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Defining "Open" - 2 views

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shared by Jöran Muuß-Merholz on 18 Dec 14 - Cached
  • people linking to copyrighted videos posted illegally in YouTube as examples of OERs
  • The words “open” and “content” were first used together in the spring of 1998.
  • I waited to make the decision between the terms “open content” and “free content” until discussing the choices with the leaders of both camps (Eric Raymond and Richard Stallman). I then made the decision very deliberately
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  • “Open” is a continuous, not binary, construct. A door can be wide open, completely shut, or open part way. So can a window. So can a faucet. So can your eyes.
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