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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dan (and anybody else who cares) – just for the record and whatever... From the VERY BEGINNING, OST has been FREE for whomsoever. My (as the “originator, discoverer, whatever) only “condition” is that we share what we have learned. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>ho<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Winter Address<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>7808 River Falls Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Potomac, MD 20854<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>301-365-2093<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Summer Address<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>189 Beaucaire Ave.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Camden, ME 04843<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>207-763-3261<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Websites<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="%20www.openspaceworld.com"> www.openspaceworld.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="www.ho-image.com">www.ho-image.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>OSLIST </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of OSLIST Go to:<a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces@lists.openspacetech.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Daniel Mezick via OSList<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, October 17, 2014 3:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> oslist@lists.openspacetech.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [OSList] Culture Technology Wants to Be Free<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Reference Link:<br><a 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><br>===========================================================<br><a 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>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, meaning what is said above about free sharing. These are the same terms as suggested in the author’s previous book, The Case for Copyright Reform. 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:<o:p></o:p></p><h4>"Allow commercial uses of your work?"<o:p></o:p></h4><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a 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 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><br><br><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 10/17/14 2:34 PM, Kári Gunnarsson via OSList wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1>Daniel Mezick, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1>New Technology Solutions Inc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1>(203) 915 7248 (cell)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=p2><span class=s1><a href="http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/">Bio</a></span><span class=s2>. <a href="http://newtechusa.net/blog/"><span class=s1>Blog</span></a>. <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/"><span class=s1>Twitter</span></a>.</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p3><span class=s2>Examine my new book:</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='color:black'> </span></span><span class=s2><a href="http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/"><span class=s1>The Culture Game </span></a></span><span class=s1>: Tools for the Agile Manager</span><span class=s2>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1>Explore Agile Team <a href="http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/"><span class=s3>Training</span></a> and <a href="http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/"><span class=s3>Coaching.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=p1>Explore the <a href="http://newtechusa.net/user-groups/ma/"><span class=s3>Agile Boston </span></a>Community.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>