A few weeks back, Mark Berthelemy asked me to speak at an upcoming conference about Open Source Software. I couldn’t make it, but promised to record a video that he could show at the event. I used Mozilla Popcorn Maker to add text, etc. after recording on my Sony NEX-5 and editing in iMovie:
It should be embedded above. If it doesn’t show up for whatever reason, click here. The source video is on YouTube.
My second post for DMLCentral is now live. It won’t spoil the surprise to tell you that I think the thing Google, OSS and digital literacies have in common is openness. Read the post to see why.
(I’m at the mercy of DMLCentral’s editors who have added sub-titles, including one that states, ‘Openness is a literacy’. This was not my idea – I see openness as a ‘habit of mind’, NOT a ‘literacy’. I’m sure it will be corrected by the time you click on this link!)
I like Open Source Software. 😀
I like it because it stands for something that connects with me as a philosopher and an educator.
But not everyone cares – or even knows about – Open Source Software. There’s a reason for that. It’s fairly well exemplified through some screenshots.
Here’s a Google image search for ‘fairtade’:
…and now one for ‘Open Source Software’:
Confused yet?
The solution is simple: decide on a frickin’ logo that means something and stick to it! :-p
