Open downloads

OpenCafeBlog: iCommons summit coverage site

2006-06-26T14:02:00.000-07:00

OpenCafeBlog: iCommons summit coverage site

The iCommons Summit coverage site also includes great open content downloads from artists from all over the world.

Open Clip Art Library

2006-06-13T07:07:00.000-07:00

Click here to visit the Open Clip Art library
if you need freely available clip art published under CC and public domain licenses.

Download Go_open - the 13 episode TV program all about open source software

2006-06-08T09:17:00.000-07:00

Watching the episodes of Go_open is a great way of learning about open source topics - you will see great interviews, get to know all the popular open source distributions and applications, hear of all organizations and companies using open source software all over South Africa, and much more.

Go_open is a project of the Go open source campaign - click here to read about it.

You can download the cc licensed version of the program from the Internet Archive or you can also buy the DVD version of the series from Kalahari.net.

Tutorials for OpenOffice

2006-06-05T00:25:00.000-07:00

Click here to visit "Tutorials for OpenOffice" - open content training materials for OpenOffice.

Or here to access "In pictures" training materials for OpenOffice and even web design.

You can also visit Digital Distribution for freely available cc licensed flash tutorials for OpenOffice.

LearnLinux - A Shuttleworth Foundation project

2006-06-04T08:31:00.000-07:00

LearnLinux is a Shuttleworth Foundation project.

On the project site you will find manuals for learning:

Fundamentals (This course includes the history of Linux and what distinguishes Open Source Software from proprietary software. On the practical side students learn the fundamental commands and approach needed to start using Linux.)
System Administration (This courses teaches students how to install GNU/Linux. The courses uses the Debian distro as an example. Students install, create and manage user accounts, install new hardware, make backups and many other mission critical tasks a System Administrator would need to know.)
Network Administration (This course teaches the fundamentals of networking, what the TCP/IP protocol stack consists of and how the different layers of the network stack influence communication on a network. You will learn how Linux can be used as a router and the basic principles of digital encryption and digital signatures used to keep email secure. As well as how to set up secure connections between different Linux machines by using SSH.)
Shell Scripting ( This course teaches students how to create shell scripts, the use of Regular expressions, file manipulation with sed, grep and awk and how to tie all this new knowledge into scripts that make using Linux so simple.)
Internals (This course is designed to help the student understand the inner workings of the Linux kernel. Often a good understanding of how the operating system manages hardware and other resources to do its work, will helps people solve problems and appreciate the work that goes into making a computer work.)
Electives (This course teaches students how to configure server serivices such as the Apache web server, the Squid Proxy server, the Bind name server ,Sendmail and Exim Mail servers are discussed. For those who want to know a little more than the average user.)

The linux manuals available in a PDF format, a single page html format and a multiple page html format. All manuals are published under a the Creative Commons license Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0. According to this license you are free to copy, distribute, display, and perform the work, to make derivative works, to make commercial use of the work.

You are also welcome to take part in the LearnLinux project - visit the website for more info.

The project also has a Moodle section - which is a complete learning environment - complete with assignments, tests, and many other tools which make learning much more enjoyable.

Free Culture

2006-04-23T23:05:00.000-07:00

To find out more about the book - visit the site.

The PDF version is here or you can also have a look at the long list of remixes based on this book or buy the printed version.

The book also inspired the creation of a student movement, their site freeculture.org.

Davis Guggenheim's "Teach" now available under a CC license

2006-04-23T22:46:00.000-07:00

Teach is a film documenting the experiences of new teachers in Los Angeles.

You can download it here.

Yochai Benkler : The Weath of Networks

2006-04-23T22:24:00.000-07:00

"If there is one book you read this year, it should be this."
- Prof Lessig

The book has a Wiki - you can download it here or buy a printed version at Amazon.com .

You can also have a look at the remixes based on this work.

Is google book search fair use? - A Lessig video

2006-04-09T22:08:00.000-07:00

Click here to download.

Who Owns Culture?

2006-04-09T21:41:00.000-07:00

A Lessig talk from 2005.

Download it from Google video.