All,
I'm talking to the initial proposer (Nonlineartom) at the moment. He has a
fair bit of experience with this sort of thing.
I will have a proper look next week when I'm back at work, but this should
be something we could do relatively cheaply.
On 15 Jun 2014 11:25, "John Cummings" <John.Cummings(a)wikimedia.org.uk>
wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I can bring my printer, not sure where it will go. It's a very slow
> process so would be good to have some things printed beforehand, have a
> look on Thingiverse.com for models I could print, some are only suitable
> for SLS printer (very expensive industrial machines that use lasers) but
> most of the models I could print.
>
> Having RepRap involved in some way at Wikimania is on my to do list.
>
> John
>
>
>
>
>
> On 15 June 2014 08:05, Fæ <faewik(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 15 June 2014 02:57, Deryck Chan <deryckchan(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Just make a RepRap ourselves. Materials typically cost ~£300-400 these
>> days.
>> > http://www.reprap.org/wiki/RepRap
>> >
>> > The 3D printer itself is libre hardware and is capable of manufacturing
>> most
>> > parts of itself!
>>
>> RepRap looks like a potential hackerthon project[1] - so long as as
>> few volunteers commit to actually finishing putting it together! The
>> last time I tried fixing my washing machine, there were several bits
>> left over.
>>
>> What would be really cool would be to set up a stop-motion webcam on
>> the table where it was being assembled, so we can release a video
>> before the end of the hackerthon; you may recall Liam doing something
>> similar for an early editathon at the British Museum (in the days
>> before we started using the word "editathon").[2] Having the new
>> printer then buzzing away creating some "merchandise" during Wikimania
>> would be a great output from the Hackerthon, I'm sure several chapters
>> would be interested in borrowing it for experiments, so the few
>> hundred quid in cost should be easy to justify against resulting
>> collaborative open knowledge projects, especially stimulating
>> discussion and policies around 3D model files.
>>
>> Links
>> 1. https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon August 6-10
>> 2.
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Editing_Hoxne_Hoard_at_the_British_…
>>
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On 15 June 2014 02:57, Deryck Chan <deryckchan(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Just make a RepRap ourselves. Materials typically cost ~£300-400 these days.
> http://www.reprap.org/wiki/RepRap
>
> The 3D printer itself is libre hardware and is capable of manufacturing most
> parts of itself!
RepRap looks like a potential hackerthon project[1] - so long as as
few volunteers commit to actually finishing putting it together! The
last time I tried fixing my washing machine, there were several bits
left over.
What would be really cool would be to set up a stop-motion webcam on
the table where it was being assembled, so we can release a video
before the end of the hackerthon; you may recall Liam doing something
similar for an early editathon at the British Museum (in the days
before we started using the word "editathon").[2] Having the new
printer then buzzing away creating some "merchandise" during Wikimania
would be a great output from the Hackerthon, I'm sure several chapters
would be interested in borrowing it for experiments, so the few
hundred quid in cost should be easy to justify against resulting
collaborative open knowledge projects, especially stimulating
discussion and policies around 3D model files.
Links
1. https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hackathon August 6-10
2. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Editing_Hoxne_Hoard_at_the_British_…
Fae
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This has been bounced around before, but I think it would be pretty
excellent to have a 3D printer available for experiments during the
the pre-Wikimania hackerthon and during Wikimania.
Does anyone have contacts within the industry to pull on to see if we
can get one for a week on demonstration? It would actually be smart
marketing as many chapters are probably thinking of getting kit like
this in the next year or two, in order to support open source 3D
designs (which we have yet to crack on Wikimedia Commons). Perhaps
the food printers (I have seen videos of sugar and chocolate
sculptures being printed) might be a lot of fun?
Associated discussion at:
* https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Water_cooler#3D_printing.3F (recent)
* https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump/Archive/2009/11#3D_…
(old)
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A cornerstone to always reference when speaking of digitization.
Cf.
http://wiki.wikimedia.it/wiki/Consultazione_europea_sul_diritto_d%27autore#…
Chapters and other affiliates are probably interested in subscribing the
Public Domain Manifesto to join their peers.
Nemo
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COMMUNIA policy paper on digitization agreements
The aim of this policy paper
<http://www.communia-association.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/COMMUNIA-dig…> is
to make policy recommendations for cultural institutions to preserve the
Public Domain when using digitization services provided by private
entities. This becomes particularly relevant in the context of the 2013
Public Sector Information (PSI) Directive which adds Museums, Libraries
and Archives in the list of Public Sector Bodies (PSBs) that have to
make their information reusable.
The Public Domain ensures the free dissemination of knowledge and
provides everyone with the potential to access and create new works
based on previous works. Thus, all Public Domain works should be free
for everyone to use and reuse. Yet, as many cultural heritage
institutions are entering into contractual agreements with third parties
for the digitization of Public Domain works, there are serious concerns
regarding the conditions of access, use and reuse of the resulting
digitized copies.
Ideally, digital copies of Public Domain materials would be made
immediately and freely available to the public. However, in practice,
many of these public-private partnerships impose contractual
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These restrictions have the same effect as introducing a new proprietary
right over the digitized copies of Public Domain material, thereby
substantially limiting the use and reuse of content that belongs to the
common cultural heritage by subjecting it to a requirement of prior
authorisation.
This risk is further increased with the introduction of the PSI 2013
regime, which allows the conclusion of exclusive agreements between
private entities and PSBs under restrictive terms and with a potential
perpetual validity.
A work in the Public Domain should have the same legal properties,
regardless of the format or medium it is in. Hence, /*works that are in
the Public Domain in analog form [should] continue to be in the Public
Domain once they have been digitised*/ (see the Europeana Public Domain
Charter
<http://pro.europeana.eu/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=d542819d-d169-4240…>,
Principle #2, and Communia Public Domain Manifesto
<http://www.publicdomainmanifesto.org/manifesto>, Recommendation #5).
Contractual agreements as regards the digitization of Public Domain
works should acknowledge and respect the fundamental properties of these
works, and not attempt to subvert Public Domain principles through
contract and other legal mechanisms.
To ensure the broadest availability and long-term accessibility of
Public Domain works, their digital copies should be made available to
the public in a format and medium allowing for easy identification,
retrieval and modification, while ensuring the maximum interoperability
of these works. The use of metadata and open formats constitutes an
important requirement to ensure that the value of the Public Domain is
properly understood and that the works belonging to the Public Domain
will always remain freely (re)usable.
In view of this, we make the following recommendations:
*No copyright protection*
*
*over the digitized version:*
All parties to the partnership should expressly state that they do not
claim copyright nor sui generis rights in the digitized copies of the
Public Domain material.
* The digitized version should be marked as in the Public Domain using
a tool such as the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark
<http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/>, or,
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Library and the British Library.
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Hello,
Commons licensing policy determines media should be free in source
country and in US. I want to propose We change the policy to be: "free
in source country" only, and to cope with US laws where the servers are
hosted found a "DMCA take down notice" Team in OTRS, that will handle
requests to remove Items that are non-free in the US after verifying
proper grounds for the claim.
This approach to copyright will prevent issues like URAA issues, shorter
term issues and restored copyright issues.
It will enrich commons with many files that are FREE (mostly PD) in
source country, but not on commons due to US laws. Unless the copyright
holder (mostly Gov's and archives) will not request removal, and they
won't since they released the media, we will be using those files.
I'm not a lawyer, so I probably missed most of the legal implication,
But I do volunteer to found and lead the team, if this idea is accepted
and commons community would want this policy change. I'm seeking input
from copyright experienced users and lawyers, before i start an official
policy change on commons.
Thanks
Matanya Moses
Hi, everybody. Longtime lurker, first time writing to the list—the first in
a few years at least.
You may have seen some news coverage today about an initiative from a group
of public relations, marketing, and communications agencies offering a
statement, posted as a user essay on Wikipedia, stating in a public way
their intention to follow Wikipedia's rules—especially regarding WP:COI—to
educate themselves more about Wikipedia, and educate their colleagues and
clients in turn.
- Here's the statement on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Statement_on_Wikipedia_from_partici…
- Here's a good treatment of the subject from PR Week:
http://www.prweek.com/article/1297798/pr-firms-outline-wikipedia-compliance…
- Here's a good blog post from Phil Gomes (User:Philgomes) about his
agency's participation in it:
http://www.edelman.com/post/todays-multi-agency-wikipedia-statement/
This is a project I've led for a few months now, following a meeting in DC
in February, bringing together a number of big agency representatives with
individuals from the Wikipedia community, and some with academic
backgrounds. These included User:Ocaasi, User:Harej, and User:Fuzheado.
Some who watch this list may well have been invited as well, and while I'd
love to have had a bigger group, the conversation that day was very good,
and has led us to this point.
We're also very mindful that this was only one step—as User:Pigsonthewing
has reminded me, not the first such step—but I think it could be a good
one. U.S. agencies going on the record as pledging to follow Wikipedia's
rules is a new thing, and we hope can renew this conversation.
Following this message you'll find the statement in full, and a list of all
agencies (and other organizations) signed to it, as well as names +
usernames of the representative from each.
Cheers,
Bill (User:WWB / User:WWB Too)
+++
*Statement on Wikipedia from participating communications firms*
On behalf of our firms, we recognize Wikipedia's unique and important role
as a public knowledge resource. We also acknowledge that the prior actions
of some in our industry have led to a challenging relationship with the
community of Wikipedia editors.
Our firms believe that it is in the best interest of our industry, and
Wikipedia users at large, that Wikipedia fulfill its mission of developing
an accurate and objective online encyclopedia. Therefore, it is wise for
communications professionals to follow Wikipedia policies as part of
ethical engagement practices.
We therefore publicly state and commit, on behalf of our respective firms,
to the best of our ability, to abide by the following principles:
- To seek to better understand the fundamental principles guiding
Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
- To act in accordance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines,
particularly those related to "conflict of interest."
- To abide by the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use.
- To the extent we become aware of potential violations of Wikipedia
policies by our respective firms, to investigate the matter and seek
corrective action, as appropriate and consistent with our policies.
- Beyond our own firms, to take steps to publicize our views and counsel
our clients and peers to conduct themselves accordingly.
- We also seek opportunities for a productive and transparent dialogue
with Wikipedia editors, inasmuch as we can provide accurate, up-to-date,
and verifiable information that helps Wikipedia better achieve its goals.
A significant improvement in relations between our two communities may not
occur quickly or easily, but it is our intention to do what we can to
create a long-term positive change and contribute toward Wikipedia's
continued success.
*Participating agencies*
- Beutler Ink (William Beutler, User:WWB + User:WWB Too)
- Ogilvy & Mather (Marshall Manson, User:Tmmanson)
- FleishmanHillard (Sam Huxley, User:SamHuxleyFH)
- Peppercomm (Sam Ford, User:Leumas712)
- Burson-Marsteller (Patrick Kerley, User:Patrick at Burson)
- Ketchum (Tim Weinheimer)
- Porter Novelli (Dave Coustan, User:Extraface)
- Voce Communications (Dave Coustan, User:Extraface)
- Edelman (Phil Gomes, User:Philgomes)
- Allison+Partners (Jeremy Rosenberg, User:Jeremy at A+P)
- Glover Park Group, (Brian Gluckman, User:Bgluckman)
*Other participating organizations*
- MDC Partners (Michael Bassik, User:Mbassik)
- Chartered Institute of Public Relations, (Andrew Ross,
User:Andrew_ross_ajmross)
Dear All,
It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
complete all the bureaucratic process!
It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
& meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
Wikimedia committees.
We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this region.
Cheers
Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
Treasurer
Wikimedia Bangladesh
"ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"