Internet Archive has changed the names of the Open Source Audio, Open Source Books, and Open Source Movies collections. We have chosen to replace the term “Open Source” with “Community,” because we feel it better reflects the purpose of these collections and the people who donated the content.
Open Source typically refers to free access to source code and open distribution. Wikipedia has a detailed definition of the term at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Source_Definition.
Please be assured that none of the URLs for collections or items have changed – if you have links to our site for any content, those links will continue to work.
We hope you agree that this change better reflects their purpose. Please visit our newly renamed collections:
- Community Audio
- Community Texts
- Community Video
-Jeff Kaplan
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The audio clip, on the search for Sly Stone, cuts off during the song Sex Machine. Can you please address this problem. I would love to be able to hear the rest of the inteview with Mr. Wilem…somebody. Thank you
Good change I think Jeff
Pls, I want to resture audio in my computa.
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so using open licenses like cc no longer matters, or is that going to be somehow associated with “community” through a series of promotions?
“open source” is a debatably problematic term because it can be vague in practice, but choosing an even more vague term is not a step forwards for the “community” that wants to share and collaborate on works.
Indeed, “community media” is vague and has a social-political connotation, whatever it may be. “Open source” and “community” are not interchangeable without further specification. Maybe for some time it may inspire patrons to be more “social” when sharing something with “a”/”the” “community”, to work more on their “virtual image”, but I doubt that the content will improve; it will just worsen and be 99% hollow and kindergarten-style like Facebook and Myspace.
I think that an intermediate term between “open source media” (“the bio-seed”) and “community media” (“the bio-land”) would be better. A term that supports slightly the holistic approach without speaking out in words the implicit social.
I like the comment about virtural image. That is something I addressed to nieces and nephews over facebook under Christopher Clairtele.
how to you down load the new vbrmu3 adio file?
also how do i convert them to mp 3s in my new imac in itunes??????? help i need my soundboars please answer A.S.A.P !!!!!!!
PLEASE
THANK YOU, jon
how to you down load the new vbrmu3 adio file?
also how do i convert them to mp 3s in my new imac in itunes??????? help i need my soundboards please answer A.S.A.P !!!!!!!
PLEASE
THANK YOU, jon
ATLAST I FOUND OUT GNU OPENSOURSE
Pls send the link….
HAPPY TO HAVE FOUND YOU OUT
How does one find the file of books on hand and access the book that interests them? There is to much visual distraction that I find it impossible to go to the part of the library that interest me. This is not a sensible way to run a library, because it is not user friendly.
Thank you, Leana
hi leana,
the best way to find what you’re after is to use the search field or the advanced search tool. hope this helps.
-jeff
please i need free browsing codes for mtn. zain. etisalat networks in Nigeria
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منتديات موسيقار العرب الكبير فريد الاطرش وشقيقته اسمهان
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ما كتبته الجرائد عن فريد الاطرش واسمهان
كل النوادر تجدوها عندنا
i want to be subscriber of this site
we have proposal project. we live in juba, Southern Sudan
شكرا جدا اكثر من رائع
Hello,
Please, I need your help.
In this url:
http://www.archive.org/details/Mixes
you have an audio called Trance Emotions Episode 1
How do I know, if I can download it and used for a video and upload it to Youtube, Veoh, etc. without infringing copyright.
The artist/composer is Sylverman, but it says also that this audio is part of the collection Community Audio.
How can I obtain a written permission from the author or Community Audio, so I could use legally.
Thank you so much in advance!
This one reminds me just a touch of the old Spike Jones tunes, ‘rhythmically’ anyway.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=David+Hatfield%2C+Song+and+Dance&x=0&y=0
Major A
Good move.
I’ve always thought that, unless you’re talking about software, open source was a misnomer.
Take “Open Source Audio” for instance. In theory, an “open source song” would mean that you have access to every separately recorded channels that constitute the final track (and in a lossless format). I can’t imagine many artists would be willing to spend hours uploading all that.
unrelated note: Why does the internet sometime feels like a bunch of people in a pitch black room, repeatedly bumping against walls? Some of the comments on this post are about fixing soundcards and converting mp3s!
If no CC license is indicated on the download page is there a default usage level? Permission from the author, unlimited usage, etc…?
Thank you.
Hi Stephen,
If there’s no CC license on an item on archive.org, you should assume that it’s for personal use only.
Thanks!
Thank you!
thank you very much for the awesome archive resources!
How the world do I get the himn to sarmiento that I can keep?
thank you very much for the awesome archive resources!
Community…
I like this change…
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when the rolling stones first came on the scene it was a crap name … whats in a name
I would like a copy of “Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Clause