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{{Infobox|'''This project has been retired. The ISO of the DVD is available [http://www.archive.org/details/livecontent2.0 here].'''}}
  
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==Vision==
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{{Infobox|
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'''LiveContent 2.0''' is a LiveDVD full of free and open source software and Creative Commons' licensed open content — audio, video, image, text and educational resources. LiveContent is a project for anyone to explore to learn more about about open content that can be freely used, copied, and built upon.
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Help us identify more great CC-licensed content by adding suggestions [[#CC_Content|HERE]].
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==Goals==
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#'''Daily build infrastructure'''
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#'''Autocuration of Open Content'''
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#'''Standardization of content feeds and APIs'''
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LiveContent 2.0 works to address several technical issues surrounding our interaction with open content. First, 2.0 aims to develop, using the Fedora architecture, a daily build structure of the LiveContent LiveDVD. Second, 2.0 aims to generate "autocurated content." Autocurated content uses APIs and content feeds from open content providers and hosting organizations that can be used to pull down the most current, "live" open content. Third, 2.0 aims to provide a nudge to prompt more content curators to provide standardized open content feeds so that others can use this infrastructure for their own projects.
  
 
We believe that the LiveContent distro can provide a useful platform that allows users to test explore free and open content and test out free, open source software. The LiveContent distro provides information and documentation about Creative Commons, the FOSS movement, and demos to how users can take advantage of the media included to re-create, re-mix and re-share content.
 
We believe that the LiveContent distro can provide a useful platform that allows users to test explore free and open content and test out free, open source software. The LiveContent distro provides information and documentation about Creative Commons, the FOSS movement, and demos to how users can take advantage of the media included to re-create, re-mix and re-share content.
  
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==Technical Considerations==
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==Technical Documentation==
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* [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=80503&atid=559966 bugs]
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* [[Autocurated_Packages|autocurated packaging of content]]
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* [[Autocurated_Packages|autocurated packaging of content; original brain dump]]
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* [http://pipes.yahoo.com Yahoo! Pipes]
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* [[Flickr_Autocuration|Flickr autocuration process for LiveContent 2.0]]
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* [http://spins.fedoraproject.org/ testing space over at Red Hat]
 
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* [[LiveContent_1_0#v1.0_testing_feedback|1.0 testing feedback]]
 
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* branding concerns - will run by Red Hat before next release
 
  
 
==Contents==
 
==Contents==
  
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Applications and Content running on Fedora 7
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===Fedora 8 is the base architecture===
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*keeping most applications from [[LiveContent_1_0 | v1.0]] as base (OpenOffice, Inkscape, The Gimp, Firefox, Totem, Evince, gThumb, Tuxpaint)
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===CC Content===
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==== Currently includes ====
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* Flickr "interesting" photos
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* Wikimedia Commons 2007 Pictures of the Year
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* Jamendo music sampler
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* Simuze.nl music sampler
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* MIT OCW top 10 downloaded courses
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* Assorted videos from BoingBoing, Make, TED, CC, FreeMe DVD
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* CC licensed texts
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==== Your ideas? ====
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* Jamendo music selections
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* ideas from OLPC content jam (education, books)
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* Elephant Dream
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* Podiobooks
  
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===Applications===
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==== General ideas ====
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*keep most from v1.0 as base
 
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**OpenOffice
 
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**Inkscape
 
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**The Gimp
 
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**Firefox
 
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**Totem
 
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**Evince
 
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**gThumb
 
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**Tuxpaint
 
  
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===CC Content===
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CC is working on developing a system to "autocurate" content from CC-friendly sites such as Flickr. In the future we want to be able to transform [[Content Directories]] into the base for LiveContent. We want to work with content curators to establish a standardized format for providing CC-licensed content feeds so that the "autocuration" part becomes much easier for everyone. Categories may include, but not limited to:
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CC is working on developing a system to "autocurate" content from CC-friendly sites such as Flickr. CC tech team will take API infrastructures to be able to pull down CC-licensed content from these sites for inclusion on LiveContent 2.0 DVD. Categories may include, but not limited to:
 
 
*Audio
 
*Audio
 
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*Image
 
*Image
 
*Educational resources
 
*Educational resources
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*marking--a README file generated with the autocuration process to mark the media with the appropriate CC license
  
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*Important - how will we be able to mark these works with the appropriate CC license?
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==Screenshots==
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**we'll get a README file generated with the autocurated content
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[[Image:Lc-2.0-front.jpg|300px]]
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*How can we bring in other content curators such as Internet Archive, Open Content Alliance, OpenLibrary?
 
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*How can we work with ccLearn, OER engine?
 
  
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===Other Open Content===
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Cover Art
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* [http://www.openclipart.org/ openclipart]
 
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* [http://openfontlibrary.org/ openfontlibrary]
 
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* [http://www.openlibrary.org/ openlibrary]
 
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* [http://www.worldlabel.com/Pages/openoffice-template.htm opendocumenttemplates]
 
  
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==Documentation==
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<gallery>
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Image:LC2.0_Desktop.jpg|LiveContent 2.0 Desktop
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Image:LC2.0_Start_page.jpg|Informational pop-up
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Image:LC2.0_Wikimedia_2007_photos_of_the_year.jpg|Wikimedia 2007 Photos of the Year
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Image:LC2.0_Flickr_interesting_photos.jpg|Flickr Interesting Photos, autocurated
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</gallery>
  
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Proper documentation about LiveContent is vital to include within the DVD. How to deliver documentation that is informative, draws people in, is not boring or too much to digest?
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==Design Considerations==
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* working on new color scheme for desktop
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===Start page===
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* will keep content icons the same as 1.0
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* modified physical packaging to match new color scheme
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*Quick soundbytes
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* icons that match apps, renaming of things like openoffice
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* GNOME accessibility for disabled?
  
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====Welcome to LiveContent 2.0====
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==Start page==
  
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Creative Commons [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/projects/livecontent LiveContent] is a project to spread the word about open content--multimedia materials that you can freely use, copy, and build upon.
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'''Welcome to LiveContent 2.0'''
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*Creative Commons [http://creativecommons.org/projects/livecontent LiveContent] is a project to showcase and spread the word about open content that you can freely use, copy, and build upon. The LiveContent disc is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveDistro LiveDVD] full of a sampling of and links to free and open source creativity software and Creative Commons' licensed free and open content — audio, video, image, and text — for anyone to explore. Please use this disc if you are interested in trying free media and possibly want to create your own with tools like OpenOffice.org, Inkscape, Gimp and more.
  
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====What is Creative Commons?====
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'''LiveContent Goals'''
  
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Blurb: Creative Commons provides free tools that allow creators like authors, artists, scientists and educators share their work with the world. Creative Commons let you legally share, remix and reuse creativity!
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1. ''Exploring and Creating with Open Content''
  
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*[http://support.creativecommons.org/videos#wwt Video explaining Creative Commons] | [http://creativecommons.org/about/ Learn More]
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*Check out user-generated creative content like photos, music, and videos sourced from sites like Flickr, Jamendo, and Blip.tv. All the content available here is free and ready to copy, share, remix, and reuse. Click on the desktop icons to explore content within that category. All the content is licensed with one of our six main [http://creativecommons.org/about/license/ Creative Commons licenses]. Access the applications by clicking "Applications" in the menu at the lower left corner of the desktop. Plug in a thumb drive to save open content to it.
  
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====What is free, open source software (FOSS)?====
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*[http://search.creativecommons.org/ Find More Creative Commons Content]
  
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Blurb: Free, open source software (FOSS) puts users in the driver's seat, providing free and open access to copy, modify and share software with others. It's an important community that empowers innovation and creativity without the lock-in of proprietary software.
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2. ''Developing Technical Standards''
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*[http://www.redhat.com/magazine/006apr05/features/licenses/ Video explaining Open Source Software] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOSS Learn More]
 
  
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====Exploring and Creating with Open Content====
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*LiveContent 2.0 works to address technical issues surrounding our interaction with open content:
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**Developing a daily LiveDVD build to be hosted at Fedora Project [http://spins.fedoraproject.org site]
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**"Autocurating" Open Content feeds from sites like [http://www.flickr.com Flickr] and [http://www.jamendo.com Jamendo]
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**Pushing to standardize APIs so that others can also easily interact with the content provided by CC-friendly content curators
  
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Blurb: Check out free, open creative content like photos, music, and videos from places like Flickr, Jamendo, and Blip.tv--all free, all at your fingertips, all ready to share, remix, and reuse. Click on the desktop icons to explore content within that category. Because all the content here is CC-licensed, you can take the material, rip it, use it, improve it.
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3. ''Connecting and Participating''
  
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Access the applications by clicking "Applications" in the menu at the lower left corner of the screen. Create your own flyer using the Gimp and CC-licensed photos on the desktop. Draw a picture, cut up audio, view videos using free, open media players. Plug in an thumb drive to save open content to it. When you create, you can share it again with [http://creativecommons.org/license/ Creative Commons].
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*There are lots of exciting projects working to foster a sharing economy of information, creative media and open content. Help support projects to minimize barriers to sharing and reusing, and help build the open content base by adding your favorite CC-licensed-powered project to the [[Content Directories]] on the [http://wiki.creativecommons.org CC wiki].
  
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Where is open content going? There are lots of exciting projects that are working on opening up information to everyone. Help support projects to minimaize barriers to sharing and reusing educational materials, build the open content base by adding your favorite CC-licensed-powered project to the Content Directories on the CC wiki, jump in with supporting access to a huge library of free, open books.  
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*[http://sciencecommons.org/ Science Commons]
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*[http://learn.creativecommons.org/ ccLearn]  
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*[http://learn.creativecommons.org/ ccLearn]
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*[http://openlibrary.org/ Open Library Project]
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*[http://freeculture.org/ Students for Free Culture]
 
*[http://www.opencontentalliance.org/ Open Content Alliance]
 
*[http://www.opencontentalliance.org/ Open Content Alliance]
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*[http://www.archive.org/ Internet Archive]
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*[http://www.openlibrary.org/ Open Library]
 
*[http://spreadopenmedia.org/ Spread Open Media]
 
*[http://spreadopenmedia.org/ Spread Open Media]
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*[http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Content_Curators Find More Creative Commons Content]
 
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====Participate====
 
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[http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Participate Join us]! Help the growing movement that is working to minimize barriers to the sharing and reuse of creativity and culture. There's lots of way to get involved. Build the open content base by adding your favorite CC-licensed-powered project to the [http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Content_Directories Content Directories] on the CC wiki. Check out some sweet projects like [http://learn.creativecommons.org ccLearn], the educational arm of CC, and [http://www.openlibrary.org OpenLibrary], an ambitious project to collect and unite catalog data for all books in the world.
 
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*[http://wiki.creativecommons.org/LiveContent_2_0#Share_how_you_use_LiveContent Share how you use LiveContent]
 
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====Quitting out of LiveContent====
 
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Quit out of LiveContent by clicking "System" from the menubar at the bottom of the screen. Next, click "Shut Down" and choose whether to restart the computer into the default operating system or shut down.
 
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====Thank You====
 
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[http://www.worldlabel.com Worldlabel.com] has provided generous support for the development and distribution of this project. Technical infrastructure provided by [http://www.fedoraproject.org/ Fedora].
 
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==Share how you use LiveContent==
 
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{{stub}}
 
  
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==Design==
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'''What is Creative Commons?'''
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* icons that match apps, renaming of things like openoffice
 
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* GNOME accessibility for disabled?
 
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* sticker or revised packaging documentation for libraries
 
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* develop LiveContent logo
 
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* put content icons on the front of packaging?
 
  
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==Library-specific concerns==
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*Creative Commons provides free tools that allow creators like authors, artists, scientists and educators share their work with the world. Creative Commons let you legally share, remix and reuse creativity!
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===LiveContent project within library settings===
 
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* public libraries vs academic libraries vs other libraries - public libraries have less resources, less staff time to examine new products and test out - at the same time FOSS might most benefit small public libraries, especially rural - need to target
 
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* academic libraries are often equipped for more research, and might be better geared towards having the resources for testing and future development
 
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* what kinds of agreements do libraries have with software providers now, if any?
 
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**many locked into proprietary software, but not by choice - more a function of ease, what patrons expect, technical experience of staff
 
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* make the cds very intuitive, well-labeled, good supporting documentation - fedora has a lot of good documentation
 
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* will we only make spins for i386? - probably the architecture of most library terminal machines, unless some use older macs - ppc
 
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* how do we distribute LiveContent without spamming?
 
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* originally we had the idea that we needed to keep the distribution of LiveContent to CDs, since they are the media that is most able to be used across the board, especially at places like libraries, which have vastly different landscape of computing power - but are DVDs possible? - can fit so much more content on a DVD
 
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* less to do with the software and more to do with presentation and documentation and usefulness
 
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* different libraries have different budgets which allow for a vast range in hardware and training
 
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* what about adding the CDs to library collections - ISSN numbers? - might be a good way for people or use at home, but doesn't align too well with the applications and content becoming dated
 
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* accessibility concerns at libraries
 
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**http://ui.openoffice.org/accessibility/disabilities.html
 
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**http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gap/at-types.html
 
  
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===computing environments===
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*[http://support.creativecommons.org/videos#wwt Creative Commons explained - Video] | [http://creativecommons.org/about/ Learn More]
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====San Francisco Public Library====
 
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*at San Francisco Public Library (SFPL) main branch, there are two types of computer terminals:
 
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**those that are used solely for card catalog lookup - no other features provided
 
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**those where patrons can access the internet (via internet explorer) and use the Microsoft Office 2003 suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) - there are no other applications that are accessible through the tailored, limited-view interface
 
  
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====Ann Arbor District Library (notes from meeting with technology director)====
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'''What is free, open source software (FOSS)?'''
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*thin-client public computing setup throughout the entire public district
 
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*no disc drives at all
 
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*still supporting floppy drives
 
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*support plug-in USB drives
 
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*$400 base machine running on MS terminal server (most stable environment)
 
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*nodes are non-writable
 
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*"commodity" computing - basic internet access, no high end applications, audio works but technically not supported
 
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*ann arbor is one of the few libraries that are doing it this way--requires lots of up front investment
 
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*all applications available to patrons are located on the desktop and locked down (acrobat reader, calculator, internet explorer, firefox, excel, powerpoint, word, paint, telnet ssh, wordpad)
 
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*public terminals are used mostly for internet access, some word processing. the other apps are infrequently used
 
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*70% of the people in Ann Arbor have computers at home
 
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*libraries that have money can set up things like thin clients, so delivery of content through disc drives is not an option
 
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*libraries that have less resources like smaller rural libraries have standard machines, but less tech help
 
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*patrons might be confused about how to use the LiveCD/LiveDVD, especially since they are so used to working on windows machines
 
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*LiveDVD might be good to add to the collection so people can check out and take to home computers
 
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*suggestion of putting out the LiveDVD as a kit with an instructional/informational booklet
 
  
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===Resources===
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*Free, open source software grants users the ability to freely run, copy, modify and share software with others. It's an important community that empowers innovation and creativity without the lock-in of proprietary software. The LiveContent disc is built on [http://www.fedoraproject.org/ Fedora], a Linux-based operating system that showcases the latest in free and open source [http://www.windows8softwares.com/ software]. Fedora is always free for anyone to use, modify, and distribute.
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*Webjunction
 
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*TechSoup
 
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*MaintainIT project
 
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*LITA
 
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*oss4lib
 
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*alatechsource
 
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* "Public Libraries and the Internet 2006: Study Results and findings" report available for download [http://www.ii.fsu.edu/projectFiles/plinternet/2006/2006_plinternet.pdf here] - may provide some insight to landscape of public library terminal workstation metrics
 
  
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==Library Testing==
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*[http://www.redhat.com/magazine/006apr05/features/licenses/ Open Source Software licenses explained - Video] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FOSS Learn More]
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We'd like to identify approximately 4 libraries in various areas of the country that would like to come on board to becomes testers for LiveContent 2.0. We'd like to do quick iterative versions of 2.0, starting at "Phase 0" to be built ASAP, with revisions being made at a distinct interval afterwards, with the final 2.0 release coming at Phase 3. Geographically, we're looking to involve a library from each of the following areas:
 
  
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===Northeast===
 
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*New York?
 
  
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===Southeast===
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'''Quitting out of LiveContent'''
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*possibly Florida?
 
  
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===Midwest===
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*Quit out of LiveContent by clicking "System" from the menubar at the bottom of the desktop. Next, click "Shut Down" and choose whether to restart the computer into the default operating system or shut down.
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*possbily Michigan, Wisconsin, Chicago?
 
  
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===West Coast===
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'''Thank You to Supportive Collaborators!'''
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*San Francisco?
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*[http://www.worldlabel.com Worldlabel.com] has provided generous support for the development and distribution of this project.
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*Technical infrastructure provided by [http://www.fedoraproject.org/ Fedora].
  
 
==Distribution Options==
 
==Distribution Options==
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We will investigate options for getting the CDs into the hands of the libraries we wish to target. While we wish to provide a quality LiveContent disc to the most libraries we can, we realize that mass mailing may not be the best way to accomplish this distribution goal, especially since this may be considered a type of spamming. Ideas other than mailing include hosting the contents online and doing outreach to libraries and other interested parties through a widespread press release, listservs, hand out at events, or get an in through professional organizations like the American Library Association.
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*LiveContent 2.0 will be available for download at http://spins.fedoraproject.org
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*LiveContent 2.0 will be available for purchase at http://www.on-disk.com
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*CC will do a small run for internal promotion with option for larger run later
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** have on hand to give out at conferences, meetings
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** ccLearn
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** distribute with other swag like buttons, stickers
  
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==Future Ideas for LiveContent==
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==Community Involvement==
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===[http://www.freedomtoaster.com/ Freedom Toaster]===
 
  
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*Freedom Toasters are conveniently located, self-contained, computer-based, 'Bring 'n Burn' facilities.
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=== Share how you use LiveContent ===
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* please add what you've used LC for here!
  
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*Like vending machines, preloaded to dispense confectionery, Freedom Toasters are preloaded to dispense free digital products, including software, photography, music and literature.
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==Other Connections==
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* [http://www.openclipart.org/ openclipart]
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*The Freedom Toaster project began as a means of overcoming the difficulty in obtaining Linux and Open Source software due to the restrictive telecommunications environment in South Africa, where the easy downloading of large pieces of software is just not possible for everyone.
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* [http://openfontlibrary.org/ openfontlibrary]
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* [http://www.openlibrary.org/ openlibrary]
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* [http://www.worldlabel.com/Pages/openoffice-template.htm opendocumenttemplates]
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*[http://www.freedomtoaster.com/ Freedom Toaster]
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**Freedom Toasters are conveniently located, self-contained, computer-based, 'Bring 'n Burn' facilities.
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**Like vending machines, preloaded to dispense confectionery, Freedom Toasters are preloaded to dispense free digital products, including software, photography, music and literature.
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**The Freedom Toaster project began as a means of overcoming the difficulty in obtaining Linux and Open Source software due to the restrictive telecommunications environment in South Africa, where the easy downloading of large pieces of software is just not possible for everyone.
  
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=== CC proselytizing and swag ===
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*'''Add more ideas here!'''
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* have on hand to give out at conferences, meetings
 
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* ccLearn
 
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* distribute with other swag like buttons, stickers
 

Latest revision as of 20:38, 15 September 2013


This project has been retired. The ISO of the DVD is available here.

LiveContent 2.0 is a LiveDVD full of free and open source software and Creative Commons' licensed open content — audio, video, image, text and educational resources. LiveContent is a project for anyone to explore to learn more about about open content that can be freely used, copied, and built upon.

Help us identify more great CC-licensed content by adding suggestions HERE.

Goals

  1. Daily build infrastructure
  2. Autocuration of Open Content
  3. Standardization of content feeds and APIs

LiveContent 2.0 works to address several technical issues surrounding our interaction with open content. First, 2.0 aims to develop, using the Fedora architecture, a daily build structure of the LiveContent LiveDVD. Second, 2.0 aims to generate "autocurated content." Autocurated content uses APIs and content feeds from open content providers and hosting organizations that can be used to pull down the most current, "live" open content. Third, 2.0 aims to provide a nudge to prompt more content curators to provide standardized open content feeds so that others can use this infrastructure for their own projects.

We believe that the LiveContent distro can provide a useful platform that allows users to test explore free and open content and test out free, open source software. The LiveContent distro provides information and documentation about Creative Commons, the FOSS movement, and demos to how users can take advantage of the media included to re-create, re-mix and re-share content.

Technical Documentation

Contents

Fedora 8 is the base architecture

  • keeping most applications from v1.0 as base (OpenOffice, Inkscape, The Gimp, Firefox, Totem, Evince, gThumb, Tuxpaint)

CC Content

Currently includes

  • Flickr "interesting" photos
  • Wikimedia Commons 2007 Pictures of the Year
  • Jamendo music sampler
  • Simuze.nl music sampler
  • MIT OCW top 10 downloaded courses
  • Assorted videos from BoingBoing, Make, TED, CC, FreeMe DVD
  • CC licensed texts

Your ideas?

  • Jamendo music selections
  • ideas from OLPC content jam (education, books)
  • Elephant Dream
  • Podiobooks

General ideas

CC is working on developing a system to "autocurate" content from CC-friendly sites such as Flickr. In the future we want to be able to transform Content Directories into the base for LiveContent. We want to work with content curators to establish a standardized format for providing CC-licensed content feeds so that the "autocuration" part becomes much easier for everyone. Categories may include, but not limited to:

  • Audio
  • Video
  • Text
  • Image
  • Educational resources
  • marking--a README file generated with the autocuration process to mark the media with the appropriate CC license

Screenshots

Lc-2.0-front.jpg

Cover Art

  • LiveContent 2.0 Desktop

  • Informational pop-up

  • Wikimedia 2007 Photos of the Year

  • Flickr Interesting Photos, autocurated

Design Considerations

  • working on new color scheme for desktop
  • will keep content icons the same as 1.0
  • modified physical packaging to match new color scheme
  • icons that match apps, renaming of things like openoffice
  • GNOME accessibility for disabled?

Start page

Welcome to LiveContent 2.0

  • Creative Commons LiveContent is a project to showcase and spread the word about open content that you can freely use, copy, and build upon. The LiveContent disc is a LiveDVD full of a sampling of and links to free and open source creativity software and Creative Commons' licensed free and open content — audio, video, image, and text — for anyone to explore. Please use this disc if you are interested in trying free media and possibly want to create your own with tools like OpenOffice.org, Inkscape, Gimp and more.

LiveContent Goals

1. Exploring and Creating with Open Content

  • Check out user-generated creative content like photos, music, and videos sourced from sites like Flickr, Jamendo, and Blip.tv. All the content available here is free and ready to copy, share, remix, and reuse. Click on the desktop icons to explore content within that category. All the content is licensed with one of our six main Creative Commons licenses. Access the applications by clicking "Applications" in the menu at the lower left corner of the desktop. Plug in a thumb drive to save open content to it.

2. Developing Technical Standards

  • LiveContent 2.0 works to address technical issues surrounding our interaction with open content:
    • Developing a daily LiveDVD build to be hosted at Fedora Project site
    • "Autocurating" Open Content feeds from sites like Flickr and Jamendo
    • Pushing to standardize APIs so that others can also easily interact with the content provided by CC-friendly content curators

3. Connecting and Participating

  • There are lots of exciting projects working to foster a sharing economy of information, creative media and open content. Help support projects to minimize barriers to sharing and reusing, and help build the open content base by adding your favorite CC-licensed-powered project to the Content Directories on the CC wiki.

What is Creative Commons?

  • Creative Commons provides free tools that allow creators like authors, artists, scientists and educators share their work with the world. Creative Commons let you legally share, remix and reuse creativity!

What is free, open source software (FOSS)?

  • Free, open source software grants users the ability to freely run, copy, modify and share software with others. It's an important community that empowers innovation and creativity without the lock-in of proprietary software. The LiveContent disc is built on Fedora, a Linux-based operating system that showcases the latest in free and open source software. Fedora is always free for anyone to use, modify, and distribute.


Quitting out of LiveContent

  • Quit out of LiveContent by clicking "System" from the menubar at the bottom of the desktop. Next, click "Shut Down" and choose whether to restart the computer into the default operating system or shut down.

Thank You to Supportive Collaborators!

  • Worldlabel.com has provided generous support for the development and distribution of this project.
  • Technical infrastructure provided by Fedora.

Distribution Options

  • LiveContent 2.0 will be available for download at http://spins.fedoraproject.org
  • LiveContent 2.0 will be available for purchase at http://www.on-disk.com
  • CC will do a small run for internal promotion with option for larger run later
    • have on hand to give out at conferences, meetings
    • ccLearn
    • distribute with other swag like buttons, stickers

Community Involvement

Share how you use LiveContent

  • please add what you've used LC for here!

Other Connections

  • openclipart
  • openfontlibrary
  • openlibrary
  • opendocumenttemplates
  • Freedom Toaster
    • Freedom Toasters are conveniently located, self-contained, computer-based, 'Bring 'n Burn' facilities.
    • Like vending machines, preloaded to dispense confectionery, Freedom Toasters are preloaded to dispense free digital products, including software, photography, music and literature.
    • The Freedom Toaster project began as a means of overcoming the difficulty in obtaining Linux and Open Source software due to the restrictive telecommunications environment in South Africa, where the easy downloading of large pieces of software is just not possible for everyone.
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