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Hi Anne, <br>
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I join with you regarding the cheese. <br>
<br>
What concerns me is summed up in my essay: <br>
<br>
Any and all attempts to close what is open, through tricky
licensing, trademarks and the like. <br>
<br>
Because culture technology wants to be free.<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/17/14 3:47 PM, anne.bennett8ac
wrote:<br>
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<div>I get the concern for open source principles</div>
<div>However, on reading the 4 swarm things....not much like OS
and setting out a process that sounds cheesy at best, (deleted
long winded reasons why it leaves me cold...proving that it
did) </div>
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From: Daniel Mezick via OSList
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Date: 2014/10/17 20:10 (GMT+00:00) <br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a> <br>
Subject: [OSList] Culture Technology Wants to Be Free <br>
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<br>
Reference Link:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://newtechusa.net/agile/culture-technology-wants-to-be-free/">http://newtechusa.net/agile/culture-technology-wants-to-be-free/</a><br>
<br>
In researching Barcamp and Unconference formats, I discover that
Barcamp and Unconference came much later and are in fact direct
derivatives of Open Space, also known as "Open Space Technology",
as in "Open Space Technology: A Users Guide."<br>
<br>
We cannot act in the past. This sometimes leads to feelings of
regret in the present moment. And so I wonder: what would the
world look like if the bare essentials of Open Space were
published under an open-source license... way, back, when?<br>
<br>
What can be done about it today?<br>
<br>
Because as Kári Gunnarsson points out, these four preconditions of
the swarm invitation from Swarmwise by Rick Falkvinge look very
like either a direct copy of Open Space, or a derivative work of
the Open Space, specifically the meeting Invitation.<br>
<br>
The book does has an index; no mention of Open Space. No
bibliography. <br>
<br>
A quick check of Swarmwise by Rick Falkvinge reveals that the work
is printed under a Closed-Source license. See for yourself:<br>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://falkvinge.net/files/2013/04/Swarmwise-2013-by-Rick-Falkvinge-v1.1-2013Sep01.pdf">http://falkvinge.net/files/2013/04/Swarmwise-2013-by-Rick-Falkvinge-v1.1-2013Sep01.pdf</a><br>
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Formally, this book is under copyright monopoly until January 1,
2034 — twenty<br>
years from publication. During that time, it is licensed unde<em>r
a Creative Commons</em><br>
<em>Noncommercial-Attribution 3.0 license,</em><em> meaning what
is said above about free shar</em><em>i</em><em>ng</em><em>.
These are the same terms as suggested in the author’s previous
book,</em><em> The Case</em><em> for Copyright Reform</em><em>.
Commercial exclusive rights rest with the author for the twenty</em><br>
<em>years.</em><br>
===========================================================<br>
<br>
According to Creative Commons, "This is not a Free Culture
License". That is, not open source.<br>
<br>
See for yourself. Follow this link and click "no" to the question:<br>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<h4>"Allow commercial uses of your work?"</h4>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://creativecommons.org/choose/">https://creativecommons.org/choose/</a><br>
<br>
...click through further to see what "This is not a Free Culture
license" actually means. It means this is NOT an open source
license. <br>
<br>
There are some big announcements coming soon about people who are
deliberately publishing culture-technology designs (patterns,
structures, frameworks) under true open source licensing, either
the GPL or CC-BY-SA-4.0. And for very excellent reasons. <br>
<br>
This is the second time I have seen culture technology designs
published which co-opts items in the public domain, does not bring
source documents forward, and does not give attribution to
sources. All of which must be done when publishing under open
source licensing.<br>
<br>
Closed-source licensing for culture technology is a serious
impediment to the development of innovative culture technology at
a time when more, not less innovation is what we need. Culture
technology wants to be free.<br>
<br>
Reference Link:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://newtechusa.net/agile/culture-technology-wants-to-be-free/">http://newtechusa.net/agile/culture-technology-wants-to-be-free/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Daniel<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/17/14 2:34 PM, Kári Gunnarsson
via OSList wrote:<br>
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<blockquote
cite="mid:CAEjHsL=4BmeD2bxDPnNK-UGLs3yxa19MGLFtGYVFVpBKAx205w@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">The four preconditions of the swarm invitation from
Swarmwise by Rick Falkvinge. I find this oddly similar to the
preconditions of Open Space.<br>
<br>
1. Tangible: You need to post an outline of the goals you intend
to<br>
meet, when, and how.<br>
<br>
2. Credible: After having presented your daring goal, you need
to<br>
present it as totally doable. Bonus points if nobody has done it<br>
before.<br>
<br>
3. Inclusive: There must be room for participation by every
spectator<br>
who finds it interesting, and they need to realize this on
hearing<br>
about the project.<br>
<br>
4. Epic: Finally, you must set out to change the entire world
for the<br>
better — or at least make a major improvement for a lot of
people.</blockquote>
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