I am developing an open textbook for an econophysics course I am teaching. Right now my students are writing two of the seven planned chapters for the open textbook (as part of their continual assessment). In the future I would like to welcome contributions from anyone who finds the open textbook useful, but I would like to retain editorial control over it. Any suggestions on which licensing scheme is most appropriate? Clearly I need to know this before the open textbook goes live in a few weeks' time.
It has been a few months since your post. Has your textbook gone live yet? What IP process did you put in place?
I have decided to hold back the open textbook. My students wrote the last two chapters planned for the textbook, so it looks funny to go live with that. Meanwhile, I have not gotten any replies on which IP process to use. I am thinking of using WordPress as the platform, having seen how well it worked for a different project. I will think about how to get this project underway, in a way that will not duplicate the slew of econophysics textbooks that are going to hit the market within the next year.
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