In response to Ken
Ken wrote: >
Ken - I think that you're right on this one. There are obvious differences between computer code and content. For one - its far easier to author content than writing a piece of software code. Incidentally - this is why I think we will achieve a free curriculum in a shorter time whencompared to the Free Software Movement, which took about 22 years.
The link between free software and free content is very important. We have the benefit of experience from the free software movement. In my view - the link is not in the fine print of the Open Source Software definition - but rather in the philosophy which should underpin the development and use of free content development. This is a philosophy entrenched in our understanding of modern democracies - namely “freedom of speech.”
As educators, I think we need to spend to ask ourselves: What are the essential freedoms we associate with free content? If we're unsure of what freedom is - How will we defend it? If we go through history we see that freedom is easily lost.
There are folk who have spent some time documenting what free content is - and I subscribe and support the Free Cultural Works Definition 1 .
If anyone is interested in exploring what the Wikieducator community mean by free content - we have a Newbie tutorial available 2.
Cheers
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