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Orasort, Oracle's patented column-sorting algorithm that achieves 5x faster sorting, entered the public domain after its patent expired in 2024, enabling cloud companies and open-source databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL to integrate it.
Plein Air is a web app that matches classic public-domain paintings to the current weather and time at your location, drawing from museum collections.
An article explaining how to find and access NASA's vast public-domain image and video libraries, including the NASA Image and Video Library and NASA Images portal, with tips for effective searching.
A personal collection of public domain books freely available online, with references to Anna's Archive, LibGen, and torrents for additional materials.
Elad Gil and Ivanka Trump are launching the Alexandria project, using AI to translate 1,000 great public-domain books into every major language, making them freely accessible with text, audiobook, and chat features.
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 75,000 free eBooks, focusing on public domain literature, available for download or online reading.
A searchable, cross-referenced and annotated online edition of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
OpenAI has released a major update to its Model Spec, a document defining desired AI model behavior, now publicly available under CC0 license. The update emphasizes customizability, transparency, and intellectual freedom while maintaining safety guardrails through a clear chain-of-command framework.