Purpose
What is the purpose of the document? What does it hope to achieve and who is the primary audience? Perhaps this will help us think about innovative ways we can package the document to facilitate change and transformation? (question from Wayne 2009/12/7)
The "target audience" for the original charter is policy makers and decision makers concerned with copyright and patents - "demanding" policy changes and changes in the legal system.
The libre interpretation on WikiEducator is intended to educate citizens in a position to influence policy at various levels (that should be everyone who is capable of reading and understanding the document :-) about free culture, libre knowledge, interconnectedness, interdependence and sustainability, and inspire informed collaborative action.
Two potential "repackagings" are suggested below under "The three main sections".
On the FCForum wiki are links to some other possible versions for specific audiences (including educators and people concerned with a2k, economists, politicians, lawyers, etc. - under "Work groups final documents").
Related questions:
Is this a draft for a replacement? (rms by e-mail)
- It is not an official draft. It represents recommendations for improvements which hopefully will be considered by the editors of the Charter.
Version Description:
This version has been referred to as the "libre interpretation" or the "libre/sustainability version" - What does that mean? (rms by e-mail).
- "libre" and "sustainability" are more like keywords indicating the flavour of this version:
- A version which (1) uses the word "libre" and (2) orientates the Charter towards citizens' freedom to interact and participate in cultural and knowledge production and cooperate towards a sustainable world. The label "sustainability" indicates concern for long-term human wellbeing (social and economic) which depends on the wellbeing of the natural world. Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability
- This version aligns the Charter with the vision and principles expressed in the Libre Communities Manifesto - http://www.libre.org/communities/about/manifesto - specifically the last point ("the opportunity this freedom offers for networked communities to make a difference collectively, towards a sustainable world") and with the "Say Libre" essay: http://www.libre.org/communities/philosophy/saylibre
What would be a better "version reference"?
