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[[w:Open source|Open source]] is a set of principles and practices that promote access to the design and production of goods and knowledge. The term is most commonly applied to the [[w:source code|source code]] of software that is available to the general public with relaxed or non-existent [[w:intellectual property|intellectual property]] restrictions. This allows [[w:user generated content|users to create software content]] through incremental individual effort or through [[w:collaboration|collaboration]].
 
[[w:Open source|Open source]] is a set of principles and practices that promote access to the design and production of goods and knowledge. The term is most commonly applied to the [[w:source code|source code]] of software that is available to the general public with relaxed or non-existent [[w:intellectual property|intellectual property]] restrictions. This allows [[w:user generated content|users to create software content]] through incremental individual effort or through [[w:collaboration|collaboration]].
  
 
The word "open" in the phrase "open source" means much more than simply making the source-code available to the public. It involves describing the processes involved in collaborating on the source and in implementing and using the end product. When it comes to "open source business", the "source code" means the ''business system'' and requires a complete definition of all operations of the business and must include the ability to collaborate on that system and must allow interested parties to implement and use the same system themselves.
 
The word "open" in the phrase "open source" means much more than simply making the source-code available to the public. It involves describing the processes involved in collaborating on the source and in implementing and using the end product. When it comes to "open source business", the "source code" means the ''business system'' and requires a complete definition of all operations of the business and must include the ability to collaborate on that system and must allow interested parties to implement and use the same system themselves.
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== Open Source hardware ==
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By now, many people are acutely aware of the term "alternative media;" its triumphs, its short comings, and the profound effect it is having as it erodes the corporate establishment. The agenda has been set for generations by the moneyed elite who held the uncontested capital and the physical means to mass produce propaganda and disseminate it amongst the population. The only way to have countered this propaganda was public speaking, mailing lists, fliers, posters, etc., all at the immense cost of the publisher. The forming of organizations to help cover these costs and produce media presented a target for the establishment to infiltrate and ultimately co-opt.
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While guerilla marketing techniques coupled with old fashioned local activism still certainly have their merits, it was the ability for a single individual to start a blog, a website, or a YouTube channel and speak to an audience of millions for little or no cost at all that has finally breached the walls of this long standing monopoly. This was made possible via information technology (IT), and the exploitation of this technology to produce alternative media is still reverberating with far reaching implications.
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P2P technology eliminates material scarcity, thus the more a file is in demand, the more people end up downloading it, and the easier it is for others to find it and download it. Consider the implications this would have if technology made physical objects as easy to "share" as information is now.
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*[https://www.ifixit.com/ IFixIt.com] ''- learn how to fix your own hardware and what hardware supports self fixing best''
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*[https://media.ccc.de/v/35c3-9410-libresilicon Libre Silicon] ''- decentralising semiconductor manufacturing''
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4X23nguyjs Arduino documentary]
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*[http://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2011/01/alternative-economics.html Alternative economics: Paradigm Shifts & Open Source Hardware] ''- by Tony Cartalucci''
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*[http://www.local-motors.com/ Local Motors]
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*[http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/01/reptab-open-source-torch-table-in-make-zine/ RepTab] ''- open source torch table''
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*[http://openfarmtech.org/wiki/Open_Source_Ecology Open Source Ecology] ''- at [http://openfarmtech.org/ Open Farmtech]''
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*[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/qu-bd/open-source-universal-3d-printer-extruder-dual-ext Open Source Universal 3D Printer Extruder]
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*[[On demand]]
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*[http://peerproduction.net/issues/issue-1/invited-comments/beyond-digital-plenty/ Journal of Peer Production] ''- Beyond digital plenty: Building blocks for physical peer production''
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*[http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2014/01/open-source-laptop/ The First Totally Open Source Laptop Is Almost Real]
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*[http://www.futurity.org/open-source-microprocessor-1128402-2/ Open source microprocessor]
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*[https://puri.sm Purism] ''- laptops and tablets made with freedom in mind and crowd-funded''
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**See also [https://puri.sm/learn/intel-me/ this] re Purism's path to gaining freedom at the BIOS level
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*[http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/618724/open-source-chip-mimics-linux-path-take-closed-x86-arm-cpus/ The RISC-V open source CPU]
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*[http://openhardware.science/ GOSH] ''- Gathering for Open Source Hardware''
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*[http://sam.zeloof.xyz/first-ic/ Home-baked chips]
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*[https://techxplore.com/news/2020-01-intel-softbank-beware-source-chip.html Intel and Softbank beware. Open source is coming to the chip business]
  
 
== Recommended reading ==
 
== Recommended reading ==
*[http://www.databasesystemscorp.com/tech-dialer_political_04.htm What's Wrong With Politics and Can Technology Do Anything To Fix It?] ''- by [http://www.kapor.com/ Mitchell Kapor]''
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*[http://www.databasesystemscorp.com/tech-dialer_political_04.htm What's Wrong With Politics and Can Technology Do Anything To Fix It?] ''- [http://www.kapor.com/ Mitchell Kapor]''
*[http://www.paulgraham.com/opensource.html What business can learn from Open Source]
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*[http://www.paulgraham.com/opensource.html What business can learn from Open Source] ''- Paul Graham''
*[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/10753 Open Source Democracy]
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*[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/10753 Open Source Democracy] ''- Douglas Rushkoff''
*[[w:The Cathedral and the Bazaar|The Cathedral and the Bazaar]]
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*[[w:The Cathedral and the Bazaar|The Cathedral and the Bazaar]] ''- [[w:Eric S. Raymond|Eric S. Raymond]]''
*[http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2010/09/why-your-startup-should-be-inv.php Why Your Startup Should Be Involved in Open Source]
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*[http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/2010/09/why-your-startup-should-be-inv.php Why Your Startup Should Be Involved in Open Source] ''- [http://www.readwriteweb.com/start/author/audrey-watters.php Audrey Watters]''
 
*[http://www.peterfriese.de/why-your-next-app-should-be-open-sourced/ Why Your Next App Should Be Open Sourced] ''- Peter Friese''
 
*[http://www.peterfriese.de/why-your-next-app-should-be-open-sourced/ Why Your Next App Should Be Open Sourced] ''- Peter Friese''
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*[http://www.theguardian.com/environment/earth-insight/2014/jun/19/open-source-revolution-conquer-one-percent-cia-spy The open source revolution is coming and it will conquer the 1% - ex CIA spy] ''- Nafeez Ahmed''
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*[[The Open Source Everything Manifesto]]
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*[https://medium.com/@elombrozo/the-bitcoin-core-merge-process-74687a09d81d The Bitcoin core merge process]
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== News ==
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*2012-06-08: [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10817989 NZ Herald - DIY revolution turns home into a factory]
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*2012-06-21: [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18466270 Why companies must adopt the open source way]
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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*[[Freedom]]
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*[[Democracy]]
 
*[[Semantic Organisation]]
 
*[[Semantic Organisation]]
*[[P2P]]
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*[[Peer-to-peer]]
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*[[Libre software]]
 
*[http://www.fsf.org Free Software Foundation]
 
*[http://www.fsf.org Free Software Foundation]
 
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOEMv0S8AcA Eben Moglen's speech that inspired the Diaspora project] ''- see also [[Diaspora]]''
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*[http://www.runtogold.com/2009/10/relentless-advance-of-technology/ Relentless Advance Of Technology] ''- article on open source democracy at [http://www.runtogold.com runtogold.com]''
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*[http://www.publicknowledge.org/blog/eu-court-when-you-buy-software-you-own-it EU Court: When You Buy Software You Own It]
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*[http://www.mathaba.net/news/?x=633112 Introduction to Free Software] ''- mathaba.net article''
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[[Category:Philosophy]]

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Open source is a set of principles and practices that promote access to the design and production of goods and knowledge. The term is most commonly applied to the source code of software that is available to the general public with relaxed or non-existent intellectual property restrictions. This allows users to create software content through incremental individual effort or through collaboration.

The word "open" in the phrase "open source" means much more than simply making the source-code available to the public. It involves describing the processes involved in collaborating on the source and in implementing and using the end product. When it comes to "open source business", the "source code" means the business system and requires a complete definition of all operations of the business and must include the ability to collaborate on that system and must allow interested parties to implement and use the same system themselves.

Open Source hardware

By now, many people are acutely aware of the term "alternative media;" its triumphs, its short comings, and the profound effect it is having as it erodes the corporate establishment. The agenda has been set for generations by the moneyed elite who held the uncontested capital and the physical means to mass produce propaganda and disseminate it amongst the population. The only way to have countered this propaganda was public speaking, mailing lists, fliers, posters, etc., all at the immense cost of the publisher. The forming of organizations to help cover these costs and produce media presented a target for the establishment to infiltrate and ultimately co-opt.

While guerilla marketing techniques coupled with old fashioned local activism still certainly have their merits, it was the ability for a single individual to start a blog, a website, or a YouTube channel and speak to an audience of millions for little or no cost at all that has finally breached the walls of this long standing monopoly. This was made possible via information technology (IT), and the exploitation of this technology to produce alternative media is still reverberating with far reaching implications.

P2P technology eliminates material scarcity, thus the more a file is in demand, the more people end up downloading it, and the easier it is for others to find it and download it. Consider the implications this would have if technology made physical objects as easy to "share" as information is now.

Recommended reading

News

See also