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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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==Rationale==
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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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We strongly believe that libraries are a great way to plant seeds in the community to help the FOSS movement expand. This project will help bring more awareness to open source by providing an example of an operating system and free open source applications that could be implemented on library patron terminals. If the ideas can catch on, the long-range effects might be that libraries would begin to implement free open source software on machines permanently, thus providing a wealth of benefits both to patrons in terms of a more free computing environment and severing the long-standing ties between libraries and proprietary software license fees.
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==Technical Documentation==
  
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==Technical Considerations==
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* [[Autocurated_Packages|autocurated packaging of content; original brain dump]]
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* [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=80503&atid=559966 bugs]
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* [[Flickr_Autocuration|Flickr autocuration process for LiveContent 2.0]]
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* fixes from v1.0
 
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* [[Autocurated_Packages|autocurated packaging of content]]
 
  
 
==Contents==
 
==Contents==
  
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===Applications===
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===Fedora 8 is the base architecture===
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*keep most from v1.0
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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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* math app from openoffice - http://www.openoffice.org/product/math.html
 
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* kids programs like tuxpaint
 
  
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===Content===
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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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====CC====
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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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====Other====
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==== General ideas ====
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*openclipart
 
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*openfont
 
  
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===Documentation===
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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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*What is Creative Commons?
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*Audio
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*What is Open Content?
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*Video
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*What is FOSS?
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*Text
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*Image
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*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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===Demos===
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==Screenshots==
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'''Share, Remix, Reuse'''
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[[Image:Lc-2.0-front.jpg|300px]]
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*How do I use this take this content and make something new with the apps?
 
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*How do I then share this stuff with others?
 
  
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Cover Art
  
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==Design==
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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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==Design Considerations==
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* working on new color scheme for desktop
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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
 
* icons that match apps, renaming of things like openoffice
 
* icons that match apps, renaming of things like openoffice
 
* GNOME accessibility for disabled?
 
* 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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==Start page==
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===utilization of the LiveContent project within library settings===
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* public libraries vs academic 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
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'''Welcome to LiveContent 2.0'''
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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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*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 kinds of agreements do libraries have with software providers now, if any?
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* make the cds very intuitive, well-labeled, good supporting documentation - fedora has a lot of good documentation, +/- of liveCD
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'''LiveContent Goals'''
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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 without spamming?
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1. ''Exploring and Creating with Open Content''
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* will libraries trust what we send to them?
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* will libraries notice it or have time to look at it?
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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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* less to do with the software and more to do with presentation and documentation
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* focus on low income areas, rural?
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*[http://search.creativecommons.org/ Find More Creative Commons Content]
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* will CC put on material that covers all the different licenses? or least restrictive? - attribution only
 
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* different libraries have different budgets which allow for a vast range in hardware and training
 
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* The mailing will have a mail back questionaire asking did they install software and other general questions. - rethink this idea due to spamming/response issues? - think about other ways to gather feedback
 
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* what about adding the CDs to library collections? - might be a good way for people to install or use at home, but doesn't align too well with the applications and content becoming obsolete
 
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* accessibility
 
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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 environment===
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2. ''Developing Technical Standards''
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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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===dvds?===
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*LiveContent 2.0 works to address technical issues surrounding our interaction with open content:
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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
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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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==Library Testing==
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3. ''Connecting and Participating''
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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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*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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*New York?
 
  
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===Southeast===
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*[http://sciencecommons.org/ Science Commons]
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*possibly Florida?
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*[http://learn.creativecommons.org/ ccLearn]
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*[http://freeculture.org/ Students for Free Culture]
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*[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]
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*[http://spreadopenmedia.org/ Spread Open Media]
  
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===Midwest===
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'''What is Creative Commons?'''
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*possbily Michigan, Wisconsin, Chicago?
 
  
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===West Coast===
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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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*San Francisco?
 
  
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*[http://support.creativecommons.org/videos#wwt Creative Commons explained - Video] | [http://creativecommons.org/about/ Learn More]
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'''What is free, open source software (FOSS)?'''
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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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*[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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'''Quitting out of LiveContent'''
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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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'''Thank You to Supportive Collaborators!'''
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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 CD 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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==Community Involvement==
  
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While we are working towards a deliverable LiveContent CD by August 8, further exploration of a dynamic, automated system should be examined. This type of system could be automated to pull updated content from various sources , current application versions and OS patches and build a CD extremely easily. In this way, users could download the most current build at any time.
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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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During development, we hope to provide preliminary builds and demos that we can send to various organization and libraries so that they can review the LiveContent CD and provide input for further development. Later reviews hopefully will be published in numerous ALA publications. Reviews could be sent with the CD in the mailing so that there is neutral positive influence behind the CD.  
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==Other Connections==
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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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*[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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==Big Ideas==
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*'''Add more ideas here!'''

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.
  • Add more ideas here!
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