just sent the centre our discussion thread - let's see if they can  
provide a little clarity for some.

On 15-Sep-09, at 9:20 PM, Chad wrote:

> good thoughts...
> Send feedback to the centre for social innovation - I'm sure they'd  
> be open to it
> http://socialinnovation.ca/
> Tel. 416.979.3939
> Fax. 416.979.3936
> [email protected]
>
>
>
>
> On 15-Sep-09, at 9:12 PM, Steve Purkiss wrote:
>
>>
>> wtf?
>>
>> So you're "open sourcing" something but charging for it, which in
>> itself isn't wrong, just feel the way you present it is bad.
>>
>> You're putting it under a Creative Commons license which means one
>> person could pay then post the contents to this list.
>>
>> You're also asking people to click a link which agrees that they will
>> provide feedback, thus trying to add your own conditions to a
>> perfectly good license.
>>
>> I suggest either:
>>
>> * Be honest and just charge for the document and cut the 'sharing'  
>> speak
>>
>> ..or...
>>
>> * Give the document away under the creative commons license, be at
>> peace with the world, and see what happens.
>>
>> my 2p - I just don't like things which say they're one thing, but
>> really they're another.
>>
>> Steve Purkiss
>>
>> http://purkiss.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 8:17 PM, creativespace  
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
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>>> inside
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>>> spaces
>>> for social innovation, now is the time.
>>>
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>>>
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>>> http://openspaces.socialinnovation.ca
>>>>
>>>
>>
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>>
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> >


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