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The iCommons summit has ended yesterday.

Though most of us couldn’t go to Rio - we get the opportunity to read about all the discussions on the isummit coverage site. You will find there podcasts and multiligual blog and vlog posts about Gilberto Gil and free beer, an interview with Heather Ford of ccSA, the summit DVD’s material is also available from the site.

We had a great open day - our regulars have come as always - friends popped in and we also had some new visitors.Click to visit our Flickr page to see the photos for the day.

The Icommons summit started today.

iCommons is an organisation that has grown out of the Creative Commons movement. It aims to establish a global commons – a worldwide system that allows people to use the internet to collaborate and access knowledge without the restraints of traditional copyright law.

If you’d like to learn more about commons culture click here to read the article “Icommons for beginners” on the OpenDemocracy site.

There is a lot of info available already - click to read the programme, here to read an article about Lessig’s opening speech, see Flickr photos, a new site will soon be launched as well which will cover the event with podcasts, photos, blogs and more.

Barcamp Cape Town was a huge success visit this page and follow the links to read more and see photos.

If you need even more info on barcamps, read this Tectonic article.