LXer: Like open source software, a book is more than its content

LXer · 08-25-2015, 11:42 AM

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Since launching the The Open Organization in June, I've received questions about why we chose to distribute the book via a traditional publisher. Some have wondered why we didn't release the book with a Creative Commons license so people could remix, redistribute, and even translate the book as they wanted. Others wondered why we didn't crowdfund it so its audience could be more tied to its success. Several have asked why we didn't simply release the book online as a free download.read more

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273 · 08-25-2015, 02:09 PM

That's hilarious. One could say exactly the same thing about software -- the usual model involves selling material licensed via traditional copyright terms. Perhaps if they want to gain the trust of more business customers they should sell their software via a more traditional, trusted business model?
By the way, I do fully understand what he is saying and in his position I may well do the same but it doesn't stop it being hilarious double-talk to me.