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CC BY-SA 4.0 now one-way compatible with GPLv3

The declaration increases interoperability of the commons for games, hardware designs, and more In January we officially opened a public consultation (blog post) on CC BY-SA 4.0 unilateral compatibility with GPLv3, in accordance with our ShareAlike compatibility process and criteria. Following additional months of detailed analysis, discussion and deliberation with the Free Software Foundation and … Read More “CC BY-SA 4.0 now one-way compatible with GPLv3”

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Guest Post: Boundless Invites You to Write the Future of Education

The following is a guest post by Ariel Diaz, Founder and CEO of Boundless, a platform for the creation of open textbooks that are community-built and CC BY-SA-licensed. Boundless / CC BY-SA By empowering a dedicated community of contributors in open resources, Creative Commons has given education a strong foundation for creating and sharing content. … Read More “Guest Post: Boundless Invites You to Write the Future of Education”

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Creative Commons policies grow in New Zealand schools

Bethlehem College Preso / Locus Research / CC BY-SA Last month, I had the honour of providing a keynote address and two workshops at a teacher conference at Northcote College1, on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. Like many schools, Northcote is in the process of developing an overarching digital citizenship policy for staff, … Read More “Creative Commons policies grow in New Zealand schools”

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A new course on Open Research at the School of Open

The following is a guest post by Beck Pitt, researcher at the Open University’s OER Research Hub. We are collaborating with Beck and her team to investigate attitudes towards sharing educational resources online and the impact of School of Open courses. Are you curious about what it means to research openly and what benefits it … Read More “A new course on Open Research at the School of Open”

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"Why Open?" course now open for sign-up

Project 365 #303: 301009 Blink And You’ll Miss It! / Pete / CC BY Another run of School of Open courses is starting up in August, September and October! The first course to kick things off is a second iteration of “Why Open?” “Why Open?” was collaboratively developed and facilitated one year ago in August … Read More “"Why Open?" course now open for sign-up”

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WikiProject Open Barn Raising this Saturday

WikiProject Open is an online School of Open training program for new and seasoned Wikipedia volunteers to collaborate on improving Wikipedia articles related to openness. The aim of the project is two-fold: in addition to improving Wikipedia articles related to openness (such as open access publishing and open educational resources), volunteers seek to improve Wikimedia … Read More “WikiProject Open Barn Raising this Saturday”

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School of Open: Copyright & Creative Commons for Educators Courses Now Open for Sign-up

Is copyright a little fuzzy? / Elias Bizannes / CC BY-SA Following on the heels of “Writing Wikipedia Articles: The Basics and Beyond,” three more School of Open courses are now open for sign-up. They are: 1. Copyright 4 Educators (AUS) This course will equip Australian educators with the copyright knowledge to confidently use copyright … Read More “School of Open: Copyright & Creative Commons for Educators Courses Now Open for Sign-up”

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