+ <div class="entry">
+ <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Free_e_book_kiosk_for_the_public_libraries_.html">Free e-book kiosk for the public libraries?</a></div>
+ <div class="date"> 7th October 2011</div>
+ <div class="body"><p>Here in Norway the public libraries are debating with the
+publishing houses how to handle electronic books. Surprisingly, the
+libraries seem to be willing to accept digital restriction mechanisms
+(DRM) on books and renting e-books with artificial scarcity from the
+publishing houses. Time limited renting (2-3 years) is one proposed
+model, and only allowing X borrowers for each book is another.
+Personally I find it amazing that libraries are even considering such
+models.</p>
+
+<p>Anyway, while reading <a href="http://boklaben.no/?p=220">part of
+this debate</a>, it occurred to me that someone should present a more
+sensible approach to the libraries, to allow its borrowers to get used
+to a better model. The idea is simple:</p>
+
+<p>Create a computer system for the libraries, either in the form of a
+Live DVD or a installable distribution, that provide a simple kiosk
+solution to hand out free e-books. As a start, the books distributed
+by <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/">Project Gutenberg</a> (abount
+36,000 books), <a href="http://runeberg.org/">Project Runenberg</a>
+(1149 books) and <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/texts">The
+Internet Archive</a> (3,033,748 books) could be included, but any book
+where the copyright has expired or with a free licence could be
+distributed.</p>
+
+<p>The computer system would make it easy to:</p>
+
+<ul>
+
+<li>Copy e-books into a USB stick, reading tablets, cell phones and
+ other relevant equipment.</li>
+
+<li>Show the books for reading on the the screen in the library.</li>
+
+b</ul>
+
+<p>In addition to such kiosk solution, there should probably be a web
+site as well to allow people easy access to these books without
+visiting the library. The site would be the distribution point for
+the kiosk systems, which would connect regularly to fetch any new
+books available.</p>
+
+<p>Are there anyone working on a system like this? I guess it would
+fit any library in the world, and not just the Norwegian public
+libraries. :)</p>
+</div>
+ <div class="tags">
+
+
+ Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/opphavsrett">opphavsrett</a>.
+
+
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ <div class="padding"></div>
+
<div class="entry">
<div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Ripping_problematic_DVDs_using_dvdbackup_and_genisoimage.html">Ripping problematic DVDs using dvdbackup and genisoimage</a></div>
<div class="date">17th September 2011</div>
</div>
<div class="padding"></div>
- <div class="entry">
- <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Fin_minnemarkering_p__Stortinget_i_dag.html">Fin minnemarkering på Stortinget i dag</a></div>
- <div class="date"> 1st August 2011</div>
- <div class="body"><p>Jeg hadde anledning, så jeg deltok på
-<a href="http://www.stortinget.no/no/Hva-skjer-pa-Stortinget/Nyhetsarkiv/Forsidenyheter/2010-2011/Minnemote-mandag-1-august-kl-12/">minnemarkeringen
-på Stortinget</a> i dag. Det var en fin markering, og jeg likte talene.
-For meg er demokrati, åpenhet og humanitet fundert på frihet, som jeg
-håper vi alle vil bidra til å beskytte i tiden som kommer. Jeg
-registrerer at det i Danmark
-<a href="http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article4189002.ece">diskuteres
-å redusere friheten</a>. Vi bør vite bedre her i Norge. Stoltenberg
-berørte retten til å feile, og den er nært knyttet til muligheten til
-å lykkes. Begge deler krever at en har friheten til å prøve, og den
-er viktig i et samfunn. Friheten til å prøve begrenses når kontroll
-innføres.</p>
-
-<p>Det at noen av stolene i stortingssalen var tomme ga en litt
-uventet ramme til markeringen. Jeg hadde regnet med at
-stortingsrepresentanter, regjeringsmedlemmer og kongehus til sammen
-ville fylle alle setene. Vet ikke hvem som skulle sittet der det var
-ledige plasser, men antar noen var opptatt andre steder. Kanskje i
-begravelser, eller rett og slett var blitt drept (har ikke hørt at
-noen i Stortinget ble drept, men kan ha gått glipp av noe). Det at
-noen manglet synes jeg illustrerte minnestundens poeng godt. Vi
-mangler noen som skulle ha vært blant oss. Det kan aldri gjøres om,
-og bør aldri glemmes.</p>
-</div>
- <div class="tags">
-
-
- Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/norsk">norsk</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/personvern">personvern</a>.
-
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- </div>
- </div>
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