Open Source Ecology. Open Source Ecology: Practical post scarcity The 50 machines that compose the Global Village Construction Set Open Source Ecology (OSE) is a network of farmers, engineers, architects and supporters, whose main goal is the eventual manufacturing of the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS).
As described by Open Source Ecology "the GVCS is an open technological platform that allows for the easy fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small civilization with modern comforts. "[3] Groups in Oberlin, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and California are developing blueprints, and building prototypes in order to pass them on to Missouri.[4][5][6] The devices are built and tested on the Factor e Farm in rural Missouri. History[edit] Open Source Ecology. Fab lab. A fab lab (fabrication laboratory) is a small-scale workshop offering (personal) digital fabrication.[1][2] A fab lab is generally equipped with an array of flexible computer controlled tools that cover several different length scales and various materials, with the aim to make "almost anything".[3] This includes technology-enabled products generally perceived as limited to mass production.
While fab labs have yet to compete with mass production and its associated economies of scale in fabricating widely distributed products, they have already shown the potential to empower individuals to create smart devices for themselves. These devices can be tailored to local or personal needs in ways that are not practical or economical using mass production. History[edit] Popular equipment and projects[edit] Flexible manufacturing equipment within a fab lab can include: Open source. Meet the moderators. At Opensource.com, the stories shared with you are moderated by a core group that consists of: the Opensource.com editorial team, the Opensource.com community moderators, and a select group of Red Hat advisors who are experts in their fields.
Editorial Team Jason Hibbets is a project manager in Corporate Marketing at Red Hat where he is the lead administrator, content curator, and community manager for Opensource.com. He has been with Red Hat since 2003 and is the author of, The foundation for an open source city. Follow him on Twitter: @jhibbets Jen Wike is the content manager for Opensource.com. Jason Baker is passionate about using technology to make the world more open, from software development to bringing sunlight to local governments.
Michael Harrison is the newest member of the Opensource.com team and an unrepentant geek with a love for games, the social web, and open source projects to share with his kids. Community Moderators Carolyn Fox is a mother and librarian. Marcus D. Wiki. Type of website that visitors can edit A wiki ( WIK-ee) is a hypertext publication collaboratively edited and managed by its own audience directly using a web browser.
A typical wiki contains multiple pages for the subjects or scope of the project and could be either open to the public or limited to use within an organization for maintaining its internal knowledge base. Wikis are enabled by wiki software, otherwise known as wiki engines. The online encyclopedia project, Wikipedia, is the most popular wiki-based website, and is one of the most widely viewed sites in the world, having been ranked in the top twenty since 2007.[3] Wikipedia is not a single wiki but rather a collection of hundreds of wikis, with each one pertaining to a specific language. In addition to Wikipedia, there are hundreds of thousands of other wikis in use, both public and private, including wikis functioning as knowledge management resources, notetaking tools, community websites, and intranets.
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Definitions. Appropriate technology. Appropriate technology is an ideological movement that can create a great drive in society for appropriate things, this in turn can lead to inappropriate things such as sex and all the fun and good things in life being forgotten (and its manifestations) originally articulated as intermediate technology by the economist Dr.
Ernst Friedrich "Fritz" Schumacher in his influential work, Small is Beautiful. Open-source-appropriate technology. Sustainable Solutions Worldwide. Open Source, Development and Design. Why do we consider the "open source" model a driver of leapfrog development?
There are (at least) three good reasons: it enables production as well as consumption; it enables localization for communities that don't have the resources to tempt commercial developers to provide local versions of their products; it can be free as in "gratis" as well as free as in "libre" -- an important consideration for developing communities. Appropedia. Agricultural Development & Technology – Full Belly Project. DIY ethic. Boy building a model airplane DIY ethic refers to the ethic of self-sufficiency through completing tasks without the aid of a paid expert.
Literally meaning "do it yourself," the DIY ethic promotes the idea that anyone is capable of performing a variety of tasks rather than relying on paid specialists. The DIY ethic requires that the adherent seeks out the knowledge required to complete a given task. The term can refer to a variety of disciplines, including home improvement, first aid or creative works. Rather than belittling or showing disdain for those who engage in manual labor or skilled crafts, DIY champions the average individual seeking such knowledge and expertise. Punk culture[edit] Riot Grrrl, associated with third-wave feminism, also adopted the core values of the DIY punk ethic by leveraging creative ways of communication through zines and other projects.[3] The German punk band Mono für Alle! The DIY punk ethic also applies to simple everyday living, such as: New Zealand[edit]
Maker culture. The maker culture is a contemporary culture or subculture representing a technology-based extension of DIY culture.
Typical interests enjoyed by the maker culture include engineering-oriented pursuits such as electronics, robotics, 3-D printing, and the use of CNC tools, as well as more traditional activities such as metalworking, woodworking, and traditional arts and crafts. DIY projects, how-tos, and inspiration from geeks, makers, and hackers.