The document provides an overview of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) for media makers, highlighting the differences between free software and proprietary software. It discusses the ethical and practical motivations behind FOSS, along with various applications and tools useful in video production and distribution. Additionally, it addresses open content licensing as an alternative to restrictive copyright, offering flexible options for creators.

1. FOSS for Media Makers Anna Helme

2. social justice and environmental video online

3. Front Page

4. EngageMedia Aims Content Network Training Software

5. FOSS for Media Makers What is FOSS? Free (Libre) Open Source Software

7. proprietary vs. free software Free software: community benefit motive open source can modify can redistribute Proprietary software: commercial benefit motive closed source can't modify can't redistribute

8. Free Software “free” - ambiguous “ libre ” (as in FREE SPEECH) not “gratis” (as in FREE BEER)

9. You can charge money for free software, that isn't what “free” refers to. But in practice, much free software is free as in beer, also.

10. Free Software “free software” coined by Richard Stallman (GNU / free software movement), 1983

11. Freedom to: run the program, for any purpose study how the program works, and adapt it to your needs (access to the source code) redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor improve the program, and release your improvements to the public, so that the whole community benefits

12. Join us now and share the software; You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free. x2 Hoarders may get piles of money, That is true, hackers, that is true. But they cannot help their neighbors; That's not good, hackers, that's not good. When we have enough free software At our call, hackers, at our call, We'll throw out those dirty licenses Ever more, hackers, ever more. Join us now and share the software; You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free. x2 Cover of “ The Free Software Song” (Richard Stallman) by the GNU Stallmans from the film “Revolution OS” about the history of the Linux OS

13. free software vs. open source Free software: ethical motive Free Software Foundation social movement radical roots / idealist Open source software: practical motive Open Source Initiative development methodology “ business-friendly”

14. FOSS Licenses Examples GNU General Public License (GPL) BSD-style licenses Mozilla Public License (MPL)

15. but... they are essentially very similar in practice. therefore: F.O.S.S. Free and Open Source Software

16. How do FOSS projects work? Project page Code repository Development tracker Demo (if applicable)

17. Debian Devil Linux Gentoo Red Hat Smooth Wall Suse FOSS Operating Systems - Linux etc.

20. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7707585592627775409 watch 10 minutes of “Revolution OS”

21. FOSS Web Applications MediaWiki - wiki Wordpress - blog Drupal - CMS Plone - CMS

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23. FOSS for Media Makers Pre-production Production Post-production Distribution

24. Pre-Production Neo Office – documents, presentations, spreadsheets, databases – Mac Firefox – web browser - X-platform Thunderbird – email client - X-platform

25. Production GIMP – image editor - X-platform Audacity – sound editor - X-platform Hyper Engine AV – video editor - Mac

26. Other Production Cinelerra – Linux video editor Kino – Linux video editor Blender – Linux Animation Visual Effects

27. Post-production ffmpegX – video transcoder - Mac Sizzle DVD – DVD authoring - Mac Burn – DVD/VCD burning - Mac

28. Other Post-production Simple Theora Encoder – Ogg Encoder - Mac Media Coder - Video Encoder – PC avidemux - Video Encoder - Linux

29. Distribution EngageMedia Azureus Indytorrents EngageMedia Azureus Indytorrents Miro (Democracy) VLC Handbrake

30. Plumi - Video Sharing Web App

31. FOSS Multimedia Compilations AV NGO in a box Dynebolic

32. General FOSS Compilations The Open CD NGO in a box Base Box

33. FLOSS Manuals

34. Front Page

35. Advertising revenue - shareholders Streaming - no re-distribution YouTube license - for their re-use Closed software platform Sold to Google - Google ads Donations revenue - producers Download for re-distribution Creative Commons - producer choice Free software platform No sale, community management

36. Login

37. Use Case: Video Maker

38. Profile

40. Publish 1

41. Publish 2

42. Publish 3

43. Video View

44. open content licensing system alternative to restrictive copyright “ some rights reserved” NOT all rights reserved flexible system to allow choice of licenses

45. Attribution - if they give you credit Noncommercial - for noncommercial purposes. No Derivative Works - verbatim copies of your work, not derivative works based upon it. Share Alike - derivative works only under a license identical to the license that governs your work. You let others copy, distribute and transmit your copyrighted work ONLY:

46. Use Case: Educator / Campaigner / Re-distributor

47. Video View

49. Browse Topics

50. Browse Genres

51. Browse Countries

52. Browse Experimental

53. Browse Climate Change

54. Browse Documentary

56. Democracy Player

58. social justice and environmental video online