron Snowdrift.coop -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 12:56 PM, Jonathan Gray jonathan.g...@okfn.orgwrote: Thought this might be of interest: http

Re: [okfn-discuss] Greek root for knowledge?

2013-02-04 Thread Aaron Wolf
or not is a side issue. Respectfully, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Mon, Feb 4, 2013 at 7:39 PM, Harry Halpin hhal...@ibiblio.org wrote: Sophia is wisdom but also sophists were those that in contrast to philosophers who loved wisdom, simply pretended to be able to possess it and teach it. Thus

Re: [okfn-discuss] Creative Commons NonCommercial and NoDerivatives Discussion

2012-12-18 Thread Aaron Wolf
is irrelevant to this issue. Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Bastien b...@altern.org wrote: Hi Michael and Peter, I'm supporting CC since... well, 2001, and free software since 1998, so yes, I know the consequences of sharing under CC-by and I know I

Re: [okfn-discuss] okfn-discuss Digest, Vol 87, Issue 25

2012-12-18 Thread Aaron Wolf
or four levels of this, it is impractical for someone to go back and ask permission of many authors, any one of which has the ability to block the new creative use. Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 7:57 AM, j...@writingcommons.org wrote: Friends, I don't

Re: [okfn-discuss] Open Definition forges ahead - get involved!

2012-12-18 Thread Aaron Wolf
Mike, here's the punctuation you wanted: Are OKFN lists moving to Google‽ -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Mike Linksvayer m...@gondwanaland.comwrote: Thanks Laura and Joris! I'm not sure what move tasks to a Google Group means though. Are OKFN lists moving

Re: [okfn-discuss] Creative Commons NonCommercial and NoDerivatives Discussion

2012-12-17 Thread Aaron Wolf
sense to continue supporting NC while actively working to clarify these things and discourage its use. Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Mon, Dec 17, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Tim McNamara paperl...@timmcnamara.co.nzwrote: I hate to say this, but I'm not persuaded by calls to abolish

Re: [okfn-discuss] New crowdfunding system in the works exclusively for Free/Libre/Open resources

2012-12-16 Thread Aaron Wolf
with any questions and especially if you would consider joining the official steering committee. Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Mike Linksvayer m...@gondwanaland.comwrote: On Sun, Dec 9, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Aaron Wolf wolft...@gmail.com wrote: Speaking

Re: [okfn-discuss] New crowdfunding system in the works exclusively for Free/Libre/Open resources

2012-12-10 Thread Aaron Wolf
planning to get in touch with him sometime soon. -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 5:49 AM, Vitor Baptista vi...@vitorbaptista.comwrote: Hi Aaron, Your project sounds interesting. Although the methods of doing it are different, your aim seem similar to gittip.com. A gittip

Re: [okfn-discuss] New crowdfunding system in the works exclusively for Free/Libre/Open resources

2012-12-09 Thread Aaron Wolf
Thanks, Mike! After reading more of your work, I really respect where you are coming from, and I hope I can convince you to work with us further to make this a success. Your input will be very valuable. A triviality, and presumably a true assertion, but (c) in the current footer is a bit

Re: [okfn-discuss] New crowdfunding system in the works exclusively for Free/Libre/Open resources

2012-12-08 Thread Aaron Wolf
to actually work in reality. Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 2:03 AM, John Baxter john.slade.bax...@gmail.comwrote: I agree with others' concerns that the funding model seems very complicated / scary. I also don't get why. Selling it to this mailing list should

Re: [okfn-discuss] New crowdfunding system in the works exclusively for Free/Libre/Open resources

2012-12-08 Thread Aaron Wolf
civilization. You have voluntary control, but you're part of a larger system. That's how the world works. Our consumer economic mindset hides this too much. Anyway, as you can see, we have work to do on selling this idea, so I hope to convince people to help us work that out. Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf

Re: [okfn-discuss] New crowdfunding system in the works exclusively for Free/Libre/Open resources

2012-12-07 Thread Aaron Wolf
typo on my e-mail address sorry, it's aa...@wolftune.com thanks everyone who figured this out and replied or wrote back already -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 3:46 PM, Aaron Wolf wolft...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone, I have been working for several months (after years

Re: [okfn-discuss] New crowdfunding system in the works exclusively for Free/Libre/Open resources

2012-12-07 Thread Aaron Wolf
monthly and be an ongoing pledge to support a project until the time that you choose to withdraw your pledge. There's a lot more to it than this, and some details yet to finalize. Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 5:40 PM, Bastien b...@altern.org wrote: Hi Aaron

Re: [okfn-discuss] New crowdfunding system in the works exclusively for Free/Libre/Open resources

2012-12-07 Thread Aaron Wolf
, though, one reason for this system is that I don't want critics who are anti-Free/Open to access everything at this point, not until we've made sure that things are clear. I want to avoid FUD and confusion). -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 7:37 PM, Aaron Wolf wolft...@gmail.com

Re: [okfn-discuss] New crowdfunding system in the works exclusively for Free/Libre/Open resources

2012-12-07 Thread Aaron Wolf
to withdraw their funding from projects that don't live up to the honor standards. Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Peter Murray-Rust pm...@cam.ac.uk wrote: I also agree this seems really interesting. I haven't seen the site yet so only comment briefly

Re: [okfn-discuss] New crowdfunding system in the works exclusively for Free/Libre/Open resources

2012-12-07 Thread Aaron Wolf
cost you basically anything. No risk. No reason not to go and pledge, assuming you like the project. Cheers, Aaron -- Aaron Wolf wolftune.com On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Luis Villa l...@tieguy.org wrote: My instinct is that if you can't explain how much people will be expected to give