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'''FLOSS Manuals''' ('''FM'''), from the [https://www.FLOSSManuals.org FLOSS Manuals Foundation] in the {{tag|United Kingdom}}, is an international network producing collaborative {{tag|free software}} manuals.  FLOSS is the acronym for 'Free, Libre, and Open Source Software', and is a vital movement to counter the oppressive dominance of the few [[:Category:Commercial|commercial]] software companies which try to dominate the ICT industry.  Although {{tag|NotAWiki|not a wiki}}, FLOSS Manuals encompasses the [[wiki]] spirit of collaborative writing.  It was created by [[Adam Hyde]], who has been the main driving force behind the project.  Currently the active [[:Category:Wiki Language|language]] communities include [https://en.FLOSSManuals.net English], [https://fr.FLOSSManuals.net French], [https://fi.FLOSSManuals.net Finnish], [https://fa.FlossManuals.net Farsi], and [https://nl.FlossManuals.net Dutch] FLOSS Manuals.  Originally, FLOSS {{tag|Manuals}} were usually published under the {{tag|Wiki GNU General Public License|GNU General Public License}} (GPL), and therefore they are available for anyone to copy and modify; more recently, they are published under the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike}} (CC-BY-SA) license.
'''FLOSS Manuals''' ('''FM'''), from the [https://www.FLOSSManuals.org FLOSS Manuals Foundation] in the {{tag|United Kingdom}}, is an international network producing collaborative {{tag|free software}} manuals.  FLOSS is the acronym for 'Free, Libre, and Open Source Software', and is a vital movement to counter the oppressive dominance of the few [[:Category:Commercial|commercial]] software companies which try to dominate the ICT industry.  Although {{tag|not a wiki}}, FLOSS Manuals encompasses the [[wiki]] spirit of collaborative writing.  It was created by [[Adam Hyde]], who has been the main driving force behind the project.  Currently the active [[:Category:Wiki language|language]] communities include [https://en.FLOSSManuals.net English], [https://fr.FLOSSManuals.net French], [https://fi.FLOSSManuals.net Finnish], [https://fa.FlossManuals.net Farsi], and [https://nl.FlossManuals.net Dutch] FLOSS Manuals.  Originally, FLOSS {{tag|Manuals}} were usually published under the {{tag|Wiki GNU General Public License|GNU General Public License}} (GPL), and therefore they are available for anyone to copy and modify; more recently, they are published under the {{tag|Wiki Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike|Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike}} (CC-BY-SA) license.


Since the project started in 2007, the FLOSS Manuals community has written more than 120 {{tag|books}} in over 30 [[:Category:Language|languages]], covering all sorts of topics, from {{tag|Video|open video}}, {{tag|Graphics|libre graphics}}, and {{tag|internet}} {{tag|security}}.
Since the project started in 2007, the FLOSS Manuals community has written more than 120 {{tag|books}} in over 30 [[:Category:Language|languages]], covering all sorts of topics, from {{tag|Video|open video}}, {{tag|Graphics|libre graphics}}, and {{tag|internet}} {{tag|security}}.

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FLOSS Manuals –
Free Manuals for Free Software
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FLOSS Manuals (FM), from the FLOSS Manuals Foundation in the United Kingdom, is an international network producing collaborative free software manuals. FLOSS is the acronym for 'Free, Libre, and Open Source Software', and is a vital movement to counter the oppressive dominance of the few commercial software companies which try to dominate the ICT industry. Although not a wiki, FLOSS Manuals encompasses the wiki spirit of collaborative writing. It was created by Adam Hyde, who has been the main driving force behind the project. Currently the active language communities include English, French, Finnish, Farsi, and Dutch FLOSS Manuals. Originally, FLOSS Manuals were usually published under the GNU General Public License (GPL), and therefore they are available for anyone to copy and modify; more recently, they are published under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike (CC-BY-SA) license.

Since the project started in 2007, the FLOSS Manuals community has written more than 120 books in over 30 languages, covering all sorts of topics, from open video, libre graphics, and internet security.

Book Sprints

FLOSS Manuals isn't based only on online collaboration. Actually many of the manuals are written in Book Sprints, intensive sessions of a few days, where writers are collaborating live. In Book Sprints, entire books are often produced in a few days.[1]

Booki

Booki [dead link] is a collaborative authoring platform that has in many ways been designed based on the experiences of the FLOSS Manuals project. Originally, FLOSS Manuals used a modified version of TWiki. Booki is optimized for writing long texts such as free software manuals or Creative Commons text books, instead of a large amount of short encyclopedia articles. Booki is also able to produce PDF and ePub books. It also has features of a microblogging site, and is being integrated with the Status.net microblogging platform.

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