Although phrased in terms of sharing educational resources and content, the simple rules presented in this post make for a good start for making anything shareable.
I might consider adding something along the lines of “documented”. I have seen plenty of open source software, for example, which meets all the other criteria. Without adequate descriptive and instructional documentation, though, most of the criteria might as well not apply. It’s hard to gauge quality, edit or repurpose something if you can’t make sense of it.
Phil’s JISC CETIS blog» Blog Archive » Shareability
I still think that coining a new term that only differs by one letter from an existing one is asking for trouble. However, the idea that creating, sharing and discovering the context around content and discussions itself adds value is an interesting one. As a general case of such internet trends as collaborative tagging and social networking it certainly bears some study.
elearnspace: User Generated Context
A few nice anecdotes and a solid message: sharing code at every stage during development helps make it better and helps you learn to make better code. Don’t feel tempted to keep things secret.
iBanjo » Blog Archive » Programmer Insecurity
This is a lovely crystallization of a particular view on how a “cognitive surplus” in modern life is changing the world.
Gin, Television, and Social Surplus - Here Comes Everybody
Obviously, mere availability of time not spent watching TV is not a complete analysis - for that you also need to cover the change in models of respect and feedback which empower creative contribution, and the development of communication technologies and knowledge tools which enable ideas to spread.
Well worth reading, though.