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

2013-05-04 Thread Kim Tucker
Openness has its roots in pragmatism. For an emphasis on the ethics and philosophy (without losing the pragmatism): http://wikieducator.org/Say_Libre K On 4 May 2013 16:20, Marc Joffe wrote: > Bastien > > I used Outlook and a number of other proprietary tools to build a sovereign > fiscal data

Re: [okfn-discuss] [project proposal] OpenTest

2012-11-23 Thread Kim Tucker
Hi all, The following may of interest: Designing assessment and credit pathways for open education learners: https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/26358 - links therein lead to the work being done on assessment via the OERu (also P2PU, etc.). On WikiEducator a quiz tool (for Mediawiki) is in

Re: [okfn-discuss] Draft of 'Libre' Wikipedia page

2012-03-14 Thread Kim Tucker
Hi Tim and all, > However, free software is still owned by its > creators, or potentially its assignees, and thus still has a > proprietor. It is therefore proprietary. We live and work within a copyright system (whether we like it or not). The default is: (c) all rights reserved (for a very lon

Re: [okfn-discuss] Problems of nomenclature

2012-03-14 Thread Kim Tucker
e full rights that SA would otherwise grant. Copyleft is libre by definition. ShareAlike is not: cc-by-sa (libre), cc-by-nc-sa (non-libre). So, "share-alike" seems like a good name for the general category that Chris described. Kim --- On 14 March 2012 21:31, Ro

Re: [okfn-discuss] Draft of 'Libre' Wikipedia page

2012-03-12 Thread Kim Tucker
Hi Chris and all, A good start! - and some great comments already :-). A few preliminary thoughts and suggestions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:KTucker/Sandbox/Libre and how it would look: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:KTucker/Sandbox/Libre Kim -- On 5 March 2012

Re: [okfn-discuss] Problems of nomenclature

2012-03-12 Thread Kim Tucker
A few comments interspersed below. On 9 March 2012 16:25, Chris Sakkas wrote: > Hi folks, > > Kim's suggested three terms for some rights reserved licences, specifically > those that allow a work to - at a minimum - be shared verbatim by any person > for any noncommercial purpose. They are 'share

Re: [okfn-discuss] Problems of nomenclature

2012-03-08 Thread Kim Tucker
Hi Chris and all > Kim: > > I’m not married to the term ‘semi-libre’, and I’d be happy to hear > alternatives. How about ‘pseudo-libre’? I suspect that what you think of as semi-libre I think of as non-libre on account of one or more restrictions (NC, ND, education only, ...). Others have contri

Re: [okfn-discuss] Problems of nomenclature

2012-03-08 Thread Kim Tucker
Hi Peter(s) and all, To reiterate, in this context (free/libre software, knowledge, culture, education, ...) "libre" _is_ well defined and well understood in many relevant circles to mean free as in freedom with a precise meaning (links in the PS below). Looking at Peter Suber's writings in 2008,

Re: [okfn-discuss] Problems of nomenclature

2012-03-08 Thread Kim Tucker
Hi Chris and all, Apologies for the delay and for some repetition below. I will start with the short answer and then try to make sense of the question. Short answer: > So, in summary: > Is there a neutral term for libre and semi-libre viral licences? First, please avoid the confusing term semi

Re: [okfn-discuss] Problems of nomenclature

2012-03-04 Thread Kim Tucker
y strive for freedom. Overcoming the challenges and managing trade-offs is on-going. On 4 March 2012 04:11, Mike Linksvayer wrote: > On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Kim Tucker wrote: >> PS Generic version of this response with slightly improved wording

Re: [okfn-discuss] Problems of nomenclature

2012-03-03 Thread Kim Tucker
PS Generic version of this response with slightly improved wording: https://librelens.wordpress.com/ On 4 March 2012 01:10, Kim Tucker wrote: > Hi Chris and all, > > Libre means free as in freedom. > > The definition is well established and may be found at: > > http

Re: [okfn-discuss] Problems of nomenclature

2012-03-03 Thread Kim Tucker
Hi Chris and all, Libre means free as in freedom. The definition is well established and may be found at: http://freedomdefined.org/Definition and in the context of libre knowledge: http://wikieducator.org/Declaration_on_libre_knowledge http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libre_Knowledge As you kno

Re: [okfn-discuss] FreeTable: a public commons for open data

2011-09-05 Thread Kim Tucker
Hi all, > FreeTable is presently severely lacking in data, but the hope is to > gradually build up relevant data over time. Would the following be useful? (in terms of sharing) http://data.un.org/Host.aspx?Content=About and legally compatible? (usage terms look like CC-BY) http://data.un.org/H

Re: [okfn-discuss] Terrible Search results for "open license"

2011-05-19 Thread Kim Tucker
Try changing "open" to "free". When I tried, the first link was gnu.org's free licenses list followed by an appropriate Wikipedia entry. But "open license" comes up near the top in various forms. http://wikieducator.org/Say_libre ! :-). K - On 19 May 2011 17:25, Daniel Dietrich wrote: >

Re: [okfn-discuss] Code of Conduct / Community guidelines for the OKF

2010-11-12 Thread Kim Tucker
Hi all, The following may be of interest (free to adapt): http://wikieducator.org/Workgroup:Amendments_to_Open_Community_Governance_Policy/2nd_Draft_Policy (check out the "Issues" tab to see the wiki-based process followed). WikiEducator is also considering having a code of conduct: http://wikie

[okfn-discuss] Free Software Case Studies Sought

2010-06-17 Thread Kim Tucker
g/wiki/Free_Software_Case_Studies or WikiEducator (login required) here: http://wikieducator.org/Free_Software_Case_Studies/Case_Studies The FTA will select from these and other lists. Many thanks Kim Tucker E-mail via http://wikieducator.org/User:KTucker ___ okfn-d

Re: [okfn-discuss] Our vision: Why, How and What for the Open Knowledge Foundation

2009-07-16 Thread Kim Tucker
Hi all, For this strategic time - a reminder: the "libre perspective" which has much to say about vision, mission, values and impact: http://wikieducator.org/Say_Libre http://www.libre.org/communities Feel free to adapt anything you find useful :-) Kim Rufus Pollock wrote: > Five years

[okfn-discuss] FLOSS for Science

2008-03-26 Thread Kim Tucker
Hi all, Anyone interested in helping build this portal? http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Portal:FLOSS4Science Keep well Kim http://communities.libre.org/ -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright terms and conditions, e-mail legal notice, and implemented Open Document Format (O