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A series of blog posts on [[OSAT]] have been written, in particular by (Frank Aragona?) of Agroblogger and [http://greenoptions.com/author/jeffmcintirestrasburg Jeff McIntire-Strasburg] of Sustainablog: | |||
* [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Open+Source+AT%22+OR+(Open+appropriate-technology)+site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.agroblogger.com Google hits for: "Open Source" "appropriate technology" on Agroblogger.com] | * [http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Open+Source+AT%22+OR+(Open+appropriate-technology)+site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.agroblogger.com Google hits for: "Open Source" "appropriate technology" on Agroblogger.com] | ||
* [http://www.agroblogger.com/2005/11/17/open-sourcing-appropriate-technology-part-i/ Agroblogger: '''Open Sourcing Appropriate Technology Part I'''], 17 Nov 2005 | |||
* [http://www.agroblogger.com/2005/11/17/open-sourcing-appropriate-technology-part-i/ Agroblogger: Open Sourcing Appropriate Technology Part I], 17 Nov 2005 | * [http://www.agroblogger.com/2005/11/23/open-sourcing-appropriate-technology-part-ii/ Agroblogger: '''Open Sourcing Appropriate Technology Part II'''], 23 Nov 2005 | ||
* [http://www.agroblogger.com/2005/11/23/open-sourcing-appropriate-technology-part-ii/ Agroblogger: Open Sourcing Appropriate Technology Part II], 23 Nov 2005 | * P2P wiki page: [http://www.p2pfoundation.net/Agroblogger_on_the_state_of_the_Open_Source_Appropriate_Technology_movement '''Agroblogger on the state of the Open Source Appropriate Technology movement'''] | ||
[http://www.p2pfoundation.net/Agroblogger_on_the_state_of_the_Open_Source_Appropriate_Technology_movement Agroblogger on the state of the Open Source Appropriate Technology movement] | * [http://sustainablog.blogspot.com/2006/01/building-open-source-community-for.html Sustainablog: '''Building an Open-Source Community for Appropriate Technology'''], 11 Jan 2006. Responding to Agroblogger posts; mentions an open source design. | ||
* [http://sustainablog.blogspot.com/2006/01/building-open-source-community-for.html Sustainablog: Building an Open-Source Community for Appropriate Technology], 11 Jan 2006. Responding to Agroblogger posts; mentions an open source design. | * [http://www.agroblogger.com/2006/01/12/crossing-the-at-chasm/ Agroblogger: '''Crossing the AT Chasm'''] (responding to the Sustainablog post). | ||
* [http://www.agroblogger.com/2006/01/12/crossing-the-at-chasm/ Agroblogger: Crossing the AT Chasm] (responding to the Sustainablog post). | * [http://sustainablog.org/2006/03/07/march-is-open-source-for-appropriate-technology-month/ Sustainablog: March is Open Source for Appropriate Technology Month] Sustainablog (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg), March 7th, 2006 | ||
* [http://sustainablog.org/2006/03/07/march-is-open-source-for-appropriate-technology-month/ March is Open Source for Appropriate Technology Month] Sustainablog (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg), March 7th, 2006 | * [http://sustainablog.org/2006/03/09/hardcore-diy-sustainability/ Sustainablog: Hardcore DIY Sustainability] Sustainablog (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg), March 9th, 2006 (refers to Vela Creations as a good example). | ||
* [http://sustainablog.org/2006/03/09/hardcore-diy-sustainability/ Hardcore DIY Sustainability] Sustainablog (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg), March 9th, 2006 (refers to Vela Creations as a good example). | * [http://sustainablog.org/2006/04/19/this-on-the-other-hand-might-do-some-good/ Sustainablog: '''This, On the Other Hand, Might Do Some Good…'''] Sustainablog (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg), April 19th, 2006 | ||
* [http://sustainablog.org/2006/04/19/this-on-the-other-hand-might-do-some-good/ This, On the Other Hand, Might Do Some Good…] Sustainablog (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg), April 19th, 2006 | * [http://www.agroblogger.com/2007/10/18/open-source-at-whats-next/ Agroblogger: '''Open Source AT: What’s Next?'''], 18 Oct 2007: "It has been almost two years since I first began advocating for adapting an Open Source model to the development of Appropriate Technology." Mentions "A few online communities: Instructables.com, the Honeybee Network, Appropedia, and Howtopedia." | ||
* [http://www.agroblogger.com/2007/10/18/open-source-at-whats-next/ Open Source AT: What’s Next?], 18 Oct 2007: "It has been almost two years since I first began advocating for adapting an Open Source model to the development of Appropriate Technology." Mentions "A few online communities: Instructables.com, the Honeybee Network, Appropedia, and Howtopedia." | |||
* MIT Collabatorium | * MIT Collabatorium | ||
Revision as of 01:06, 13 November 2008
Appropriate technology wikis
- Appropedia, and the following projects that have merged with Appropedia:
- Wiki Green
- The Appropriate Technology Wiki Project by Village Earth.
- The WinWinWiki and [[
- As noted in Appropedia:A history of collaboration, a number of efforts have already joined forces. Not otherwise mentioned here are:
- Akvopedia
- Howtopedia
- Open Source Ecology
- Open Source Ecology: Mid-Missouri
- Fab Lab Wiki
- Hexayurt & How to Live Wiki
- Demotech
- Various Wikia sites:
- Solar Cooking Archive Wiki - an exceptional example of an active wiki on a narrow topic. Now the organization is branching out (e.g. portable microbiological labs), this raises additional issues.
- Renewable Energy Design Wiki (& in Italian: Energie Rinnovabili Alternative.)
Not quite "appropriate technology"
Wikis
- P2P Foundation - catalogs ideas in related fields.
- UNDP WaterWiki
Sustainable design, if not Appropriate technology:
Check:
- Ekopedia
- SDWiki
- TipThePlanet
- Wikia Green
- Wiki Green
- Many green wikis, that are not so much about design, but do have useful information about sustainable technologies, processes and practices.
Non-wiki
- MIT Collabatorium - highly structured; in concept phase.
- OAN - very visual and requires the use of tools to create/present the design: CAD...; starts from a single viewpoint - is there an equivalent of a stub?
talk of OSAT
- STAR-TIDES - uncertain commitment to platform, but making some use of Appropedia.
- ThinkCycle? Didn't take off.
Movements and networks
- open manufacturing list.
- Global Swadeshi forum & social network.
- WikiIndex: The Wiki Synergy Project (set up by Chriswaterguy) - more of a manifesto, intended as something to point people to.
Writings
A series of blog posts on OSAT have been written, in particular by (Frank Aragona?) of Agroblogger and Jeff McIntire-Strasburg of Sustainablog:
- Google hits for: "Open Source" "appropriate technology" on Agroblogger.com
- Agroblogger: Open Sourcing Appropriate Technology Part I, 17 Nov 2005
- Agroblogger: Open Sourcing Appropriate Technology Part II, 23 Nov 2005
- P2P wiki page: Agroblogger on the state of the Open Source Appropriate Technology movement
- Sustainablog: Building an Open-Source Community for Appropriate Technology, 11 Jan 2006. Responding to Agroblogger posts; mentions an open source design.
- Agroblogger: Crossing the AT Chasm (responding to the Sustainablog post).
- Sustainablog: March is Open Source for Appropriate Technology Month Sustainablog (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg), March 7th, 2006
- Sustainablog: Hardcore DIY Sustainability Sustainablog (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg), March 9th, 2006 (refers to Vela Creations as a good example).
- Sustainablog: This, On the Other Hand, Might Do Some Good… Sustainablog (Jeff McIntire-Strasburg), April 19th, 2006
- Agroblogger: Open Source AT: What’s Next?, 18 Oct 2007: "It has been almost two years since I first began advocating for adapting an Open Source model to the development of Appropriate Technology." Mentions "A few online communities: Instructables.com, the Honeybee Network, Appropedia, and Howtopedia."
- MIT Collabatorium
Concepts, memes
- Open source hardware, usually refers specifically to computer hardware.
- Open design - synonym, more general.
- Open Source Appropriate Technology - used especially by Frank Aragona. (Note that open source software is not a perfect equivalent; the struggle is to make something functionally equivalent.)
Notes on these efforts
- Languages
Collations of open knowledge for international development
- Moulin - Focused on Wikipedia content. (French based, Africa focused plus Persian language. Renaud Gaudin spent several months volunteering with Geekcorps Mali. They're working with the US Peace Corps, in discussion with UNESCO? Apparently approached OLPC in the past, so they're interested in cooperating.)
- WikiAfrica
- The Jhai PC and Communication System, a project of the Jhai Foundation, is a computer and communications system designed to meet the needs of villagers in remote and rural areas. (Some thought has been given to providing content on the machines; openness is an expressed value of Jhai.)
- OLPC, through the XO laptop. (MOU with Appropedia being worked on now - Nov 2008)