Interesting Forum Threads

Discussions and Decisions Made

These are threads where a serious discussion has arisen, and a decision has been made. Usually with these issues they have become formalish LibriVox policy, and they are unlikely to change, though this is an entirely volunteer-driven project, so you never know what might happen!

What licensing do we use at LibriVox?

• public domain vs. creative commons, extensive rationale
• public domain vs. creative commons non-commercial
• Public Domain vs. Creative Commons
• free as in... This one has come up a LOT.

Do we need the LibriVox disclaimer? Can we change/shorten it?

• Eradicate the disclaimer

Do we/will we have a rating system at LibriVox?

• voting?
• Ning - Audio Book Reviewer

Discussing recording standards and how far we should go

• If we're going to do it, let's do it right

Librivox, wikipedia, and Link Spam

• Conflict and Resolution

Others selling LibriVox recordings

• eBayed Librivox

Recording V.S. Text Differences

• Fifty Digits of Pi

Misc

Just a random, unordered collection of threads where odd sites or subjects have triggered discussions among the members.

• Problems with cats (and other background noises) while recording.
• Visiting relatives, children and other vermin: recordings being deleted maliciously or accidentally.
• Cheap solutions for recording without a computer.
• Panning the Classics and Strange synopses of the Classics
• Hating RealPlayer, and uninstalling it.
• Computer/video games (especially Harry Potter).
• Lots of librarians on the site.
• A site that lists one hundred best first lines (but the thread is mainly about Nabokov's Lolita).
• Kittens and other cuteness.
• Peculiarities of English pronunciation.
• General characteristics of "Librivoxers"