http://aliquidnovi.org/strange-device-a-certification-mark-for-open-educational-resources/ Africa creativity innovation Tue, 15 May 2012 17:01:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=986 hourly 1 http://aliquidnovi.org/strange-device-a-certification-mark-for-open-educational-resources/comment-page-1/#comment-11724 Mark Surman Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:01:32 +0000 http://aliquidnovi.org/?p=95#comment-11724 I like the idea of a certification mark ... something similar to the CC logo. However, I think it's only got value if it stays simple and works on the self certification principle. It's this combo of simple + opt in that has made open source so virally successful (ie. I can just pick up the GPL, use it and say my software is open source). Of course, there could be a middle ground where there is a certifying body for the marks themselves, similar to what FSF and OSI do for licenses. I like the idea of a certification mark … something similar to the CC logo. However, I think it’s only got value if it stays simple and works on the self certification principle. It’s this combo of simple + opt in that has made open source so virally successful (ie. I can just pick up the GPL, use it and say my software is open source). Of course, there could be a middle ground where there is a certifying body for the marks themselves, similar to what FSF and OSI do for licenses.

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