It's happening! My book about Mastodon and the fediverse is now entering the production phase!
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Robert W. Gehlreplied to Dale Hagglund last edited by
@DaleHagglund Thank you! It's not quite to the point where it's for sale. A few months more...
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@rinkside Likely in the Spring of next year.
I can recommend a bunch of readings (my own, and other authors') if you need them.
I have collected research on the fediverse here:
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@stefan hell yeah!
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@gMoon Not quite yet... probably in a few months.
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@Ooze I don't think so. I'm going to write out a post about why, but the short answer is that I would be charged money to make it OA.
However, I have made several of my academic articles about the fedi OA, and they form the basis of much of the book. Plus, I'm going to share much of the book's material on my blog.
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@rwg Whether or not one is charged is publisher dependant. Surely you can see what a bad look it is to publish a book about open things where the book itself is not open?
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@rwg
Insta-buy when it's out! The topics are very relevant.If I may though, I don't like the free mention you gave in "... or How to Vaporize Elon Musk", i don't think he deserves such prominent placement, or that it's ultimately about him at all. Fine to write about him in the book of course, but I feel like it would be better to mention @Gargron, @dansup and other creators so prominently in chapter titles themselves.
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@rwg this looks great and very interesting, let me know whether there is anything I can do to support!
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John :hacker_b:replied to Robert W. Gehl last edited by
@rwg a window with bird anti-collision stickers on it. Through the window you can see a solarpunk-ish cityscape featuring a pachyderm slowly walking across a bridge.
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Robert W. Gehlreplied to John :hacker_b: last edited by
@jboy that's pretty spot on!
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@Ooze I have been agonizing over the OA/traditional book question for months. I will definitely explain my reasoning, and I hope you'll see I'm not doing this lightly. I have published much of my work -- which focuses on FOSS and internet cultures -- OA. That is mostly journal articles, though. Books are a different thing altogether, as I will write about soon.
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Aram Sinnreichreplied to Robert W. Gehl last edited by
@rwg Mazel tov!
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Celeste Ryder š¾ šš³ļøāšreplied to Robert W. Gehl last edited by
@rwg Could you use the Fediverse logo or is that protected?
Iād make it holo!
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Robert W. Gehlreplied to Celeste Ryder š¾ šš³ļøāš last edited by
@bougiewonderland Do you mean this?
If that license is correct (CC0), then yes, it could be used.
(I don't imagine the press would spring for a hologram version, though! )