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Should we use the CC when it’s not truly freeing?

If you haven’t read the well-reasoned article on FreedomDefined.org about not using the non-commercial (NC) clause of the CC license, please do. Recently I saw Benjamin Mako Hill give a talk about free culture, and he showed some graphics that are several years old about the proliferation of CC licenses, especially which types are […]

Looking for a tech writing class to help

Ready for some classic back scratchin’? (That’s where you scratch my back, and I scratch yours.)
You are in charge of or part of a class in technical writing or documentation. We have an open project with tools, processes, and lots of great content to create and manage. In addition to using community-generated content […]

How to fish for new contributors

One way … tell it like it is. Make it your mission. Be funny and poignant when you write about it:
http://exitcondition.alrubinger.com/2008/01/15/wanna-do-my-homework/
I just started reading Andrew Lee Rubinger’s blog, or maybe he just began blogging? Not sure, but he has a polished, funny, irreverent, and clean writing style. In particular, I […]

Best FWN headline

Just noticed this triple-recursive Linux-centric humor when catching up on my Fedora Weekly News:
AVC:Denied {trolling} For PID=666 Comm={SELinuxRemove}
Kudos to the development beat writer, Oisin Feeley, who is really on top of his game.  Huzzah!

Template for submitting a story to a publisher

I highly appreciated all the points raised within this self-referential template:
http://shunn.com/format/story.html
In this digital world, we often forget why there are conventions for dead paper that are different than for computer screens.