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There is a huge amount of material that we have permission to use on Appropedia. (See [[#Finding other open content information]], below.) Can you help us bring it onto the wiki and make this a part of our growing, living library of knowledge for a better world?
There is a huge amount of material that we have permission to use on Appropedia. (See [[#Finding other open content information]], below.) Can you help us bring it onto the wiki and make this a part of our growing, living library of knowledge for a better world?


Porting material to Appropedia has the benefit that more people can have access to it, and the material can also be combined with other information in this {{WP|wiki}}, and continually improved.  
Porting material to Appropedia has the benefit that more people can have access to it, and the material can also be combined with other information in this wiki{{w|wiki}}, and continually improved.  


This page is for:
This page is for:
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Also it would be wise to check what porting is already in progress before you start... again, ask a helper.  
Also it would be wise to check what porting is already in progress before you start... again, ask a helper.  


==Owners: How to list your content==
== Copyright Owners: How to license us to reuse your content ==
Please click on the edit tab above and type in some information about the content you have into the "Requests" section below, plus a link to the content.  Please understand that by listing your content below you are agreeing to posting that content under the terms of the [[Appropedia:Copyrights|GNU-FDL]]. 


If your content is not available to the general public on the web, please provide contact information, such as a link to your Appropedia user page, if you have one (which is a good idea, but not required).
Appropedia is interested in any content which could be useful to people trying to use technology in ways which empower humans to manage and take control of the technology. This includes technical designs, photographs, guides, operating instructions, case studies, illustrations.


==Prefer to contact a helper?==
If you or your organisation own the copyright to material which you think could be useful to our site then here are some suggestions as to how you can contribute your content.
See the [[:Category:Porting helpers|list of volunteers willing to help port your content]]
 
===If it is already on the internet===
 
If the materials are already available on the internet then check
* Is the website where they are available for download clearly controlled by you (the copyright owner)? 
* Are the materials clearly labelled as being usable under the '''Creative Commons - Attribution''' [[CC-BY]] or the '''Creative Commons - Attribution - Share Alike''' [CC-BY-SA]] licenses? (Please note that content licensed under the '''Creative Commons - NonCommercial''' [[CC-NC]] license is not acceptable on Appropedia. See the [[CC-NC]] page for details.
 
If the answer to the questions above is yes then that tells us that we have permission from the copyright owner to use the content and to make it available for everyone to reuse under the [[CC-BY-SA]] license used for all of Appropedia's content and you can go to the next stage.
 
===If the content is not on the internet===
or you answered no to either of the questions above then we need to find another way to document that we have permission from you - the copyright owner.
 
For personal photographs or videos consider creating an account on a photo or video sharing site in your own name. Many of these sites have an option of marking content with Creative content licenses. Otherwise contact us with details and we will see what we can do.
 
== Next step  ==
 
Once we have confirmation that content is available under a compatible license you can proceed to [[Help:How to port pages]].
 
Alternatively you can add a link to the content to one of the sections below or see the [[:Category:Porting helpers|list of volunteers willing to help port your content]]


==Permission granted: Requests for porting help==
==Permission granted: Requests for porting help==


=== Finding public domain information ===
=== Finding public domain information ===


[[Public domain]] content can also be used.<ref>There are no restrictions on [[public domain]] content. We don't have to [[Appropedia:attribution|attribution]], but it's nice to do. If a page says that the content is public domain as long as it is attributed... then they are confused. (In any case, it's good practice to attribute the content regardless, and I propose that that be our policy. --[[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] &middot; <small>[[User talk:Chriswaterguy|talk]]</small> 07:52, 2 November 2007 (PDT))</ref>
[[Public domain]] content can also be used. There are no restrictions on [[public domain]] content. We don't legally have to show [[Appropedia:attribution|attribution]]. If a page says that the content is public domain as long as it is attributed then they are confused. It is however good practice and Appropedia policy to attribute the content in order to identify where we got the content from. That way when the content is republished under copyright we can show our version is derived from the original, public domain, version and not from the new copyright version.
* "USA Web Alert" - from the US embassy in Canberra ([http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=site%3Acanberra.usembassy.gov%20%22USA%20Web%20Alert%22 search hits]). These Web Alerts include links to US federal government resources, and some of the topics are relevant to Appropedia.
 
* [[Appropedia's Public Domain Search]] (it just needs more work to make it give better results usable). The results are ''usually'' public domain, but please check the permissions of the particular page or site before using. (If it's ambiguous see [[US federal government websites and public domain]] for some guidance.) But you can also look up the US federal departments for whatever subject you're trying to find info on.
*"USA Web Alert" - from the US embassy in Canberra ([http://www.google.com/search?source=ig&hl=en&q=site%3Acanberra.usembassy.gov%20%22USA%20Web%20Alert%22 search hits]). These Web Alerts include links to US federal government resources, and some of the topics are relevant to Appropedia.  
*[[Appropedia's Public Domain Search]] (it just needs more work to make it give better results usable). The results are ''usually'' public domain, but please check the permissions of the particular page or site before using. (If it's ambiguous see [[US federal government websites and public domain]] for some guidance.) But you can also look up the US federal departments for whatever subject you're trying to find info on.


=== Finding other open content information ===
=== Finding other open content information ===


[[CC-BY]] and [[CC-BY-SA]] works can be ported to Appropedia, with attribution, now that the Appropedia Foundation has decided to [[Appropedia:CC-BY-SA|change the license to CC-BY-SA]].  Ways of finding works under these open licenses include:  
[[CC-BY]] and [[CC-BY-SA]] works can be ported to Appropedia, with attribution, now that the Appropedia Foundation has decided to [[Appropedia:CC-BY-SA|change the license to CC-BY-SA]].  Ways of finding works under these [[open licenses]] include:  
* Search engines: <s>Google's advanced search, specifying content "free to use, share or modify, even commercially": Click "Date, usage rights, numeric range, and more" and next to "Usage rights:" select "free to use, share or modify, even commercially".</s> (Google's search seems broken, as it often returns [[NC]] pages.) Try Yahoo via the interface at http://search.creativecommons.org/  
* Search engines: <s>Google's advanced search, specifying content "free to use, share or modify, even commercially": Click "Date, usage rights, numeric range, and more" and next to "Usage rights:" select "free to use, share or modify, even commercially".</s> (Google's search seems broken, as it often returns [[NC]] pages.) Try Yahoo via the interface at http://search.creativecommons.org/  
* The Creative Commons [[CC:Content Directories|Content Directories]] - see the [[CC:Text#Featured_Text_sites|Text page]] for a full list; Note especially the [[CC:Books#Nonfiction|nonfiction books]]. Image & video also available. Likely candidates for porting: [[CC:Wireless Networking in the Developing World]]. (When one is ported, note it here.)
* The Creative Commons [[CC:Content Directories|Content Directories]] - see the [[CC:Text#Featured_Text_sites|Text page]] for a full list; Note especially the [[CC:Books#Nonfiction|nonfiction books]]. Image & video also available. Likely candidates for porting: [[CC:Wireless Networking in the Developing World]]. (When one is ported, note it here.)
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* See also [[Wikipedia:Project:Public domain resources#Encyclopedic_or general resources]] & ff (includes distance learning material) and maybe [[Wikipedia:Public domain]] (and other wikis?) for more leads.
* See also [[Wikipedia:Project:Public domain resources#Encyclopedic_or general resources]] & ff (includes distance learning material) and maybe [[Wikipedia:Public domain]] (and other wikis?) for more leads.
* [[Blogs relevant to Appropedia]] - click to sort by license, and only port public domain, CC-BY or CC-BY-SA content.
* [[Blogs relevant to Appropedia]] - click to sort by license, and only port public domain, CC-BY or CC-BY-SA content.
* [http://makewealthhistory.org/ Make Wealth History] - might be some relevant posts. Readable, issues-oriented.


We'll get more sophisticated over time as we look for diversity of input, and search more widely. One list/categorization of free content (and there's a lot) is being developed at [[#Governments and intergovernmental organizations]], below.
We'll get more sophisticated over time as we look for diversity of input, and search more widely. One list/categorization of free content (and there's a lot) is being developed at [[#Governments and intergovernmental organizations]], below.
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*** [http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/database/index.cfm High Performance Buildings Database] [http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/database/queryhelp.cfm]
*** [http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/database/index.cfm High Performance Buildings Database] [http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/database/queryhelp.cfm]
* [http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/science_projects.html EERE Energy Education: Energy Science Projects and Activities]. Note http://www1.eere.energy.gov/webpolicies/ - PD unless there's a copyright notice on the page
* [http://www1.eere.energy.gov/education/science_projects.html EERE Energy Education: Energy Science Projects and Activities]. Note http://www1.eere.energy.gov/webpolicies/ - PD unless there's a copyright notice on the page
* [http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/ltras/itech/ Appropriate Technology for Small and Subsistence Farms] - "Public Domain--a gift to humanity."
* [http://members.efn.org/~itech/ Appropriate Technology for Small and Subsistence Farms] - "Public Domain--a gift to humanity." Old URL no long worked. New UC Davis cite appears inaccessible. This URL is recently updated, but uses PDFs
* [http://www.plos.org Public Library of Science] - issues including public health. CC-BY. Mostly research, or based on recent research - the limitations and possibility of error should be made clear (template notice?)
* [http://www.plos.org Public Library of Science] - issues including public health. CC-BY. Mostly research, or based on recent research - the limitations and possibility of error should be made clear (template notice?)
Good relevant content, on sites which should be open content (e.g. US federal government sites) but where the statement is not clear. These should be researched, and the sites contacted if necessary:
Good relevant content, on sites which should be open content (e.g. US federal government sites) but where the statement is not clear. These should be researched, and the sites contacted if necessary:
* [http://www.epa.gov US EPA], e.g. [http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/ag101/index.html Ag 101]
* [http://www.epa.gov US EPA], e.g. [http://www.epa.gov/agriculture/ag101/index.html Ag 101]
* [http://www.nrel.gov/security.html National Renewable Energy Laboratory]
* [http://www.nrel.gov/security.html National Renewable Energy Laboratory]


===Priorities===
<!-- Separate page for key pages to be ported. Transcluded here. -->{{Appropedia:Porting/Websites}}
Start with these quick, easy pages, i.e. HTML. These are easily converted - see [[Appropedia:Porting formatted content to MediaWiki]].


(Tech development: If there's a way to download turn whole sites into MediaWiki markup in one go, that would be even better - i.e. scr*ping as the first step. (That word triggers certain filters, hence the censorship.) Once they're in MediaWiki format, they can then be sifted and moved manually to suitable pages.)
==== MediaWiki pages (or similar) ====


* Most of the public domain info above. Finding well-organized online manuals/guides is perfect, though these are often in PDF.
* [[Demotech]] - This is almost all Reinder's work and he's happy to release under GFDL as well. Start with [http://www.demotech.org/d-publications/designA.php?d=11 publications] and add a note that the original author would appreciate feedback. --[[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] 21:12, 9 May 2008 (PDT)
* [[Mana Mushrooms]]
* http://www.slowsandfilter.org
* http://www.shared-source-initiative.com/biosand_filter/biosand.html
* [http://www.eoearth.org/ Encyclopedia of Earth] - CC-BY-SA.
* http://mises.org/ - libertarian think tank; thoughtful arguments from a very different perspective than most of our sources, i.e. very valuable for balance. (Note that I've been known to be very critical of the people they idolize, but nonetheless some of the arguments are sound.) Need to search the site, as only a small selection of the topics is suitable for Appropedia. (Note the [http://www.appropedia.org/Special:Search?search=mises pages on Appropedia] which already cite or include content from Mises Institute.
* Most of [[CD3WD]] - as [[open access]]
* http://www.livablestreets.com/streetswiki - great pages (I've pinged them re collaboration, waiting for response --[[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] 05:04, 26 October 2009 (UTC)).
* These posts - already converted, just need breaking up and editing into suitable pages:
** [[Bloodandmilk/content staging area]]
** [[Afrigadget/content staging area]]
* other open content (CC-BY or CC-BY-SA or public domain) posts at [[blogs relevant to Appropedia]]
==== Check these ====
Easy HTML sites with open licenses that might have good relevant content, or which have good relevant content that you need to dig for. Note that a great site might not have much for Appropedia as a wiki and a blog serve different purposes. Scan through quickly and pick what's suitable. (Upcoming events can be good; past events only interesting if they have interesting info e.g. about practices, designs, or networks.)
* http://www.designinnovation.ie
* [http://www.globaldevelopmentcommons.net/ Global Development Commons], [http://www.globaldevelopmentcommons.net/node/154 public domain] (from USAID)
* [http://www.netsquared.org/blog NetSquared] - activism and change - will probably include some suitable content. (Anything suitable on the main site, http://www.netsquared.org/ ?)
* http://www.connected-science.com e.g. http://www.connected-science.com/?tag=radical-sharing
* http://learningforsustainability.net/
* http://teamsuperforest.org/ - many posts, occasionally one suitable for the wiki. Scroll through as far as October 27, 2009 ''Impression Sessions: New Zealand'' - these have been done, so skip to October 18, 2009 (''Millennium Seed Bank Hits 10% Target: These Seeds are Bananas!'' on [http://teamsuperforest.org/superforest/?paged=4 page 4] or later) - Millennium Seed Bank is good, then look for later posts.
==== MediaWiki pages (or similar) ====
Of course the easiest of all is content in MediaWiki markup, or maybe other wiki markup that only requires a little tweaking. Attribution applies, as always - use {{tl|attrib wiki}}.
Of course the easiest of all is content in MediaWiki markup, or maybe other wiki markup that only requires a little tweaking. Attribution applies, as always - use {{tl|attrib wiki}}.
* Greenlivingpedia
* Wikinews e.g. [http://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ACategoryTree&target=environment&mode=categories&dotree=Show+tree Environment]... maybe some of "Disasters and accidents". Browse the [http://en.wikinews.org/w/index.php?title=Special:CategoryTree&target=News_articles_by_section&mode=0&hideprefix=20&showcount=1&namespaces= category tree].
* [http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=Overview Openfarmtech.org] ('''Notice''': Don't port these pages yet - we're looking at using transclusion. Should be sorted by 11 Feb. --[[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] &middot; <small>[[User talk:Chriswaterguy|talk]]</small> 21:54, 4 February 2008 (PST)) please port the content from the Overview page and any linked pages. We are dual license: public domain and open license.
* [[Greenlivingpedia:]]
**[http://openfarmtech.org/index.php?title=CEB_Press Compressed Earth Block press] work is most developed
* [http://opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Overview Openfarmtech.org] (<s>'''Notice''': Don't port these pages yet - we're looking at using transclusion. Should be sorted by 11 Feb. --[[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] &middot; <small>[[User talk:Chriswaterguy|talk]]</small> 21:54, 4 February 2008 (PST))</s> Transclusion didn't go ahead. We'll import some via [[special:import]] - leave suggestions on [[User talk:Chriswaterguy]].  comment from Openfarmtech: please port the content from the Overview page and any linked pages. We are dual license: public domain and open license.
**[http://opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=CEB_Press Compressed Earth Block press] work is most developed


====Single Pages====
====Single Pages====
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:To see what Appropedia pages have been ported from Demotech (using the Demotechpage template above) see the articles in [[:Category:Demotech|Demotech]].
:To see what Appropedia pages have been ported from Demotech (using the Demotechpage template above) see the articles in [[:Category:Demotech|Demotech]].
;[http://www.cd3wd.com/CD3WD/ CD3WD] - '''wait for license clarification'''
;[http://www.cd3wd.com/CD3WD/ CD3WD] - '''wait for license clarification'''
:1 gigabyte offline library of Appropriate Technolog for the third world
:1 gigabyte offline library of [[Appropriate Technology]] for the third world
:Invitation from Alex Weir Harare founder of [[CD3WD]]
:Invitation from Alex Weir Harare founder of [[CD3WD]]
:If you port information from CD3WD, please include the following near the top of the page:
:If you port information from CD3WD, please include the following near the top of the page:
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;[http://practicalaction.org/?id=technical_briefs Practical Action Technical Briefs]
;[http://practicalaction.org/?id=technical_briefs Practical Action Technical Briefs]
:[[Practical Action]] offers over 150 briefs, in PDF form, on "how to" do various things from generating power to food preparation.
:[[Practical Action]] offers over 150 briefs, in PDF form, on "how to" do various things from generating power to food preparation.
:Appropedia has received permission to republish all the content that Practical Action has copyrights for.  Most of the technical briefs fall into that category, though some photographs are from other sources that would require separate permission that has not yet been received.
:Appropedia has received permission to republish all the content that Practical Action has copyrights for.  Most of the technical briefs fall into that category, though '''some photographs are from other sources that would require separate permission that has not yet been received'''. We've done many, many still to do. Can we identify and exclude the non-free images?
:Note: make a list of the pages ported by [http://www.howtopedia.org/wiki-en/ Howtopedia]. Do them last. (We may be able to use theirs - just as they can use our converted PA pages, since it's the same content, from the same source under the same understanding.
:(Note: when secondary source permissions have been received, please make specific notes here.)
:(Note: when secondary source permissions have been received, please make specific notes here.)
:Since there are so many documents to port, please see [[Practical Action/Pages to port |this page]] where we will be tracking the pages ported.
:Since there are so many documents to port, please see [[Practical Action/Pages to port |this page]] where we will be tracking the pages ported.
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**Search for other specific tags like biogas, biodigester.
**Search for other specific tags like biogas, biodigester.
*[[commons:|Wikimedia commons]] - these can be transcluded directly into Wikimedia projects. Is there any chance this can be done with non-Wikimedia  projects? (Presumably not, but worth checking.)
*[[commons:|Wikimedia commons]] - these can be transcluded directly into Wikimedia projects. Is there any chance this can be done with non-Wikimedia  projects? (Presumably not, but worth checking.)
=== Old Books with relevant information ===
The duration of copyright protection is dependent on a number of factors, including the nature of the work, the time when it was made and whether it has been published. The duration of protection for copyright works that have been published (or otherwise made available to the public) generally lasts for 70 years after the death of the creator. There are some exceptions to this general rule.[http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/Copyright_Howlongdoescopyrightlast]
Copyright subsists indefinitely in a literary, dramatic or musical work that has not been published, performed in public, broadcast or sold as a recording during the life of the author. If the work is posthumously made public in any of those ways, the copyright will terminate at the end of 70 years after that event.[http://www.ag.gov.au/www/agd/agd.nsf/Page/Copyright_Howlongdoescopyrightlast]
Many people view this as absurd - see for example [http://questioncopyright.org/ Question Copyright]
That said - if you have old [[AT]] books you can digitize them.
* See [http://bkrpr.org/doku.php The Book Liberator]


===Questions===
===Questions===
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* [http://www.aidg.net/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=34 AIDG Technology Network :: File Repository] (PDF), and [http://www.aidg.org/technologies.htm AIDG - Appropriate Technologies] (HTML). Agreed in principle. What's the status - license is the hurdle? If insurmountable (or until resolved) can we make a copyright notice for these pages?
* [http://www.aidg.net/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=34 AIDG Technology Network :: File Repository] (PDF), and [http://www.aidg.org/technologies.htm AIDG - Appropriate Technologies] (HTML). Agreed in principle. What's the status - license is the hurdle? If insurmountable (or until resolved) can we make a copyright notice for these pages?
*[http://community.eldis.org/eldisondisc Eldis OnDisc] - note that they refer to "months spent in pursuit of copyright permission" so we'd have to check whether the material is copyright and used with permission (meaning we can't copy it) or released under {{WP|copyleft}}.  
*[http://community.eldis.org/eldisondisc Eldis OnDisc] - note that they refer to "months spent in pursuit of copyright permission" so we'd have to check whether the material is copyright and used with permission (meaning we can't copy it) or released under copyleft{{w|copyleft}}.  
*[http://www.nabuur.com/userinfo.php?uid=5266 Ken from Nabuur] - can give suggestions on other DVD or CD based resources to request.
*[http://www.nabuur.com/userinfo.php?uid=5266 Ken from Nabuur] - can give suggestions on other DVD or CD based resources to request.
*  Humanure Handbook, I'll look into it--[[User:Vacuum1313|Vacuum1313]] 13:04, 30 November 2006 (PST)
*  Humanure Handbook, I'll look into it--[[User:Vacuum1313|Vacuum1313]] 13:04, 30 November 2006 (PST)
*{{WP|Centre for Appropriate Technology (Australia)}} - I'll contact them. I met someone from here, in late 2005, who said they had a lot of info that at that stage was not on their website. --[[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] &middot; <small>[[User talk:Chriswaterguy|talk]]</small> 21:34, 2 May 2007 (PDT)
*Centre for Appropriate Technology (Australia){{w|Centre for Appropriate Technology (Australia)}} - I'll contact them. I met someone from here, in late 2005, who said they had a lot of info that at that stage was not on their website. --[[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] &middot; <small>[[User talk:Chriswaterguy|talk]]</small> 21:34, 2 May 2007 (PDT)
* Kamal Kar's material on [[CLTS]]. (PDF) - I'll contact. --[[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] &middot; <small>[[User talk:Chriswaterguy|talk]]</small> 21:34, 2 May 2007 (PDT)
* Kamal Kar's material on [[CLTS]]. (PDF) - I'll contact. --[[User:Chriswaterguy|Chriswaterguy]] &middot; <small>[[User talk:Chriswaterguy|talk]]</small> 21:34, 2 May 2007 (PDT)
* Climate change reports & studies, especially those focusing on necessary measures, targets, solutions, and especially those focused on peer-reviewed science:
* Climate change reports & studies, especially those focusing on necessary measures, targets, solutions, and especially those focused on peer-reviewed science:
**{{WP|Stern report}}
**Stern report{{w|Stern report}}
**{{WP|IPCC report}} ([[wikipedia:Talk:Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change|Q about license#copyrights (and format) of IPCC reports?]])
**IPCC report{{w|IPCC report}} ([[wikipedia:Talk:Intergovernmental_Panel_on_Climate_Change|Q about license#copyrights (and format) of IPCC reports?]])


====Non-commercial Creative Commens material====
====Non-commercial Creative Commens material====
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Revision as of 04:56, 23 December 2019

There is a huge amount of material that we have permission to use on Appropedia. (See #Finding other open content information, below.) Can you help us bring it onto the wiki and make this a part of our growing, living library of knowledge for a better world?

Porting material to Appropedia has the benefit that more people can have access to it, and the material can also be combined with other information in this wikiW, and continually improved.

This page is for:

  • content owners who are looking for some help in getting their content ported to Appropedia.
  • those who wish to help in porting material here.

Helpers

The sources below, listed under #Permission granted: Requests for porting help, need porting. Before starting, please see Help:How to port pages for further instructions. Note that these pages are in development - please edit and improve them, when you find something lacking, and contact a porting helper if you have questions.

Also it would be wise to check what porting is already in progress before you start... again, ask a helper.

Copyright Owners: How to license us to reuse your content

Appropedia is interested in any content which could be useful to people trying to use technology in ways which empower humans to manage and take control of the technology. This includes technical designs, photographs, guides, operating instructions, case studies, illustrations.

If you or your organisation own the copyright to material which you think could be useful to our site then here are some suggestions as to how you can contribute your content.

If it is already on the internet

If the materials are already available on the internet then check

  • Is the website where they are available for download clearly controlled by you (the copyright owner)?
  • Are the materials clearly labelled as being usable under the Creative Commons - Attribution CC-BY or the Creative Commons - Attribution - Share Alike [CC-BY-SA]] licenses? (Please note that content licensed under the Creative Commons - NonCommercial CC-NC license is not acceptable on Appropedia. See the CC-NC page for details.

If the answer to the questions above is yes then that tells us that we have permission from the copyright owner to use the content and to make it available for everyone to reuse under the CC-BY-SA license used for all of Appropedia's content and you can go to the next stage.

If the content is not on the internet

or you answered no to either of the questions above then we need to find another way to document that we have permission from you - the copyright owner.

For personal photographs or videos consider creating an account on a photo or video sharing site in your own name. Many of these sites have an option of marking content with Creative content licenses. Otherwise contact us with details and we will see what we can do.

Next step

Once we have confirmation that content is available under a compatible license you can proceed to Help:How to port pages.

Alternatively you can add a link to the content to one of the sections below or see the list of volunteers willing to help port your content

Permission granted: Requests for porting help

Finding public domain information

Public domain content can also be used. There are no restrictions on public domain content. We don't legally have to show attribution. If a page says that the content is public domain as long as it is attributed then they are confused. It is however good practice and Appropedia policy to attribute the content in order to identify where we got the content from. That way when the content is republished under copyright we can show our version is derived from the original, public domain, version and not from the new copyright version.

  • "USA Web Alert" - from the US embassy in Canberra (search hits). These Web Alerts include links to US federal government resources, and some of the topics are relevant to Appropedia.
  • Appropedia's Public Domain Search (it just needs more work to make it give better results usable). The results are usually public domain, but please check the permissions of the particular page or site before using. (If it's ambiguous see US federal government websites and public domain for some guidance.) But you can also look up the US federal departments for whatever subject you're trying to find info on.

Finding other open content information

CC-BY and CC-BY-SA works can be ported to Appropedia, with attribution, now that the Appropedia Foundation has decided to change the license to CC-BY-SA. Ways of finding works under these open licenses include:


We'll get more sophisticated over time as we look for diversity of input, and search more widely. One list/categorization of free content (and there's a lot) is being developed at #Governments and intergovernmental organizations, below.

Good relevant open content to port, on sites which give clear permission (add link to permission page):

Good relevant content, on sites which should be open content (e.g. US federal government sites) but where the statement is not clear. These should be researched, and the sites contacted if necessary:


Priorities

Start with these quick, easy pages, i.e. basic HTML. These are easily converted. This list is transcluded from Appropedia:Porting/Websites - see that page for porting instructions and other info.

Tech development

If there's a way to download & turn whole sites into MediaWiki markup in one go, that would be even better - i.e. scr*ping as the first step. (That word triggers certain filters, hence the censorship.) Once they're in MediaWiki format, they can then be sifted and moved manually to suitable pages. - It's probably just as easy (and safer) to do it page by page, as we have an easy conversion tool in the Wikedbox.

Blogs - start here

Non-blog sites

These are not in a simple chronological order, so they will need a plan for copying the pages.

  • Paste directly into pages with descriptive names - based on name of original page, but according to Appropedia naming conventions, i.e. lower case except for proper names. Modify page name when needed to avoid clashes or ambiguity.
  • For pages that are a series, add a table of contents, like {{TTH chapter links}}, at the top of each page. Make a list of all pages as you create them, in order, for this table of contents.
  • Add attrib notice at bottom.

Specifics:

Check these

These might have good relevant content, or which have good relevant content that you need to dig for. Note that just because it's a great site, doesn't mean it's suitable for porting to Appropedia. Scan through quickly and pick what's suitable. (Upcoming events may be good; past events only interesting if they have interesting info, e.g. about practices, designs, or networks.)

  • Asia Pacific Civil-Military Centre of Excellence - Publications (Aust govt think tank - Chriswaterguy knows their social media person) - all new publications should be under CC-BY, but double-check.
  • http://builtenvironmentblog.blogspot.com/ (e.g. the critique of superblocks). Images may not be open licensed.
  • http://www.designinnovation.ie
  • NetSquared - activism and change - will probably include some suitable content. (Anything suitable on the main site, http://www.netsquared.org/ ?)
  • http://learningforsustainability.net/
  • http://teamsuperforest.org/ - many posts, occasionally one suitable for the wiki. Scroll through as far as October 27, 2009 Impression Sessions: New Zealand - these have been done, so skip to October 18, 2009 (Millennium Seed Bank Hits 10% Target: These Seeds are Bananas! on page 4 or later) - Millennium Seed Bank is good, then look for later posts.
  • http://www.opportunitysustainability.com/ (haven't looked closely yet. suitable?)
  • Mana Mushrooms - First we must clarify the license (request clear CC license) then create a note that the original author would appreciate feedback (Mana Mushrooms#Porting pages).
  • http://mises.org/ - libertarian think tank; thoughtful arguments from a very different perspective than most of our sources, i.e. very valuable for balance. (Most importantly, some of the arguments are sound.) Need to search the site, as only a small selection of the topics is suitable for Appropedia. (Note the pages on Appropedia which already cite or include content from Mises Institute.
  • Otago Polytechnic, NZ: All work created by the university and its members are automatically available via CC BY. Look around the site to see what is of value, and double-check that this license applies for that particular content.
  • CD3WD - as open access. This is low priority: Note that this is already available online, we aren't really importing it to be used as wiki content (as most or all is not open licensed), and we don't have our own records of open access permissions.

Places to look for more

  • Public domain info mentioned on Appropedia:Porting. Finding well-organized online manuals/guides is perfect, though these are often in PDF. (The Public Domain Search will be useful, but it needs to be restarted. Ping me if I haven't done this by mid-March 2010. --Chriswaterguy 14:56, 20 February 2010 (UTC))Reply[reply]

Already converted, now needing more processing, breaking up and editing into suitable pages. Occasionally these will need updating with new posts:


MediaWiki pages (or similar)

Of course the easiest of all is content in MediaWiki markup, or maybe other wiki markup that only requires a little tweaking. Attribution applies, as always - use {{attrib wiki}}.

Single Pages

Mechanical Mathematician for Paraboloids
Offered by Brian White -- Ported to Mechanical_mathematician_for_paraboloids (is that the correct title?) Oorxax 03:37, 13 March 2009 (UTC) (page needs some editing and formatting)Reply[reply]

PDF docs

See Porting PDF files to wiki for advice on how to do this.

Demotech
Many amazing, low cost, local materials based, how tos
Invitation from Reinder van Tijen of Demotech
If you port a page from Demotech, please include the following near the top of the page:
{{Demotechpage}}
To see what Appropedia pages have been ported from Demotech (using the Demotechpage template above) see the articles in Demotech.
CD3WD - wait for license clarification
1 gigabyte offline library of Appropriate Technology for the third world
Invitation from Alex Weir Harare founder of CD3WD
If you port information from CD3WD, please include the following near the top of the page:
{{CD3WDpage}}
Experiments in Sustainable Urban Living
A remarkable site documenting numerous real world applications of sustainable technology in an urban environment by the Erssons. Ole Ersson has given permission for us to port any and all content from their site.
If you port a page from the Ersson's site, please include the following near the top of the page:
{{Erssonpage}}
Practical Action Technical Briefs
Practical Action offers over 150 briefs, in PDF form, on "how to" do various things from generating power to food preparation.
Appropedia has received permission to republish all the content that Practical Action has copyrights for. Most of the technical briefs fall into that category, though some photographs are from other sources that would require separate permission that has not yet been received. We've done many, many still to do. Can we identify and exclude the non-free images?
Note: make a list of the pages ported by Howtopedia. Do them last. (We may be able to use theirs - just as they can use our converted PA pages, since it's the same content, from the same source under the same understanding.
(Note: when secondary source permissions have been received, please make specific notes here.)
Since there are so many documents to port, please see this page where we will be tracking the pages ported.
PDF port requests
see the pages linked at to Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:Pdf_port_request.

Open access pages

See Open access. While open licensed content is preferred, open access is still good, especially when it covers content that we don't have under an open license.

Suitable sources include:

The following are probably suitable, but need to be checked:

Images under suitable licenses

Note: based on Commons:Licensing#Acceptable_licenses and noting that our license situation is similar to Wikimedia's, we cannot we use images on non-commercial licenses, and cannot use no-derivs licenses. (Also stated at Wikipedia:Special:Upload and Wikipedia:Project:Image copyright tags.

General:

Images sources specifically related to Appropedia's areas of interest:

  • Images of water and sanitation available from the WEDC Image Library - from photographs and computer graphics to technical drawings and artists' illustrations related to various aspects of sustainable development, especially water and sanitation. Includes search facility. Images will not be used for commercial ends, by re-sale or otherwise Images will be credited with the correct acknowledgement (supplied when you download the image).
  • Public Health Image Library (PHIL) on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It seems that the content is public domain unless stated otherwise - the wording leaves a little ambiguity[7][8] but I'm inclined to go with that interpretation. (It's a US govt site, and any content created by a US govt employee is automatically PD - if there's content which isn't PD, they really should have it clearly marked as such, as describe on a page about course materials - "Almost all the graphics and animations contained in this course are in the public domain unless otherwise specified."[9]).

Aside from suggesting that we contributors take photos and upload them, we can also ask for permission to use:

  • images from Flickr. Note that some, such as AIDG's, are under a CC license... but we have to be sure they're not non-commercial versions. Lobby them to change?
  • Wikimedia commons - these can be transcluded directly into Wikimedia projects. Is there any chance this can be done with non-Wikimedia projects? (Presumably not, but worth checking.)

Old Books with relevant information

The duration of copyright protection is dependent on a number of factors, including the nature of the work, the time when it was made and whether it has been published. The duration of protection for copyright works that have been published (or otherwise made available to the public) generally lasts for 70 years after the death of the creator. There are some exceptions to this general rule.[10]

Copyright subsists indefinitely in a literary, dramatic or musical work that has not been published, performed in public, broadcast or sold as a recording during the life of the author. If the work is posthumously made public in any of those ways, the copyright will terminate at the end of 70 years after that event.[11]

Many people view this as absurd - see for example Question Copyright

That said - if you have old AT books you can digitize them.

Questions

  • Any way of mass uploading images in MediaWiki?
  • Do we require a free license, or is permission specifically for us sufficient? (Requiring a free license could prevent potential problems down the track, since the photos are published within GFDL pages?)

Suggestions for content to request

Let's focus on documents in HTML and Word format first, as they're much quicker (at the same time work on Porting PDF files to wiki to develop a an efficient way of porting all those excellent PDFs).

PDF documents that we would like

  • AIDG Technology Network :: File Repository (PDF), and AIDG - Appropriate Technologies (HTML). Agreed in principle. What's the status - license is the hurdle? If insurmountable (or until resolved) can we make a copyright notice for these pages?
  • Eldis OnDisc - note that they refer to "months spent in pursuit of copyright permission" so we'd have to check whether the material is copyright and used with permission (meaning we can't copy it) or released under copyleftW.
  • Ken from Nabuur - can give suggestions on other DVD or CD based resources to request.
  • Humanure Handbook, I'll look into it--Vacuum1313 13:04, 30 November 2006 (PST)
  • Centre for Appropriate Technology (Australia)W - I'll contact them. I met someone from here, in late 2005, who said they had a lot of info that at that stage was not on their website. --Chriswaterguy · talk 21:34, 2 May 2007 (PDT)
  • Kamal Kar's material on CLTS. (PDF) - I'll contact. --Chriswaterguy · talk 21:34, 2 May 2007 (PDT)
  • Climate change reports & studies, especially those focusing on necessary measures, targets, solutions, and especially those focused on peer-reviewed science:

Non-commercial Creative Commens material

These can be ported when either we get permission for them to be released under our license, or (more likely) we start using a separate NC namespace for such material, or a template similar to {{open access}}. Is there a substantial amount of material to outweigh the likely confusion that will result? (Probably not, IMO. For non-open-licensed content, we're better off sticking to a single type, i.e. open access content, which is available in far greater amounts. --Chriswaterguy 06:39, 23 March 2009 (UTC))Reply[reply]

Governments and intergovernmental organizations

  • Priority: identify which governments release their documents under public domain by default.
  • Some of this content is already PD - help us find which is. (should google:public-domain+government as a start...)

Any not PD/open content... to be highlighted and lobbied as part of the OSN's program, or just Appropedia's?

How to port

See also

Notes

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