Mellis, co-founder of the Arduino open source hardware circuit boards, wrote the following in 2008 , but it is still of interest. David Mellis: “Open-source hardware requires money. This fundamentally distinguishes the nature of its participants from those of open-source software. David A. In open-source software, the fundamental contributor is the developer, many of whom collaborate in order to create a single software application.

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Open models are now famous for being adopted in many fields outside software development, and we can see this as a proof of their importance and a clear sign of their success. One of the most interesting fields where we witness the adoption of Open models is the Design one, where we can find cases of open web design ( OpenDesigns , Open Source Web Design , Open Web Design ), open product design ( Openmoko , VIA OpenBook , Bug Labs , Zoybar ), open meta-design processes , and even open architectural design . Even if slowly, an usually competitive and ego-driven professional community like the design one is starting to realize what are the potentials for the collaboration and sharing of Open Design initiatives .

by Agatino Rizzo, Eric Hunting, Michel Bauwens, Cityleft, P2P Foundation *** This project was submitted to an international open context held in June in Italy and titled “Un’idea per la ricostruzione”.  We present in this proposal a scheme for efficient transitional housing for the communities of Abruzzo accounting for the need to maintain the social cohesion of original communities under reconstruction, given the protracted periods of time this may incur with the restoration of the traditional regional forms of architecture which are themselves both a source of

If you are following open source developments related to social networks, communities, and/or the semantic web, these three efforts (Community Equity, FOAF+SSL, and Kiwi) should be of interest: CommunityEquity Community Equity Open Source Milestone 1.1 Instead, in the SunSpace use case, the KiWi system will be more like released [link] 6:10 PM Jul 8th from twhirl

Ad-Supported Open-Source Community Blogging Becomes Reality: OpenServing Is Here Social media defined the last year of developments across the web , with social bookmarking , news , networks and community blogging rising into the ascendant. The web has transformed itself, moving forward from one-way, static communication into a sphere dominated by democratic, peer-driven content unfolding in a dynamic conversation between its users. Open-Source culture has also played an integral role in this unfolding landscape, with success stories such as Wikipedia tapping

For non-technical people, the flow of announcements from the mobile telephony world about their adoption of ‘open’ platforms is quite difficult to follow, I think. So the following article is particularly welcome: - The Arrival of the Mobile Internet Thanks to the Economics of Open Source Software , Stephen R. Open Source Business Resource, January 2009 we are seeing a point in history in which the mobile handset manufacturers and their partners are using OSS and collaborative development to ensure they do not get trapped in the narrow margin price war that caught the personal computer (PC) original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the previous technology wave.

Open Source HardWare requires a lot of time and it takes money too. The blog of Liquidware , an open source electronics shop that’s part of the Arduino ecology, examines the economics of open source hardware, in a manner that shows the rapid maturation of the field. First, the article shows the similarities and differences between the traditional and the open source economy, summarized in a great graphic , and then delves into what differentiates making software It can’t work with only one, and not the other. If you throw a lot

The above comes from a great 38-page overview essay by Kevin Carson where he reviews current trends to more distributed manufacturing, often based on open source design, as well as a new type of machinery. * In this excerpt, go to the original for the excellently sourced citations, Kevin discusses the importance of modularity. solution The conditions of physical production have, in fact, experienced a transformation almost as great as that which digital technology has brought about on immaterial production. The “physical production sphere” itself has become far

Our friend Tia Carr William s attented the afternoon session at NESTA on “ Collaborative Strategies and Challenges of Making Things the Open Source Way “ . The 40Fires Foundation seeks to develop energy-efficient cars, and other sustainable products, using an open source approach. The events aim was to inform participants about Open Hardware, to create a space to Here’s here report : “This event was organized by 40Fires in partnership with Nesta. The Foundation is currently led by a small team of people, funded by Riversimple.