FOSsil Bank Update (25 February 2014)
Chris Sakkas
Hi folks,
It's been two and a half months, so there's quite an amount of updates stored up. I've splitted this update in two – I'll post the second half next week.
Thanks to Leonard Kirke who identified several CC0 works and sources to be added to the FOSsil Bank. Remember that you can always send me details of libre works that are missing from the FOSsil Bank if you don't feel comfortable adding them yourself.
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In a review of 2013 in tabletop gaming, open licensing got a mention: http://livinglibre1.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/2013-in-tabletop-gaming-open-licensing-gets-a-mention/
#FundFreeCulture
If you spot a chance to #FundFreeCulture, shoot me an email and tweet about it!
I tweet from https://twitter.com/living_libre
@crowdfundFLOSS is a Twitter account that posts about crowdfunding libre software: https://twitter.com/crowdfundfloss
The Patreon page on the FOSsil Bank collects Patreon projects with a #FundFreeCulture component – whether that's the entire work, or text only: http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/patreon
Since the last update:
Josh Woodward (songs): http://www.patreon.com/creation?hid=175883
Rafu (tabletop RPGs): http://www.patreon.com/rafu&ty=2
The Fate Codex (for the tabletop RPG Fate): http://www.patreon.com/Trumonz
The #FundFreeCulture page collects free, libre and open sources and works that are – in some way – for sale or use donations as a funding model: http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/fundfreeculture
New
Powers For Good is a new superhero tabletop RPG from Sage Latorra (one of the people behind Dungeon World, a popular libre RPG) (pay what you want, including nothing): http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/126205/Powers-For-Good-%230
Shattered Time is an open source computer RPG on Kickstarter (CC BY; Apache) (10 days left, $2,348/$100,000): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/90524059/shattered-time-open-source-crpg
Internet Archive had a December fundraising drive, but you can still donate now: https://archive.org/donate/
Frustrated by 'open' gift guides that included CC ND and NC works (or downright all rights reserved ones!) I created a free, libre and open gift guide: http://livinglibre1.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/a-truly-free-libre-and-open-gift-guide-first-notes/
Ongoing
The Public Domain Review Store is operating! Buy posters and prints taken (and usually adapted) from public domain works (prices start at around $21): http://publicdomainreview.org/store/
RK3: The Third Verse is an adventure module for the Dungeon World tabletop roleplaying game. The text is CC BY-SA; layout and art is proprietary. ($6 PDF, $14 hardcopy) http://redboxvancouver.wordpress.com/2013/10/28/rk3-the-third-verse/
Concluded
Linux Voice is a new magazine about everyone’s favourite operating system from much of the team behind Linux Format; after nine months, all content from an issue will be CC BY-SA licensed (successfully funded; £127,603/£90,000): http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/linux-voice
Revenge of the Cats is an oddly named experimental FPS (GPL, CC BY 4.0) (successfully funded; $1697/$1500): http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/resurrect-revenge-of-the-cats-ethernet-as-open-source-project
Libre works and sources
Jono Bacon runs Wired magazine, is involved in Ubuntu and is a member of the band Severed Fifth (CC BY-SA, CC BY-NC-SA, among others): http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:jono-bacon
Music
Severed Fifth is a heavy metal band including Jono Bacon, that has released three albums (CC BY-SA): http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:severed-fifth
Give Life Back to Music is the first public domain music label (Public Domain Mark): http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:give-life-back-to-music
Season of Gratitude is a collection of Christmas songs from remix website ccMixter (CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC, CC BY): http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:season-of-gratitude
Free! Music! Sampler is a collection of 36 songs under Creative Commons licences, of which 13 are libre: http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:free-music-sampler
Information
The Peeragogy Handbook describes a system for collaborative learning and collaborative work (CC0): http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:the-peeragogy-handbook
Copyright Week is an information campaign from EFF about problems with copyright (CC BY): http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:copyright-week
WikiPremed MCAT Course aims to lower the financial barriers to becoming a doctor and improve the quality of MCAT review (CC BY-SA): http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:wikipremed-mcat-course
The First 100 Days of Government is Australia's Abbott Government's description of its accomplishments (CC BY): http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:the-first-100-days-of-government
OERu is a collection of online courses offered by world-class institutions (CC BY): http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:oeru
Oil Contracts is a >200 page book on how oil contracts work (CC BY-SA): http://fossilbank.wikidot.com/entry:oil-contracts
Cheers,
Chris