Open Source Ecology - User contributions [en]

Talk:Gear Pump

2013-02-09T19:19:44Z

LucasG: Created page with "Great drawint, but is it yet another example of words inside drawing, which translators can't work on directly? Cheers. ~~~~"

Great drawint, but is it yet another example of words inside drawing, which translators can't work on directly? Cheers. [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] ([[User talk:LucasG|talk]]) 20:19, 9 February 2013 (CET)

Talk:Frame

2013-01-02T19:24:05Z

LucasG: Created page with "From a phone, I can't see if the pictures have text included. If they do, it would be a problem for translation. Please include that concern. Text should be independient chunks, ..."

From a phone, I can't see if the pictures have text included. If they do, it would be a problem for translation. Please include that concern. Text should be independient chunks, not tied to pix if at all possible. Thanks! [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] 20:24, 2 January 2013 (CET)

Talk:Everywhere Tech

2012-12-16T18:11:19Z

LucasG:

Can't find the hexayurt project in the list, and can't edit the google doc myself. [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] 19:09, 16 December 2012 (CET)

Talk:Everywhere Tech

2012-12-16T18:09:39Z

LucasG: Created page with "Can't find the hexayurt project in the list (and can't edit myself). Maybe it shouldn't be there for some reason? ~~~~"

Can't find the hexayurt project in the list (and can't edit myself). Maybe it shouldn't be there for some reason? [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] 19:09, 16 December 2012 (CET)

Talk:Documentation Strategy

2012-06-28T11:30:47Z

LucasG: Created page with "Please, remember documentation will be translated. I just looked at http://imaginethecanaries.blogspot.com.es/2011/10/translations-as-part-of-documentation.html and took the ess..."

Please, remember documentation will be translated.

I just looked at http://imaginethecanaries.blogspot.com.es/2011/10/translations-as-part-of-documentation.html and took the essentials (but there are some links):

'''Translation should be considered early in the documentation process.'''

'''Documentation is text''' (lightly or heavily formatted), annotated images, and video with subtitles and voice. Out of all that, text is what's touched by the translators. It is created and then recreated when the designs evolve. So, from early in the process, '''access to that text''' is vital for the translator.

* Hardest access comes in the shape of heavily formatted PDF files.
* Wikis have their advantages for cooperation, once you have user/pwd and learn some syntax.
* Even easier to use is etherpad.org where you just write away with a chat window on the side. Etherpad is pure joy, with others typing away in parallel, you can chunk out the work flexibly as you go along (always finding something easy is a must!), and you can swap help by typing directly in the edit window, or in the conversation window.
* Images should have no text, and that's relatively easy. But what about diagrams?
* Subtitles should be separate from the video itself. Remember to speak 10% slower than you'd want to, because some languages have longer words than English.

Are there tools that decouple format from content? I've used http://translate.google.com/toolkit and it's good for some things. You need to log in to google, I think. Google's translation toolkit divides sentences up nicely, keeps format and links, and can even suggest an automatic translation. There's the possibility to use or even create glossaries, which is an important tool for technical translations - and technical translations is what we do.

'''Translators need help''', mostly from each other but also from those on the ground. Glossaries etc.

Translation

2012-06-25T15:42:13Z

LucasG: typos

{{OrigLang}}

== How to use this page ==

* Please include yourself in the Team.
* Then look at some of the Priorities and work on that.
* In order to work you need [[Wiki_instructions#Logging_In|an account at the wiki]].
* Please follow the [[#Page_Title_Convention|conventions on naming pages]].
* [[Special:WantedPages]] could be useful in looking for articles that have not yet been translated.

== People ==

=== Team ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ Team
|-
! scope="col" | Who
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Comments
|-
| [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] || Spanish || x
|-
| Alexandra Saxton || Spanish || x
|-
| [[User:Yoques|Yoques]] || Spanish || x
|-
| [[Elifarley Cruz]] || Portuguese || x
|-
| [[User:EtienneD|Etienne D]] || French || x
|-
| [[User:Sourinux|Sourinux]] || French || x
|-
| [[User:Bianconejo|BiancoNejo]] || French || x
|-
| [[User:Nipsky|Nipsky]] || German || x
|-
| [[User:William_Neal|William Neal]] || French || x
|-
| [[User:Knut Brekken|Knut Brekken]] || Norwegian || x
|-
| [[User:Dani-lfc|Dani-lfc]] || Spanish || x
|-
| [[User:Garbageek|Arthur_Kulik]] || Ukrainian || x
|-
| [[User:Xevale|Xevale]] || Spanish || x
|-
| [[Venko]] || Croatian || x
|-
| [[Zac]]|| Italian || x
|-
| [[PabloOK]]|| Spanish || x
|-
| Add yourself as a copy of this entry || With your language || x
|}

=== Other ways to help with translations ===

We can see it as a grid: some are interested in lines (one language), some in rows (some domain), some in cells (a specific page for a specific language):
* Some will want to be part of the Team (see above).
* Some will be interested in in some specific page for a specific language, not in translations in general.
* In time, some may even be interested in curating domain dictionaries ("shaft" is not a word I normally use so I don't know what it is in Spanish).

We'll find out as we grow.

== Tools and advice ==

* http://universalsubtitles.org/ - useful for subtitles, used at (example), now accepts vimeo too.
* http://piratepad.net - useful for cooperative transcription, with chat window on the side.
* [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/ Google Translator Toolkit] - Probably better than piratepad for cooperative (and machine-assisted) translations. Accepted formats include:
** URL of a file on the web
** URL of a Wikipedia article
** URL of a Knol article
** AdWords Editor Archive (.aea)
** HTML (.html)
** Microsoft Word (.doc)
** OpenDocument (.odt)
** Text (.txt)
** Rich Text (.rtf)
** SubRip (.srt)
** SubViewer (.sub)
* [http://www.tsf-twb.org/ Translators Without Borders]
* http://www.acclaro.com/white-papers/translating-user-assistance-content
* http://www.omegat.org/en/omegat.html - Java based, features segmentation and a glossary, can import MediaWiki pages

== Wiki Translation ==
===Page Title Convention===
We will use the convention described at [http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Multilingual_Wiki The Document Foundation Wiki], that is, we should create [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Subpages subpages] with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes ISO 639-1] code (2-letter language code). See this example:

* Original page: [[Main Page]]
* French translation: Main Page/'''[[Main Page/fr|fr]]'''
* Portuguese translation: Main Page/'''[[Main Page/pt|pt]]'''

''(If you take a look at the top of the translated pages, you'll notice that the links to the various language codes are not properly formatted. Can you help fix this?)''

===Basics rules to create your pages===
* The name of the translated article ''My Page'' will be ''My Page''/'''xx''', where '''xx''' is the ''ISO code'' of the language in '''lower case'''.
* Always insert [[Template:OrigLang|'''<nowiki>{{OrigLang}}</nowiki>''']] at the top of the '''original ''English'' page'''. It will automatically display the links to all language versions of this page.
* Always insert [[Template:Lang|'''<nowiki>{{Lang|Translated Title}}</nowiki>''']] at the top of the '''''translated'' page''', which will automatically display the links to all other language versions of this page.
** ''Don't forget to replace '''Translated Title''' with the proper translation of the article title.''
* Make sure you are working on the new article and don't accidentally translate the original one.
* It will automatically add the language category to the pages.
* When creating a link to another page, use [[Template:LinkLang|'''<nowiki>{{LinkLang|Target page name|translated page name}}</nowiki>''']]
* When including a template, use [[Template:IncludeLang|'''<nowiki>{{IncludeLang|Template name}}</nowiki>''']]
* Look up difficult terms to translate in the [[:Category: Glossary|glossaries]], and add new terms as appropriate to help the others.

{{Tip|Translating Templates|
If you're translating a '''template''', please enclose the tags ('''<nowiki>{{OrigLang}}</nowiki>''' or '''<nowiki>{{Lang|Translated Title}}</nowiki>''') inside a '''noinclude''' node, like this:
* '''<nowiki><noinclude>{{Lang|Translated Title}}</noinclude></nowiki>'''
}}

=== Wiki Translation Priorities ===

# [[Crash course on OSE]]
# [[Get involved]]
# [[Donate]]
# [[OSE Specifications]]
# [[CEB Press Intro]]
# [[FAQ]]
# [[Main Page]]
## [[Template: Featured Page]]
## [[Template: True Fan]]
## [[Template: GVCS List]]
# [[Evolve to freedom]]
# [[Contact us]]
# [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/03/open-source-micro-factory/ Open Source Micro Factory]:
## Español: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gb62z9vbb4 es: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
## Português: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gb0zhee7ls pt: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
## Français: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gavq2fkxz4 fr: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
## Russian: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gdbixy0uf4 ru: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
# '''All pages in [[:Category: EN]]'''
#...

=== Team ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ Priorities
|-
! scope="col" | Article
! scope="col" | 1-EN
! scope="col" | 2-AR
! scope="col" | 3-BG
! scope="col" | 4-BN
! scope="col" | 5-CS
! scope="col" | 6-DE
! scope="col" | 7-EL
! scope="col" | 8-EO
! scope="col" | 9-ES
! scope="col" | 10-FR
! scope="col" | 11-HE
! scope="col" | 12-HI
! scope="col" | 13-HR
! scope="col" | 14-HU
! scope="col" | 15-IT
! scope="col" | 16-JA
! scope="col" | 17-LT
! scope="col" | 18-NL
! scope="col" | 19-NO
! scope="col" | 20-PA
! scope="col" | 21-PL
! scope="col" | 22-PT
! scope="col" | 23-RO
! scope="col" | 24-RU
! scope="col" | 25-SV
! scope="col" | 26-TH
! scope="col" | 27-TR
! scope="col" | 28-UK
! scope="col" | 29-VI
! scope="col" | 30-ZH-HANS
|-
| [[Crash course on OSE]] || || || || || || || || ||R|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Get involved]] || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Donate]] || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[OSE Specifications]] || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[CEB Press Intro]] || || || || || || || || || R|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[FAQ]] || || || || || || || || || || O|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Main Page]] || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Evolve to freedom]] || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| [[Contact Us]] || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-
| [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/03/open-source-micro-factory/ Open Source Micro Factory] || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
|-

|}
Add topics, x for done, R for revision needed, I for Incomplete, O for outdated

=== Questions and suggestions to improve the process ===

The following are suggestions from translators. They can be explored to streamline the process further for the next translations.

* Wikipedia shows translations of this page in the left column. But I don't know if normal users are allowed into editing the left column. The default is leaving a menu of languages at the top of the page.
** One possibility is to change the '''Google Translation widget''' (at the left) so that it takes you to the language-specific subpage if it exists. If it doesn't exist, it would show the machine-generated translation instead.
* Is it possible to tag a translation as "synchronised with English as of today", so that if the main page in English changes, translators will be aware that the translation needs to be updated too? There's probably some kind of script that can at least run through headings and see that there have or haven't been major changes to the structure of the page.
* Translators read almost as carefully as implementers, or sometimes even more carefully, and both may detect:
** Ways to translate something better. These comments should go in the "discussion" page of the translated page.
** Ambiguities, lack of clarity, unnecessary complexity in wording or phrasing. These comments belong in the "discussion" page of the original page in English, because once they are solved they benefit both the original and the translations. An extra benefit of writing clearly (and feedback adds to this) is that automatic translation engines will probably produce better results.
** Links to both "discussion" pages should probably become a standard, with standard phrasing such as "comments about the translation" and "comments about the English page", or better.

== Video Translation ==

* There's some work done already.
* See [[Video translation]]
* ...

''(Have you noticed we now have '''ELEVEN translations''' for the main video at the front page? IIRC, we initially translated to Portuguese, Spanish and Italian only. Now, we also have '''Czech, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish and Traditional Chinese'''. THANK YOU ALL who have contributed!)''

=== Video Translation Priorities ===

[[Category: Translation]]

XM Collaborative Remote Video Editing

2012-04-09T11:18:04Z

LucasG:

This involves upload of ongoing clips to a repository such as [http://www.youtube.com/user/marcinose/videos marcinose YouTube channel], and subsequent download by distributed video editors to produce instructional videos, explainer videos, and other supporting media.

= Comments =

* XM's video strategy may have some elements in common with Akvo's. See http://vinay.howtolivewiki.com/blog/other/living-video-and-the-akvo-video-strategy-2467
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/WIKISPEED/videos Wikispeed videos] shows "good manners" in introducing the people, having the cameraman ask some questions from the point of view of the viewer, and saying goodbye. There'll be styles.
* Please create the instructional and explainer videos with a view to be [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Translation translated]. The voice in said videos shouldn't be too fast paced, or there could be some silent footing, because some languages use longer words. ("Word" is one syllable long in English = "Palabra" is three syllables long in Spanish, etc.) Speed is fine for daily scrums.
* http://www.kinoraw.net/ has some text in English, bottom half of the page: http://www.kinoraw.net/?q=node/1 The open source camera http://elphel.com/ could be used at the lab.

[[Category:XM]]

XM Collaborative Remote Video Editing

2012-04-09T11:10:51Z

LucasG:

Open source software for permaculture

2012-03-26T22:15:24Z

LucasG:

{{Category=Permaculture}}
{{Category=Software}}

'''Proposal''': I would like to see a piece of open-source software that helps with permaculture design. It would be an expert system doing the work of a permaculture designer, for free.

Maybe something like this already exists and I don't know about it. If you know of such software, please add a link to this page.

A fairly simple, but very helpful, algorithm would go something like this:
#You input things you want to grow. This could be specific plants (e.g. 'Little Gem lettuce'), or broad categories (e.g. hard timber, grains)
#You input climate information. Or better yet, you input your location and the software finds climate information online.
#The software accesses a database of organisms (possibly derived from [http://www.pfaf.org/user/default.aspx Plants For A Future]). It knows the [[Inputs and outputs in permaculture|inputs and outputs]] of each organism and matches them up; where one element can work in synergy with another, it points that out to the user and suggests they be planted near each other. (e.g. Fruit trees need rotting matter, strawberries produce that when they die, so plant your strawberries near your fruit trees.) Where none of the elements you listed cover the needs (e.g. you want fish, but have no food source for them), it suggests an element that could fill the need and is appropriate to your climate.
#It should also be able to access a database of pests and weeds and suggest ways of dealing with them. (e.g. If you grow cabbages, it would suggest chickens to eat the slugs. If you grow vegetables, it would suggest spearmint to repel insects.) There are databases online that could be mined for this information (like [http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/biorationals/ Biorationals]); see the links at [[biological pest control]].

'''Additions''': I think the above is a good start, but to get a really accurate modeling of a permaculture patch one has perhaps to do some more magic. So the Software should additionally
#be able to cope with micro climate measurement to find suitable niches for plants on the area (the overall climate is of course important, but the affections of micro climate are often overwhelming). The micro climate could be collected through something like an micro climate measure stick, getting information on wind, radiation, moisture, soil moisture, soil temperature as well as temperatures in different heights.
# have access to a database of predefined permaculture patterns (like a potato-tower with a squash upon it and surrounded by some legumes growing up the tower but with the plants outside the tower so that the potatoes and legumes do not interfere) and characteristics for the zone in which it grows good, animal impact an plant impact for the whole pattern. In the above example you would get an error when you want to put potatoes also on the ground next to this pattern, as legumes and potatoes don't grow good next to each other etc. This database should be open with an good interface t collect best practice approaches. To have patterns simplifies also the computational effort of checking if the plants match to each other. Especially as there are so many parameters, that PFAF won't cover all of them
#take the temporal evolution of the system in account. e.g. to suppose planting different herbs under trees in the first years and make suggestions for the development of the patch when the trees, shrubs etc. get mature.

Edit We could look at the USGS data collection standard operating procedure for a good how-to guide on this. Also data may already exist for some locales in GIS format.

==Similar Proposals==

http://www.foodandtechconnect.com/site/2011/04/20/polyculturetech-part-i-the-permaculture-information-web-growing-guilds/

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/global-survival/VNwvEKJTyzc

http://www.appropedia.org/Permaculture_wiki is the idea and http://www.appropedia.org/Chickens is an example of adding subpages to a wiki element, so that there are inputs, outputs and used-in elements. A database of the elements present at FeF might be a good example with which to test this, and might atract appropedians. [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] 13:56, 25 March 2012 (CEST)

http://www.freebase.com/view/base/permaculture

http://open-food.org/

http://www.resilientcommunities.com/software-can-make-it-easier-to-run-a-micro-farm/

Lucas Gonzalez

2012-03-26T12:47:26Z

LucasG:

[[Image:Lucas.JPG|thumb|Lucas González]]
==Team Culturing Information==

==='''WHO''' are you?===
*Name/Nationality/Ethnicity - Lucas Gonzalez Santa Cruz, Spanish
*Location – what is your city and country? - Tenerife, Canary Islands - Spain
*Contact Information – ''L---s.G------z.SC''@gmail.com, Skype: best if you email, I seldom use skype
*Introductory Video-
*Resume/CV – Public health practitioner, MD & PhD. For some projects see [http://www.appropedia.org/User:LucasG here]
*Hobbies and Pastimes- [http://www.archive.org/details/UpTheDarkMountainWeGo guitar]

==='''WHY''' are you motivated to support/develop this work?===
*''Do you endorse open source culture?''
Of course. Member of http://www.gulic.org Involved in http://www.openideaproject.org and later in http://www.ms.lt and http://www.globalswadeshi.net

*''Why are you interested in this work?''
First heard about Marcin at Minciu Sodas http://www.ms.lt Took me a ''long'' time to understand the ideas behind the GVCS. My take is best summarised in the True Fans page. Basically, make globalisation (and damaging the planet etc) a (dumb) option.

** More details: ''I support OSE because both the model and the elements add some important missing pieces to what I perceive is going on.''
** ''I think it's important to have local possibilities for water, food and energy everywhere. Not just at the household level but more importantly at the village or more aggregated levels. Even if you end up buying stuff from elsewhere, it's best if that happens by choice, not by necessity. It was not by choice when things were local by default and it's not by choice now that things are global by default.''
** ''The whole process of open sharing of ideas, processes, know-how is intriguing and, at the very least, extremely fun to watch. (I really wish I had more time to join in myself, but I'm doing things that need doing. So I translate, tell others, and chip in with a little cash, less than what others spend in smoking. My choice.)''
** ''I'm particularly interested in some items for specific locations. Energy for water in sunny places is a must. Shelter and water collection systems. You name it.''
** ''Do we really know how far and how fast this can go? I think there's bound to be a catalitic process so that more and more technologies will come out openly, in an exciting incarnation of the Stone Soup story. So I want to help keep the fire going.''
** ''It really looks like this can be done, should be done, will be done in 2 years. Less than 2 years now. The whole world now has a sense of urgency, I feel. I'd like to see what we can do after this. But the time is ripe for this, now.''
** ''It's interesting to note how open content gives us a sense of ownership. Many have felt that with software. I want to see that with hardware.''

*''Are you interested in teaching about the GVCS?''
Yes.

*Are you interested in economic relocalization possibilities arising from the GVCS?
Yes. Not personally in the short term, but yes.

*''Do you want to use the GVCS technologies yourself? Do you want to build them yourself?''
At the very least I'd like to see them tested locally. I want to see them as a real option.

*''Are you interested in starting up enterprise using the GVCS technologies? Are you interested in having the GVCS technologies fabricated by your local custom fabricator?''
I'm interested in helping that happen in the Canaries, if someone with the muscle wants to do it.

*''Are you interested in applying the GVCS to third world development? To redevelopment of crisis areas? To development of derelict areas in the developed world?''
Yes, with the limitations of working from the distance.

*''Are you interested in starting up Industry 2.0 flexible fabrication enterprises for your local community, by drawing from a global repository of freely down-loadable designs and fabricating using open source fabrication equipment?''
I'd like to help if there's local interest. We're building that interest at http://canarnova.blogspot.com - organic growth.

*''Are you interested in the potential of the GVCS for developing local food systems?''
Yes! In the world I'd like to see, food and water and energy, the basic percentage of each, should be fun-and-local wherever posible. The rest is negotiable.

*''Are you interested in doing academic studies/papers, publishing books, or doing other analysis of our efforts?''
No. I might be able to lend a rusty hand with study design if need be.

*''Are you interested in financial investment opportunities arising from our work?''
No.

*''Are you interested in the distributive economic aspects of our work, and if so, how do you see this playing out?''
Yes. People being able to take meaningful production into their own hands, leaving as much time as possible for whatever people want to do. That's part of the promise I'm interested in exploring.

*''Are you interested in building renewable energy production facilities based on open hardware (solar concentrator electric, wind, biomass power)? Are you interested in building resilient communities based on access to the GVCS?''
I'd like to act as a facilitator for those with muscle and interest.

*Are you interested in creating a bug-out hut using GVCS technologies?
You mean survivalist-type or hermit-type? Nope.

*''How do you think that the GVCS can help alleviate the instabilities of global monetary systems?
How do you think that the GVCS can address issues related to resource conflicts?
How do you think that the GVCS can address issues of overpopulation?
How do you think that the GVCS can address issues of resource depletion and environmental degradation?''

Not sure about any of that. I think it has a lot to do with "optional globalisation" and "6-ways-to-die kind of poverty".

==='''WHAT'''===
*''What have you already contributed to the OSE project? (technical contributions, blogging about us, financial support, organizing events, translations, interviews, video editing, publications, publicity work, behind-the-scenes work, CAD work, wiki contributions, computer support, etc)''

[http://openfarmtech.org/wiki/Translation Translations] and [http://imagina-canarias.blogspot.com/search/label/open%20farm%20tech blog entries in Spanish]. Some minor edits in the wiki.

I've helped some people who only speak Spanish to get news and think about moving forward. No real success so far.

==='''HOW''' can you help?===

*''How are you interested in contributing to the work of GVCS development?''
Helping out with translations, with contacting people who speak Spanish, and perhaps performing presentations locally.

*''Can you volunteer to work with us, and if so, how many hours per week?''
Maybe 2 hours per week, but it depends on needs. Much of my interest in translations applies to othe projects, so it's difficult to measure.

*''Are you interested in working with us for pay? If so, what services can you offer, and what is your hourly or per-project rate?''
*''Are you interested in purchasing equipment from us to help bootstrap development?''
*''Are you interested in bidding for consulting/design/prototyping work?''
Not right now.

*''Are you a True Fan? If not, why not?''
Yep.

*''Would you like to see yourself working with us on a full-time basis?''
No.

*''Are you interested in using the technologies that we are developing directly?''
I don't see it happening soon.

*''Are you interested in being part of the world's first, open source, resilient community? The GVCS is the preparatory step for the OSE Village Experiment – a 2 year, immersion experiment (2013-2014) for testing whether a real, thriving, modern-day prototype community of 200 people can be built on 200 acres using local resources and open access to information? We are looking for approximately 200 people to fill a diverse array of roles, according to the Social Contract that is being developed. This may be the boldest social experiment on earth - a pioneering community whose goal is to extend the index of possibilities regarding harmonious existence of humans, ecology, and technology – as a beacon of light to benefit of all people on Earth.
''
I'd like to help make it happen in my islands if someone has the muscle and the interest.

===Other===

*

[[Category:Team Culturing]]

OSE Video

2012-03-26T11:48:34Z

LucasG: /* Translation */

We are preparing a 15min video on [[Main_Page|Open Source Ecology]] (OSE) presenting the best from all other OSE videos, visualizing better the [[Open Source Ecology Paradigm|OSE Paradigm]] and sharing the current status of GVCS development.

Planned release: April 8.

==Status==
We aimed to release the OSE Video for Z-Day on March 10, but unfortunately due to technical and organizational problems we weren't able to without compromising the quality of the video. We want to apologize for any inconvenience to the people we promised to deliver it.

Now we are improving the video.

==Youtube Link==
To be shared when we the video is ready. See the status above.

==Video==

===Production Formats===
We are using After Effetcs CS4 und Adobe Premiere CS4.

===Structure===
Initial Structure of the video is created here:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1gwTV_jYNijOR3S0XkUNhTyl2il1VJxRypBBWaE4wmuA

===Duration===
We expect the Video to be between 15 and 20 Minutes long.

==Video Production Team==
* [[Alexander Lieders]] - animation and video production
* Helen McFarlane - Media materials
* Jan Wilde - animation and video production
* [[Nikolay Georgiev]] - writing the script
* [[Marcin Jakubowski]] - Review of the Product Ecologies
* And all people who have sent a video/audio of themselves.

==Work Progress==
is publicly visible: https://trello.com/board/ose-video/4f46dfd8251057f904f99550

If you want to help on some of the tasks feel free to contact us.

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==Translation==
TODO
* Use http://www.universalsubtitles.org/en/
* Needs script, the rest is easy.

==Contact==
For questions and everything related to the OSE Video feel free to contact us:
* Nikolay, email: nikolay (at) opensourceecology (dot) org

Open source software for permaculture

2012-03-25T11:56:39Z

LucasG:

User talk:Franz

2012-02-02T18:38:03Z

LucasG:

== test ==

where do public messages go?

another test

== Chipre ==

Hi, Franz

Someone from Chipre would like to actually build a CEB Press, and they have some money.

Do we have any contacts there? I know there's http://oseeurope.org/ and http://osede.org/ and http://osegreece.wordpress.com/ Wondering if you have any advice!

Thanks,

[[User:LucasG|LucasG]] 19:38, 2 February 2012 (CET)

Recovery Plan Email

2011-09-09T07:22:08Z

LucasG: typo "rely" > "really"

'''See corresponding vlog: http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2011/09/recovery-plan/'''

September 8, 2011

Dear Friend,

Please check this out – the folks at Open Source Ecology need help on their Civilization Starter Kit. Right now, they are trying to put a roof over their own heads – but interestingly – using some advanced, open source techniques. They are proposing hybrid Compressed Earth Brick/Strawbale construction and lumber – all from their open source tractor, CEB press, and sawmill. I wish they could really deliver $2/sq ft superinsulated natural building. They have a chip-in up for donations because their construction grant did not come in yet, and winter is coming. Read the drama at:

http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2011/09/recovery-plan/

Thanks,

[[Category:OSE Shop 2011]]

OSE Europe

2011-07-17T08:04:39Z

LucasG:

This page will contain the information on people and projects connected to Open Source Ecology from Europe.

=First OSE community in Europe=
If you are interested in creating the first Open Source Ecology community in Europe, please add your name and contacts to the list:

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ First OSE community in Europe
|-
! scope="col" | User page
! scope="col" | Email
! scope="col" | Skype
! scope="col" | Origin (country)
! scope="col" | Living in (country)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Comments
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Vision
|-
| [[Nikolay Georgiev]] || nikolay (at) opensourceecology.org || nikolay.h.georgiev || Bulgaria || Germany || x
|-
| [[Stefan Raabe]] || raabe.stefan (at) googlemail.com || || Germany || Germany || http://kombinatg.org
|-
| [[Alvaro Bahls]] || alvarobahls (at) googlemail.com || || Brazil || Czech Republic || x
|-
| [[Andreas Gmeiner]] || GmeinerAndreas (at) gmx.de || || Germany || Germany || [http://www.uharc.net/wiki/planraum:ose planraum->ose] || [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Open_Source_Ecology_Europe/Andreas_Gmeiner My Vision]
|-
| [http://www.youtube.com/user/Willcleaver?feature=mhee Will Cleaver] || willcleaver (at) gmail.com || williamcleaver || England || England || x
|-
| [[Alex Ford]] || alex665321 (at) hotmail.com || || United Kingdom || Bulgaria || x
|-
| [[Robin Bäckman]] || robinbackman (at) gmail.com || || Finland || Finland || x
|-
| [[Robert Anteau]] || anteau (at) hushmail (dot) com || || Netherlands || Netherlands || x
|-
| [[Alvaro F Boirac]] || alphydan (at) gmail (dot) com || || Europe || United Kingdom || x
|-
| [[Ino D. Fleischmann]] || ino.fleischmann (at) gmail (dot) com || || Germany || Germany, Berlin || x
|-
| [[Miquel Torres]] || tobami (at) gmail (dot) com || || Spain || Germany || x
|-
| [[Alexander F. Lieders]] || cicnos (at) gmail.com || || Brazil || Czech Republic || x
|-
| [[Evgeni Pandurski]] || epandurski (at) gmail (dot) com || || Bulgaria || Bulgaria || x
|-
| [[Eerik Wissenz]] || wissenz (at) gmail (dot) com || || Finland || Finland || x
|-
| [[Angel Imaz]] || angel (at) hiruki (dot) eu || angel.imaz || Spain || Spain || True Fan, OSE Evangelist
|-
| [[User:javipk|Javier Rivera]] || javipk (at) gmail (dot) com || || Spain || Spain || already true fan
|-
| [http://www.jeremyblum.com Jeremy Blum] || jeremy (at) jeremyblum (dot) com || || USA || USA || happy to provide advice remotely!
|-
| [[Johan van der Hoek]] || jvanderhoek (at) gmail (dot) com || || Netherlands || Netherlands || x
|-
| [[Arthur Kulik]] || arthur (dot) kulik (at) gmail (dot) com || || Ukraine || Ukraine || x
|-
| [[Denis Mongin]] || denis (dot) mongin (at) gmail (dot) com || || France || France || x
|-
| [[Nicol Andre Berdelle]] || info (at) prototype-creation (dot) de || || Germany || Germany || http://www.prototype-creation.de
|-
| [[Joe Hudson]] || joe (dot) hudson (at) gmail (dot) com || || United Kingdom || United Kingdom || x
|-
| [[Denis Durmishi]] || zdenman (at) gmail (dot) com || denis.durmisi || Macedonia || Germany || x
|-
| [[Florin Birgu]] || florin.birgu (at) cyburg (dot) eu || cyburg.eu || Romania || Romania || http://www.cyburg.eu
|-
| [[Edward Hines]] || Edward (at) tmafrance(dot) com|| edwardhai || England|| France|| http://www.tmafrance.com
|-
| Andres G. Aragoneses || knocte [at] gmail [dot] com || knocte || Spain || United Kingdom || Awesome idea!!!
|-
| Claudia Bosch || claudiabosch [at] daad-alumni [dot] de || claudia.bosch || Germany || United Kingdom ||
|-
| Samuel Rodrigues || samuel(dot)gros(at)gmail(dot)com || samuel.gros.rodrigues || Portugal || Portugal || http://www.sitiocoop.com/
|-
| Eduardo Riesco || eduardo(dot)riesco(at)gmail(dot)com || eduardo.riesco || Spain || Spain || eduardoriesco.org
|-
| Tomaž Žlender || tomaz(dot)zlender(at)gmail.com || tomazzlender || Slovenia || Slovenia || x
|-
| Josef Davies-Coates || josef(at)uniteddiversity.com || jdaviescoates || London, UK || London, UK || I've got 5 acres of land in Spain to contribute to this project! See http://buildingman.org
|-
| [[User:Matt | Matthieu Laneuville]] || mlaneuville _at_ gmail _dot _ com || mlaneuville || France || France || -
|-
| Ivan Garcia || capiscuas _at_ gmail _dot _ com || ivangarcia1982 || Spain || VietNam || already true fan
|-
| Pedro Correia || pcorreia at development-association dot org || || Portugal || Germany || OSE Evangelist and Biz Developer
|-
| Jose Bravo || monoverso (at) hotmail (dot) com || || Spain || France ||
|-
| [[Luke Devlin]] || mail (at) lukedevl.in || luke-devlin || Scotland || Scotland || http://lukedevl.in Human Ecologist
|-
| [[Mike Lowther]] || mlowther11_at_gmail_dot_com || spannamike || UK || UK || x
|-
| [[Juris Kudiņš]] || juris_dott_kudins__aat_gmail_doot_com || || Latvia || Latvia || x
|-
| [[Dirk Janssen]] || Dirk (dot) janssen1980 (at) gmail (dot) com || || Netherlands || Netherlands || x
|-
| [[Mark J Norton]] || markjnorton (at) earthlink (dot) net || nolaria || Northeast USA || Upstate New York|| Figured I was already involved, so why not commit fully?
|-
| [[Anu M]] || anu (at) fabfolk (dot) com || || Finland || Netherlands || Been following OSEcology for a while with interest & currently working with Fablabs
|-
| [[Yoonseo Kang]] || msn149 (at) hotmail (dot) com || yoonseo (dot) kang1 || South Korea || Canada || Interested in continuing OSE development with full commitment
|-
| zAdd yourself as a copy of this entry || zWith your email || zSkype || zOrigin || zLiving || zComments (leave "z" for nicer sorted display)
|}

Join the [https://www.facebook.com/OpenSourceEcologyEurope Facebook Page].

=Communication=
Please subscribe to the [https://groups.google.com/group/ose-europe/ OSE Europe Google Group] and check the [https://groups.google.com/group/ose-europe/browse_thread/thread/7893ad66165086ea current status].

==Google Group==
Join our mailing list at [https://groups.google.com/group/ose-europe OSE Europe Google Group].

==Mailing List==
Please add your name and email to the [[OSE_Europe/Mailinglist|Mailinglist]]

= Share your Vision =

Share your Vision with us! We are all coming from different backgrounds with different ideas and different feelings what should be done next in Europe. As there are many people interested in the project give us your Vision what OSE in Europe should be about.

Create a subpage like [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Open_Source_Ecology_Europe/Firstname_Lastname this] or put it on another place in the web you like and add the link to the column above.

Don't read Vision Papers of other people before you write your own, so you will be unbiased. You also can put your Vision below your Team Culturing you personal wiki page, as the Vision is somehow an extension of the Team Culturing with more bias on the emotional and motivational stuff.

Put in the vision paper what you expect of OSE Europe. What you want to happen, how you see it in three years, and how you contributed to this process. Put in everything what you can think of, but don't get (too) unrealistic. This will help us all to get a common foundation and what to do next.

Your Vision can of course be in every format you like. Audio, Video or Written or what you can think of. Feel free to do choose your media. More about the idead behind sharing your vision you can find [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Open_Source_Ecology_Europe/Vision here]

==Goals==

OSE Europe will be an [[OSE Regional Charter|OSE Regional Group]]. The main goals will be defined soon.

What will be the goals of OSE Europe? There are several possibilities, not mutually exclusive:

* OSE Advocacy and "Publicity" in Europe
* An open business, where people can work for a living building and selling products using OSE technology
* A FactoreFarm for Europe: Means developing tools in parallel with the current Factor e Farm.
* A community: creating a self sustaining village using the GVCS

=Subpages=

Some of the work we're doing is in subpages:

* [http://opensourceecology.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3APrefixIndex&prefix=OSE+Europe&namespace=0|Subpages related to OSE Europe]
* [http://opensourceecology.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3APrefixIndex&prefix=OSE+Regional+Charter&namespace=0|Subpages related to OSE Regional Charter]

[[Category:People]]

Talk:Steam Engine Intro

2011-07-01T22:49:22Z

LucasG:

= Steam engine for boats =

Project ecology could include ferrocement boats that use the steam engine (which is an external combustion engine) to use algae collected from the sea to, say, cross the ocean.

To see where the next patch of algae that can be collected, you'd use user-owned-satellite information.

http://imagina-canarias.blogspot.com/2011/06/neo-kon-tiki.html

[[User:LucasG|LucasG]] 15:47, 1 July 2011 (PDT)

Talk:Steam Engine Intro

2011-07-01T22:47:59Z

LucasG: Created page with "= Steam engine for boats = Project ecology could include ferrocement boats that use the steam engine (which is an external combustion engine) to use algae collected from the sea..."

Crash course on OSE/es

2011-06-24T07:34:46Z

LucasG:

{{OrigLang}}{{Info|Curso Acelerado|Esto es un ''Curso Acelerado'' sobre '''Ecología de Código Abierto''' (OSE por sus siglas en inglés). En los próximos 15 minutos, te pondrás al día sobre todo el trabajo de OSE en los últimos 4 años. Escribe a crashcoursemoderator en gmail punto com para apoyo. Ver también {{LinkLang|Resumen Técnico del GVCS}}.}}
{| align="left"
| __TOC__
|}

==Panorámica para la Nueva Gente==

Para ver lo que hacemos, mira el video {{LinkLang|GVCS en 2 Minutos}}. Ecología de Código Abierto fue fundada en 2004 por [[Marcin Jakubowski]]. We are a network of farmers, engineers, and supporters that for the last two years has been creating the {{LinkLang|Global Village Construction Set}}, an open-source, low-cost, high performance technological platform that allows for the easy, DIY fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a sustainable civilization with modern comforts. The GVCS lowers the barriers to entry into farming, building, and manufacturing and can be seen as a life-size lego-like set of modular tools that can create entire economies, whether in rural Missouri, where the project was founded, in urban redevelopment, or in the heart of Africa.

'''We have an ambitious program for product release of the 49 remaining technologies within 2 years and a $2.4M budget - which we abbreviate as our [[50/2/2]] program. The period for this is 2011-2012.'''
<br style="clear: both"/>
===Key Features of the GVCS===
These are the {{LinkLang|Key Features of the GVCS}}, and if you want to see the full set of values, see {{LinkLang|Core Values of OSE}}.
{{Info|Key Features|
*'''Open Source''' - we freely publish our 3D designs, schematics, instructional videos, budgets, and product manuals on our open source wiki, and we harness open collaboration with technical contributors.
*'''Low-Cost''' - The cost of making or buying our machines is on average 8 times cheaper than buying from an Industrial Manufacturer, including labor costs of $15/hour for a GVCS fabricator.
*'''Modular''' - Motors, parts, assemblies, and power units can interchange, where units can be grouped together to diversify the functionality that is achievable from a small set of units.
*'''User-Serviceable''' - Design-for-disassembly allows the user to take apart, maintain, and fix tools readily without the need to rely on expensive repairmen.
*'''DIY''' - The user gains control of designing, producing, and modifying the GVCS tool set.
*'''Closed Loop Manufacturing''' - Metal is an essential component of advanced civilization, and our platform allows for recycling metal into virgin feedstock for producing further GVCS technologies - thereby allowing for cradle-to-cradle manufacturing cycles.
*'''High Performance''' - Performance standards must match or exceed those of industrial counterparts for the GVCS to be viable.
*'''Flexible Fabrication''' - It has been demonstrated that the flexible use of generalized machinery in appropriate-scale production is a viable alternative to centralized production.
*'''Distributive Economics''' - We encourage the replication of enterprises that derive from the GVCS platform as a route to truly free enterprise - along the ideals of Jeffersonian democracy.
*'''Industrial Efficiency''' - In order to provide a viable choice for a resilient lifestyle, the GVCS platform matches or exceeds productivity standards of industrial counterparts.
}}

===Scope of the GVCS===
{{Info|Scope|
* '''[[:Category:Metalworks|Mechanical Infrastructure]]''' - life-size, Lego-like construction set for agricultural and utility equipment in which modularity is emphasized. The mechanical infrastructure is based on a chassis (tractor, microtractor, car, bulldozer) with modular add-ons. Implements, motors, and power units can interchange, thereby maximizing the range of uses that can be composed from a small set of components. For example, the power unit can be interchanged readily between the tractor, bulldozer, or car.
* '''[[:Category:Food_and_Agriculture|Agriculture]]''' - The food infrastructure for a resilient community (Open Source Agroecology) aims to demonstrate a best-practice system for feeding 100-200 people with a core team of 4 agricultural generalists, or Open Source Agroecologists.
* '''[[:Category:Energy|Energy Infrastructure]]''' - includes Fuel, Motive Power, and Electricity. The energy infrastructure consists of solar energy capture either by the Solar Turbine or by plants. The Solar Turbine uses solar heat directly when the sun is shining, or stored as plants trap solar energy via photosynthesis, where the energy is harvested in the form of plant biomass.
* '''[[:Category:Housing_and_construction|Housing]]''' - The housing infrastructure consists of a number of mulipurpose tools: CEB Press, Sawmill, Cement mixer, Modular Housing Units, Living Machines and others. We will produce professional architecture drawings for CEB and other natural building structures.
* '''[[:Category:Transport|Transportation]]''' - includes an Open Source Microcar and utility Truck with imlement attachabilty, all powered by Power Cubes.
* '''[[:Category:Digital_Fabrication|Digital Fabrication]]''' - RepLab up to Hot Metal Processing and full-featured industrial robots.
* '''[[:Category:Materials|Materials]]''' - [[Aluminum_Extraction_From_Clays|Aluminum Extraction from Clay]]; [[Bioplastic Extruder]] including bioplastic synthesis from plants
}}

===Current Status===
''last updated'': 25. April 2011.

The following prototypes and products are developed until now:
{| border="0" valign="top"

|- valign="top"
![[Image:Machine.jpg|left|thumb|The Liberator, CEB Press <br/>(Prototype II)]]
|The {{LinkLang|CEB Press 2|Compressed Earth Brick (CEB) Press}} allows for rapid (16 brick per minute), low-cost, high-quality construction from on-site earth. The CEB Press is used to compress clayey soil (20-30% clay by volume) from local or on-site soils into structural masonry (700-1000 PSI) building blocks. Stabilization with cement may be used for additional weather resistance. CEB also lends itself to the construction of floors, paved areas, retaining walls, storage structures, or any other structures where a uniform, structural building block is desired.

''Links'': [http://blip.tv/file/3825806/ The Liberator], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV_-ZzYmo3A The CEB Story], [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/3573531/ initial field testing], [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/3641993/ pressing bricks], [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/06/design-for-disassembly/ disassembly], [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/3736161/ crating (packaging)], [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/04/the-liberator-beta-2-0-machine-overview/ machine overview], [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/3750806/ the frame], [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/3750871/ the controller], [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/04/ceb-machine-controller-fabrication-recursion/ CEB Machine Controller: Fabrication Recursion], [http://vimeo.com/22102016 Complete CEB Walkthrough].

''Documentation'': {{LinkLang|CEB Press|Introduction}}, {{LinkLang|CEB Press Build Instructions|Build Instructions}}, [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/documents/94 CAD Files]

|- valign="top"
![[Image:Lifetrac-II-shoot-3.jpg‎|left|thumb|LifeTrac <br/>(Prototype II)]]
|{{LinkLang|LifeTrac}} is a versatile, 4-wheel drive, full-sized, hydraulically-driven, skid-steering tractor of 18-200 hp with optional steel tracks. LifeTrac is intended to be a minimalist but high-performance, lifetime design, design-for-disassembly workhorse and power unit of any land stewardship operation. It features easy serviceability by the user. Its modular nature allows for quick attachment of implements; interchangeability/stackability of multiple power units (Power Cubes) for adapting power level to the task at hand; quick attachment of all hydraulic components via quick-coupling hoses; including quick interchangeability of hydraulic motors for use in other applications.

''Links'': [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/3876543/ Stage I of Development], [http://vimeo.com/15130712 Prototype II Completed], [http://vimeo.com/15531206 moving].

''Documentation'': {{LinkLang|LifeTrac II Build|Build (wiki page with videos)}}, [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/lifetrac3d/files Blender Files]; [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/oselifetrac/documents Quick Attach Plate and Tracks CAD]

|- valign="top"
![[Image:Microtrac-i.png|left|thumb|MicroTrac <br/>(Prototype I)]]
|{{LinkLang|MicroTrac}} is a scaled-down, walk-behind version of the the full-sized LifeTrac to address the need for a microtractor. We are using most of the same components as LifeTrac, except we are shrinking the structural members – to retain part interchangeability between MicroTrac and LifeTrac.

''Links'': [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2009/07/microtrac-completed/ Prototype I completed blog post], [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/2330106/ prototype I completed video], [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/2396704/ zero turn], {{LinkLang|Microtrac Prototype II}}, [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/08/microtrac-challenge/ Prototype II Challenge].

''Documentation'': {{LinkLang|MicroTrac|wiki documentation}} ; [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/osemicrotrac/files Prototype I Blender File]

|- valign="top"
![[Image:Soil-pulverizer-ii.png‎|left|thumb|Soil Pulverizer <br/>(Prototype II)]]
|The {{LinkLang|LifeTrac_Implement:_Soil_pulverizer|Soil Pulverizer}} can be attached to {{LinkLang|LifeTrac}} and pulverizes the soil to a fine consistency which can be used in preparation for pressing Compressed Earth Bricks (CEBs).

''Links'': [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/10/open-source-soil-pulverizer-prototype-ii/ blog], [http://vimeo.com/15681970 construction and test (short video)], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Dg1ziqAu0 test (video)].

|- valign="top"
![[Image:Powercube-ii-front.jpg|left|thumb|Power Cube <br/>(Prototype II)]]
|The {{LinkLang|Power Cube II}} is an universal, self-contained power unit that consists of an engine coupled to a hydraulic pump for providing power to different devices in the form of hydraulic fluid at high pressure. The Power Cube is a module that can be attached to the LifeTrac, Microtrac, Bulldozer, and Open Source Car (OSCar) platforms. It connects to other devices via quick couplers and quick-connect hydraulic hoses.

''Links'': [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjnROs7dfFM short] and [http://vimeo.com/15892882 long (50min)] video.

''Documentation'': [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/lifetrac3d/files Blender Files].

|- valign="top"
![[Image:Cnc-torch-table-2010-ose.jpg|left|thumb|CNC Torch Table]]
|{{LinkLang|Torch Table|CNC Torch Table}} is a cutting table. A computer can control the torch head making clean sharp cuts on XYZ axes. Prototype I has been built, but has not been operated successfully because the radiation emitted by the plasma cutter that was used with the table caused electronics failure. We will finish Prototype I by retrofitting it with open source stepper motor controllers.

Links: {{LinkLang|Torch Table|wiki page}}, [http://vimeo.com/7151604 Plasma cutter in action], Open Source Torch Table [http://vimeo.com/6767592 Part 4], [http://vimeo.com/6768144 Part 5], [http://vimeo.com/6816527 Part 6].

''Documentation'': {{LinkLang|Torch Table Build|Build (wiki)}}, [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/osetorchtable/files Blender File]; [http://vimeo.com/23785186 Prototype I First Fire]

|- valign="top"
![[Image:Drill-press-i-front.jpg|left|thumb|Drill Press <br/>(Prototype I)]]
|The {{LinkLang|Drill Press}} is for drilling 1″ and larger holes directly in metal without pre-drilling. It contains a hydraulic motor for the drilling and a hydraulic cylinder for the down pressure – so this is a literal press, and it is not short on torque or power as the motor can sustain up to 20 hp. We are using our Universal Rotor for the motor.

''Links'': [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HoygNxyCnc video]

''Documentation'': {{LinkLang|Drill Press|documentation}}

|- valign="top"
![[Image:150_ton_hole_puncher.jpg|left|thumb|Ironworker Machine <br/>(Prototype I)]]
|The Ironworker Machine is a device that can instantly cut steel and punch holes in metal thicknesses of 1". Currently the 150 Ton Hole Puncher is prototyped.

''Links'': [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/07/open-source-150-ton-hole-puncher/ 150 Ton Hole Puncher's blog post]

''Documentation'': {{LinkLang|Ironworker_Build|Hole Puncher's Wiki Docu}}, [[:Category:Ironworker|Wiki Category]]

|}

Currently we are prototyping:<br/>
[[Torch_Table_Intro|CNC Torch Table I]]<br/>
[[Power_Cube_Intro|Power Cube III]]<br/>
[[LifeTrac#Prototype_III|LifeTrac III]]<br/>
[[Soil_pulverizer|Soil Pulverizer III]]<br/>
[[Solar_Fire|Solar Concentrator I]]<br/>
[[Steam_Engine_Intro|Steam Engine I]]<br/>
[[Industrial_Robot_Intro|Industrial Robot I]]<br/>

Research is going on:<br/>
[[Nickel-Iron_Battery|Nickel-Iron Batteries]]<br/>

Open Source Ecology won the [http://makezine.com/tagyourgreen/?o=popular MAKE Green Project Contest].

Our new website is online - http://opensourceecology.org

In March 2011, Marcin gave his [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/04/ted-fellows-talk/ TED Talk]. Since then, the project is getting a lot of attention.

===Future Plans===
{{LinkLang|Proposal 2012}} contains all the updated information about the vision of the GVCS. The goal is to gather $2.4M of support to complete the GVCS in 2 years (the end of 2012).

GVCS components expected in 2011 are:
* Power Cube III – 55 HP (Horse Power)
* CNC Torch Table I
* LifeTrac III
* Soil Pulverizer III
* Modern Steam Engine I – Our goal is on the order of $500 in materials cost for a 1 kW generator, with favorable cost scaling for higher power. Introduction and more videos are available here: 1 kW Steam Engine Electric Generator Prototype
* Ironworker machine II
* Aluminum extraction from clay

If {{LinkLang|Support_Open_Source_Ecology|funding}} and [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/04/explosion-after-the-online-ted-talk/ collaborators] are found, other parallel developments are possible.

Currently, there are 4 tractors, 4 CEB presses, 8 Power Cubes, and 2 Soil Pulverizers to be built till the end of Mai. The CNC Torch Table is in completion process to help with that.

[http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/04/workshop-addition/ Construction business] using the Tractor-Soil Pulverizer-Compressed Eearth Brick (CEB) Press package will start in Los Angeles by an early adopter, [http://www.joskuadesigns.com/index.html Joskua Designs]. This will be the first field testing outside of Factor E Farm. The building project in California will have to deal with earthquake codes.

We are looking for [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/04/explosion-after-the-online-ted-talk/ active collaboration] in all projects.

Completion of the [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/11/conclusion-of-building-for-2010/ modular CEB workshop] is planned in July.

We will also do [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/04/cohabitat-gathering-2011-report/ prototype CEB/straw housing units] with the assistance from our new Polish friends to build out as needed to accommodate other developers at Factor e Farm.

We'll be holding our first major {{LinkLang|Factor e Farm Convergence}} (Kansas City Area) on September 1-30 at Factor e Farm, to make major strides on the ground with respect to the Global Vilage Construction Set (GVCS) development.

[http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/10/distributed-generation/ Distributed power generation] is a clear goal – the next major field of endeavor for Factor e Farm, which would allow us to fuel our operation for free – from agriculture, off-grid fabrication workshop, to living and transportation.

After the GVCS completion the first OSE Community will be built and Education and Training in 2-year immersion program are planned.

Adam Shilling, a True Fan, is planning a {{LinkLang|GVCS game|multiplayer online game}} based on the GVCS as the inspiration for its connection to the real world. Adam is going to South America to meet real people – to assess the needs of real communities. The project will link gaming to the real world – where money exchanged ends up purchasing things like tractors or renewable energy equipment for villages in South America.

A [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/07/3-minute-video-on-factor-e-farm-and-the-liberator/ Documentary Film] about Factory E Farm may come in the future.

{{LinkLang|Support OSE}} and [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/04/explosion-after-the-online-ted-talk/ collaborate with us] to help us make this happen.

Our current needs are listed in the {{LinkLang|Project needs}}.

==Getting Involved==
{{Tip|Get yourself involved!|If you liked what you've seen, please check the '''{{LinkLang|Get involved}}''' page to see the various ways you can contribute your time and skills to our project}}
If you want to join quickly some of the project, then check the [[Guide to OSE Projects]].

==Media and Interviews==
For Interviews, please check our {{LinkLang|Press Procedure}}. Here you can find [[High Resolution GVCS Media]].

==Keywords==
===Lectura requerida para desarrolladores===
*{{LinkLang|OSE Specifications}}
*{{LinkLang|Proposal 2012}}
*{{LinkLang|GVCS Development Template}}
*[[Product Template]]
*[[Development Team]]
*{{LinkLang|Wiki Policy}}
*{{LinkLang|Forum Policy}}

===Other===
*{{LinkLang|Conferences}}
*Media Development
**[http://encyclopediapictura.com/gvcs_icons.psd.zip 50 Icons] from [[Isaiah Saxon]]
**{{LinkLang|GVCS in 2 Minutes}}

==FAQs==
*http://openfarmtech.org/community/faq
*{{LinkLang|FAQ}}
*{{LinkLang|OSE FAQ}}
*{{LinkLang|FAQs}}

==To Do Items==
See {{LinkLang|GVCS Tasks}} and {{LinkLang|Project needs}}.

[[Category: Crash Course]]

Crash course on OSE/es

2011-06-24T07:10:19Z

LucasG: Created page with "{{OrigLang}}{{Info|Crash Course|Esto es un ''Curso Acelerado'' sobre '''Ecología de Código Abierto''' (OSE por sus siglas en inglés). En los próximos 15 minutos, you will be ..."

{{OrigLang}}{{Info|Crash Course|Esto es un ''Curso Acelerado'' sobre '''Ecología de Código Abierto''' (OSE por sus siglas en inglés). En los próximos 15 minutos, you will be brought up to date on all the work of OSE from the last 4 years. Email crashcoursemoderator at gmail dot com for support. See also {{LinkLang|Technical Abstract of the GVCS}}.}}
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==Overview for New People==

To see what we do, see the {{LinkLang|GVCS in 2 Minutes}} video. Open Source Ecology was founded in 2004 by [[Marcin Jakubowski]]. We are a network of farmers, engineers, and supporters that for the last two years has been creating the {{LinkLang|Global Village Construction Set}}, an open-source, low-cost, high performance technological platform that allows for the easy, DIY fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a sustainable civilization with modern comforts. The GVCS lowers the barriers to entry into farming, building, and manufacturing and can be seen as a life-size lego-like set of modular tools that can create entire economies, whether in rural Missouri, where the project was founded, in urban redevelopment, or in the heart of Africa.

'''We have an ambitious program for product release of the 49 remaining technologies within 2 years and a $2.4M budget - which we abbreviate as our [[50/2/2]] program. The period for this is 2011-2012.'''
<br style="clear: both"/>
===Key Features of the GVCS===
These are the {{LinkLang|Key Features of the GVCS}}, and if you want to see the full set of values, see {{LinkLang|Core Values of OSE}}.
{{Info|Key Features|
*'''Open Source''' - we freely publish our 3D designs, schematics, instructional videos, budgets, and product manuals on our open source wiki, and we harness open collaboration with technical contributors.
*'''Low-Cost''' - The cost of making or buying our machines is on average 8 times cheaper than buying from an Industrial Manufacturer, including labor costs of $15/hour for a GVCS fabricator.
*'''Modular''' - Motors, parts, assemblies, and power units can interchange, where units can be grouped together to diversify the functionality that is achievable from a small set of units.
*'''User-Serviceable''' - Design-for-disassembly allows the user to take apart, maintain, and fix tools readily without the need to rely on expensive repairmen.
*'''DIY''' - The user gains control of designing, producing, and modifying the GVCS tool set.
*'''Closed Loop Manufacturing''' - Metal is an essential component of advanced civilization, and our platform allows for recycling metal into virgin feedstock for producing further GVCS technologies - thereby allowing for cradle-to-cradle manufacturing cycles.
*'''High Performance''' - Performance standards must match or exceed those of industrial counterparts for the GVCS to be viable.
*'''Flexible Fabrication''' - It has been demonstrated that the flexible use of generalized machinery in appropriate-scale production is a viable alternative to centralized production.
*'''Distributive Economics''' - We encourage the replication of enterprises that derive from the GVCS platform as a route to truly free enterprise - along the ideals of Jeffersonian democracy.
*'''Industrial Efficiency''' - In order to provide a viable choice for a resilient lifestyle, the GVCS platform matches or exceeds productivity standards of industrial counterparts.
}}

===Scope of the GVCS===
{{Info|Scope|
* '''[[:Category:Metalworks|Mechanical Infrastructure]]''' - life-size, Lego-like construction set for agricultural and utility equipment in which modularity is emphasized. The mechanical infrastructure is based on a chassis (tractor, microtractor, car, bulldozer) with modular add-ons. Implements, motors, and power units can interchange, thereby maximizing the range of uses that can be composed from a small set of components. For example, the power unit can be interchanged readily between the tractor, bulldozer, or car.
* '''[[:Category:Food_and_Agriculture|Agriculture]]''' - The food infrastructure for a resilient community (Open Source Agroecology) aims to demonstrate a best-practice system for feeding 100-200 people with a core team of 4 agricultural generalists, or Open Source Agroecologists.
* '''[[:Category:Energy|Energy Infrastructure]]''' - includes Fuel, Motive Power, and Electricity. The energy infrastructure consists of solar energy capture either by the Solar Turbine or by plants. The Solar Turbine uses solar heat directly when the sun is shining, or stored as plants trap solar energy via photosynthesis, where the energy is harvested in the form of plant biomass.
* '''[[:Category:Housing_and_construction|Housing]]''' - The housing infrastructure consists of a number of mulipurpose tools: CEB Press, Sawmill, Cement mixer, Modular Housing Units, Living Machines and others. We will produce professional architecture drawings for CEB and other natural building structures.
* '''[[:Category:Transport|Transportation]]''' - includes an Open Source Microcar and utility Truck with imlement attachabilty, all powered by Power Cubes.
* '''[[:Category:Digital_Fabrication|Digital Fabrication]]''' - RepLab up to Hot Metal Processing and full-featured industrial robots.
* '''[[:Category:Materials|Materials]]''' - [[Aluminum_Extraction_From_Clays|Aluminum Extraction from Clay]]; [[Bioplastic Extruder]] including bioplastic synthesis from plants
}}

===Current Status===
''last updated'': 25. April 2011.

The following prototypes and products are developed until now:
{| border="0" valign="top"

|- valign="top"
![[Image:Machine.jpg|left|thumb|The Liberator, CEB Press <br/>(Prototype II)]]
|The {{LinkLang|CEB Press 2|Compressed Earth Brick (CEB) Press}} allows for rapid (16 brick per minute), low-cost, high-quality construction from on-site earth. The CEB Press is used to compress clayey soil (20-30% clay by volume) from local or on-site soils into structural masonry (700-1000 PSI) building blocks. Stabilization with cement may be used for additional weather resistance. CEB also lends itself to the construction of floors, paved areas, retaining walls, storage structures, or any other structures where a uniform, structural building block is desired.

''Links'': [http://blip.tv/file/3825806/ The Liberator], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV_-ZzYmo3A The CEB Story], [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/3573531/ initial field testing], [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/3641993/ pressing bricks], [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/06/design-for-disassembly/ disassembly], [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/3736161/ crating (packaging)], [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/04/the-liberator-beta-2-0-machine-overview/ machine overview], [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/3750806/ the frame], [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/3750871/ the controller], [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/04/ceb-machine-controller-fabrication-recursion/ CEB Machine Controller: Fabrication Recursion], [http://vimeo.com/22102016 Complete CEB Walkthrough].

''Documentation'': {{LinkLang|CEB Press|Introduction}}, {{LinkLang|CEB Press Build Instructions|Build Instructions}}, [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/documents/94 CAD Files]

|- valign="top"
![[Image:Lifetrac-II-shoot-3.jpg‎|left|thumb|LifeTrac <br/>(Prototype II)]]
|{{LinkLang|LifeTrac}} is a versatile, 4-wheel drive, full-sized, hydraulically-driven, skid-steering tractor of 18-200 hp with optional steel tracks. LifeTrac is intended to be a minimalist but high-performance, lifetime design, design-for-disassembly workhorse and power unit of any land stewardship operation. It features easy serviceability by the user. Its modular nature allows for quick attachment of implements; interchangeability/stackability of multiple power units (Power Cubes) for adapting power level to the task at hand; quick attachment of all hydraulic components via quick-coupling hoses; including quick interchangeability of hydraulic motors for use in other applications.

''Links'': [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/3876543/ Stage I of Development], [http://vimeo.com/15130712 Prototype II Completed], [http://vimeo.com/15531206 moving].

''Documentation'': {{LinkLang|LifeTrac II Build|Build (wiki page with videos)}}, [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/lifetrac3d/files Blender Files]; [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/oselifetrac/documents Quick Attach Plate and Tracks CAD]

|- valign="top"
![[Image:Microtrac-i.png|left|thumb|MicroTrac <br/>(Prototype I)]]
|{{LinkLang|MicroTrac}} is a scaled-down, walk-behind version of the the full-sized LifeTrac to address the need for a microtractor. We are using most of the same components as LifeTrac, except we are shrinking the structural members – to retain part interchangeability between MicroTrac and LifeTrac.

''Links'': [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2009/07/microtrac-completed/ Prototype I completed blog post], [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/2330106/ prototype I completed video], [http://opensourceecology.blip.tv/file/2396704/ zero turn], {{LinkLang|Microtrac Prototype II}}, [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/08/microtrac-challenge/ Prototype II Challenge].

''Documentation'': {{LinkLang|MicroTrac|wiki documentation}} ; [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/osemicrotrac/files Prototype I Blender File]

|- valign="top"
![[Image:Soil-pulverizer-ii.png‎|left|thumb|Soil Pulverizer <br/>(Prototype II)]]
|The {{LinkLang|LifeTrac_Implement:_Soil_pulverizer|Soil Pulverizer}} can be attached to {{LinkLang|LifeTrac}} and pulverizes the soil to a fine consistency which can be used in preparation for pressing Compressed Earth Bricks (CEBs).

''Links'': [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/10/open-source-soil-pulverizer-prototype-ii/ blog], [http://vimeo.com/15681970 construction and test (short video)], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Dg1ziqAu0 test (video)].

|- valign="top"
![[Image:Powercube-ii-front.jpg|left|thumb|Power Cube <br/>(Prototype II)]]
|The {{LinkLang|Power Cube II}} is an universal, self-contained power unit that consists of an engine coupled to a hydraulic pump for providing power to different devices in the form of hydraulic fluid at high pressure. The Power Cube is a module that can be attached to the LifeTrac, Microtrac, Bulldozer, and Open Source Car (OSCar) platforms. It connects to other devices via quick couplers and quick-connect hydraulic hoses.

''Links'': [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjnROs7dfFM short] and [http://vimeo.com/15892882 long (50min)] video.

''Documentation'': [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/lifetrac3d/files Blender Files].

|- valign="top"
![[Image:Cnc-torch-table-2010-ose.jpg|left|thumb|CNC Torch Table]]
|{{LinkLang|Torch Table|CNC Torch Table}} is a cutting table. A computer can control the torch head making clean sharp cuts on XYZ axes. Prototype I has been built, but has not been operated successfully because the radiation emitted by the plasma cutter that was used with the table caused electronics failure. We will finish Prototype I by retrofitting it with open source stepper motor controllers.

Links: {{LinkLang|Torch Table|wiki page}}, [http://vimeo.com/7151604 Plasma cutter in action], Open Source Torch Table [http://vimeo.com/6767592 Part 4], [http://vimeo.com/6768144 Part 5], [http://vimeo.com/6816527 Part 6].

''Documentation'': {{LinkLang|Torch Table Build|Build (wiki)}}, [http://openpario.mime.oregonstate.edu/projects/osetorchtable/files Blender File]; [http://vimeo.com/23785186 Prototype I First Fire]

|- valign="top"
![[Image:Drill-press-i-front.jpg|left|thumb|Drill Press <br/>(Prototype I)]]
|The {{LinkLang|Drill Press}} is for drilling 1″ and larger holes directly in metal without pre-drilling. It contains a hydraulic motor for the drilling and a hydraulic cylinder for the down pressure – so this is a literal press, and it is not short on torque or power as the motor can sustain up to 20 hp. We are using our Universal Rotor for the motor.

''Links'': [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HoygNxyCnc video]

''Documentation'': {{LinkLang|Drill Press|documentation}}

|- valign="top"
![[Image:150_ton_hole_puncher.jpg|left|thumb|Ironworker Machine <br/>(Prototype I)]]
|The Ironworker Machine is a device that can instantly cut steel and punch holes in metal thicknesses of 1". Currently the 150 Ton Hole Puncher is prototyped.

''Links'': [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/07/open-source-150-ton-hole-puncher/ 150 Ton Hole Puncher's blog post]

''Documentation'': {{LinkLang|Ironworker_Build|Hole Puncher's Wiki Docu}}, [[:Category:Ironworker|Wiki Category]]

|}

Currently we are prototyping:<br/>
[[Torch_Table_Intro|CNC Torch Table I]]<br/>
[[Power_Cube_Intro|Power Cube III]]<br/>
[[LifeTrac#Prototype_III|LifeTrac III]]<br/>
[[Soil_pulverizer|Soil Pulverizer III]]<br/>
[[Solar_Fire|Solar Concentrator I]]<br/>
[[Steam_Engine_Intro|Steam Engine I]]<br/>
[[Industrial_Robot_Intro|Industrial Robot I]]<br/>

Research is going on:<br/>
[[Nickel-Iron_Battery|Nickel-Iron Batteries]]<br/>

Open Source Ecology won the [http://makezine.com/tagyourgreen/?o=popular MAKE Green Project Contest].

Our new website is online - http://opensourceecology.org

In March 2011, Marcin gave his [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/04/ted-fellows-talk/ TED Talk]. Since then, the project is getting a lot of attention.

===Future Plans===
{{LinkLang|Proposal 2012}} contains all the updated information about the vision of the GVCS. The goal is to gather $2.4M of support to complete the GVCS in 2 years (the end of 2012).

GVCS components expected in 2011 are:
* Power Cube III – 55 HP (Horse Power)
* CNC Torch Table I
* LifeTrac III
* Soil Pulverizer III
* Modern Steam Engine I – Our goal is on the order of $500 in materials cost for a 1 kW generator, with favorable cost scaling for higher power. Introduction and more videos are available here: 1 kW Steam Engine Electric Generator Prototype
* Ironworker machine II
* Aluminum extraction from clay

If {{LinkLang|Support_Open_Source_Ecology|funding}} and [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/04/explosion-after-the-online-ted-talk/ collaborators] are found, other parallel developments are possible.

Currently, there are 4 tractors, 4 CEB presses, 8 Power Cubes, and 2 Soil Pulverizers to be built till the end of Mai. The CNC Torch Table is in completion process to help with that.

[http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/04/workshop-addition/ Construction business] using the Tractor-Soil Pulverizer-Compressed Eearth Brick (CEB) Press package will start in Los Angeles by an early adopter, [http://www.joskuadesigns.com/index.html Joskua Designs]. This will be the first field testing outside of Factor E Farm. The building project in California will have to deal with earthquake codes.

We are looking for [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/04/explosion-after-the-online-ted-talk/ active collaboration] in all projects.

Completion of the [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/11/conclusion-of-building-for-2010/ modular CEB workshop] is planned in July.

We will also do [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/04/cohabitat-gathering-2011-report/ prototype CEB/straw housing units] with the assistance from our new Polish friends to build out as needed to accommodate other developers at Factor e Farm.

We'll be holding our first major {{LinkLang|Factor e Farm Convergence}} (Kansas City Area) on September 1-30 at Factor e Farm, to make major strides on the ground with respect to the Global Vilage Construction Set (GVCS) development.

[http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/10/distributed-generation/ Distributed power generation] is a clear goal – the next major field of endeavor for Factor e Farm, which would allow us to fuel our operation for free – from agriculture, off-grid fabrication workshop, to living and transportation.

After the GVCS completion the first OSE Community will be built and Education and Training in 2-year immersion program are planned.

Adam Shilling, a True Fan, is planning a {{LinkLang|GVCS game|multiplayer online game}} based on the GVCS as the inspiration for its connection to the real world. Adam is going to South America to meet real people – to assess the needs of real communities. The project will link gaming to the real world – where money exchanged ends up purchasing things like tractors or renewable energy equipment for villages in South America.

A [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2010/07/3-minute-video-on-factor-e-farm-and-the-liberator/ Documentary Film] about Factory E Farm may come in the future.

{{LinkLang|Support OSE}} and [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/04/explosion-after-the-online-ted-talk/ collaborate with us] to help us make this happen.

Our current needs are listed in the {{LinkLang|Project needs}}.

==Getting Involved==
{{Tip|Get yourself involved!|If you liked what you've seen, please check the '''{{LinkLang|Get involved}}''' page to see the various ways you can contribute your time and skills to our project}}
If you want to join quickly some of the project, then check the [[Guide to OSE Projects]].

==Media and Interviews==
For Interviews, please check our {{LinkLang|Press Procedure}}. Here you can find [[High Resolution GVCS Media]].

==Keywords==
===Lectura requerida para desarrolladores===
*{{LinkLang|OSE Specifications}}
*{{LinkLang|Proposal 2012}}
*{{LinkLang|GVCS Development Template}}
*[[Product Template]]
*[[Development Team]]
*{{LinkLang|Wiki Policy}}
*{{LinkLang|Forum Policy}}

===Other===
*{{LinkLang|Conferences}}
*Media Development
**[http://encyclopediapictura.com/gvcs_icons.psd.zip 50 Icons] from [[Isaiah Saxon]]
**{{LinkLang|GVCS in 2 Minutes}}

==FAQs==
*http://openfarmtech.org/community/faq
*{{LinkLang|FAQ}}
*{{LinkLang|OSE FAQ}}
*{{LinkLang|FAQs}}

==To Do Items==
See {{LinkLang|GVCS Tasks}} and {{LinkLang|Project needs}}.

[[Category: Crash Course]]

CEB Press Fabrication Procedure/es

2011-06-16T07:57:59Z

LucasG: start this page

=Preparación=

#Preparar todas las herramientas necesarias (complete documentation of tools used - Chris F at Factor e Farm can do this) y el espacio de trabajo
##Include scalability considerations and workflow for 1 machine, then 4 machines, then continuous production (100 machines)
#Comprar "stock" metal y otros componentes (aquí hacen falta varias páginas completas y bien organizadas; para esto habría que buscar la información de las páginas antiguas)
##Stock steel (pictures from first build are desirable here)
##[[CEB Hydrauilics Order]] (las listas completas están ya documentada en el wiki, necesitamos organizarlas en esta nueva página)
##Controller (v0.1 should be documented; v0.2 by Dorkmo, and v0.3 by Blair of Detroit Fab Lab should be added)
#Prepare all consumables
#Purchase outstanding itens
##2 more main cylinders
##Power Beyond Fittings for tractor valves

=Cortar todo el metal (Abrasive, Torch, Cold Cut, Ironworker, Bandsaw, Plasma Cutter, Oxy Torch)=

(note: second number in brackets is the number of copies required)

Cut 10 pieces of [[7/16"x6" heavy u-channel]] (this link should be filled with (1) a technical drawing from a library of any professional CAD package); (2) a real picture of the material, (3) a real picture or video of someone cutting it (all of: abrasive, cold cut, band, plasma, or oxy torch)

*[4x3] 21" long - top and bottom of frame
*[2x3] 29" long - mid of frame
*[2x3] 10" long - compression chamber spacers
*[2] 42" long - frame sides - see [[Note on CEB Frame Height]]
*[2x2] 44" long - frame sides - see [[Note on CEB Frame Height]]

*[4x3] 6' long - arms
*[4x3] 4' long - legs
*[4x3] 6" long - 2.5"x3/16" square tubing - feet tubes
*[4x3] 10"x10"x1/4" flats - feet

*[2x3] 1/4"x2" angle, 21" long - hopper closure
*[2x3] 1/4"x2" angle - 7" long - hopper closure tab for cylinder alignment
*[2x3]

* - drawer

* - hopper

* - hopper supports

* - shaker

* - hopper interface plate

*[2x3] 3/4" pipe, 1" long - cylinder aligner
*[2x3] u-channel, 3" - cylinder align

=Secure All Fasteners=
*[2x3] 1/2"x2" - cylinder alignment
*[4x3] 1/2: nuts - cylinder alignment
*[2x3] 3/4"x6" threaded rod - cylinder align
*[6x3] 3/4" nuts - cylinder align
*[4x3] 3/4" nuts - arms to frame attachment

=Hacer Todos los Agujeros=

=Grind All Metal=

=Soldar Todos los "Assemblies"=

=Prepare all other Assemblies (Sensors, Controller)=

=Bolt Entire Machine Together=

=Upload Control Code, Dry Test, and Field Test=

[[Category:CEB Press Documentation]]

Talk:Translation

2011-06-13T15:31:10Z

LucasG:

Depending on which main page is chosen, we may translate the [[Template:GVCS List]] or the [[Template:Site header]]. The French text for the latter is available on the [[Main Page-FR]].

Also I was thinking about translating [[Evolve to freedom]], as the link appears on the main page and it would give the reader an idea of what's possible with the GVCS.
--[[User:EtienneD|EtienneD]] 06:52, 16 February 2011 (PST)

[[Evolve to freedom]] is now translated to French. I thought I could find a French equivalent for "Global Village Construction Set", like "Kit de Construction de Village Global". Any advice ?--[[User:EtienneD|EtienneD]] 13:41, 16 February 2011 (PST)
: Si l'on en croit [http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_plan%C3%A9taire Marshall McLuhan], il n'y a qu'un seul village global ou planétaire. Donc ce serait plutôt: "kit de construction du village global". Mais je trouve l'expression un peu lourde. Je me demande si on ne pourrait pas plutôt traduire par "kit village global".--[[User:Sourinux|sourinux]] 09:11, 28 February 2011 (PST)

Wondering if we could have such a multilingual wiki as the [http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Multilingual_Wiki Document foundation] with [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Subpages subpages] named after the language code and a 'lang' template for automatically adding the right banner on top of the page. --[[User:Sourinux|sourinux]] 22:43, 1 March 2011 (PST)
: Great idea, I'll see how to implement that, merci beaucoup! --[[User:Elifarley|Elifarley]] 02:48, 2 March 2011 (PST)

----

Hi there ! Aren't the Featured Page and True Fan Templates subject to change from time to time ? Should we really translate these pages ?
Second thing, is someone working on the OSE Specs french translation ? I can start now if it's not the case.
--[[User:EtienneD|EtienneD]] 07:18, 13 June 2011 (PDT)
: First, up to you, I think. Second, I don't think anyone's doing that, so [[OSE_Specifications/fr&action=edit&redlink=1|translate away]] and thanks! [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] 08:31, 13 June 2011 (PDT)

OSE Europe

2011-06-13T14:44:31Z

LucasG: leave "add yourself" at the end of the table + minor edit with a link

OSE Europe

2011-06-13T14:42:12Z

LucasG: assumed people live (and are from) where their website is

OSE Europe

2011-06-13T14:38:48Z

LucasG: assumed people live where they are from if not otherwise stated!

OSE Europe

2011-06-13T14:36:18Z

LucasG: /* First OSE community in Europe */

Talk:OSE Europe

2011-06-13T14:32:03Z

LucasG: Created page with "= back-up when changing table's format = (yes, i know the wiki keeps its own backups; it's just that it'd be bad to sort it out later) * Nikolay Georgiev - nikolay (at) op..."

= back-up when changing table's format =

(yes, i know the wiki keeps its own backups; it's just that it'd be bad to sort it out later)

* [[Nikolay Georgiev]] - nikolay (at) opensourceecology.org . Skype: nikolay.h.georgiev . From Bulgaria, living in Germany.
* [[Stefan Raabe]] - raabe.stefan (at) googlemail.com from http://kombinatg.org
* [[Alvaro Bahls]] - alvarobahls (at) googlemail.com from Brazil living at Czech Republic
* [[Andreas Gmeiner]] - GmeinerAndreas (at) gmx.de from Germany [http://www.uharc.net/wiki/planraum:ose planraum->ose]
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/Willcleaver?feature=mhee Will Cleaver] - willcleaver (at) gmail.com from England
* [[Alex Ford]] - alex665321 (at) hotmail.com from uk living in bulgaria
* [[Robin Bäckman]] - robinbackman (at) gmail.com from Finland
* [[Robert Anteau]] - anteau (at) hushmail (dot) com from the Netherlands
* [[Alvaro F Boirac]] - alphydan (at) gmail (dot) com from Europe living in the United Kingdom
* [[Miquel Torres]] - tobami (at) gmail (dot) com from Spain, living in Germany
* [[Alexander F. Lieders]] - cicnos (at) gmail.com from Brazil living in the Czech Republic
* [[Evgeni Pandurski]] - epandurski (at) gmail (dot) com from Bulgaria
* [[Eerik Wissenz]] - wissenz (at) gmail (dot) com from Finland
* [[Angel Imaz]] - angel (at) hiruki (dot) eu from Spain
* [http://www.jeremyblum.com Jeremy Blum] - jeremy (at) jeremyblum (dot) com from the USA (but happy to provide advice remotely!)
* [[Johan van der Hoek]] - jvanderhoek (at) gmail (dot) com from the Netherlands
* [[Arthur Kulik]] - arthur (dot) kulik (at) gmail (dot) com from the Ukraine
* [[Denis Mongin]] - denis (dot) mongin (at) gmail (dot) com from France
* [[Nicol Andre Berdelle]] - info (at) prototype-creation (dot) de from Germany [http://www.prototype-creation.de]
* [[Joe Hudson]] - joe (dot) hudson (at) gmail (dot) com from UK
* [[Denis Durmishi]] - zdenman (at) gmail (dot) com from Macedonia

OSE Europe

2011-06-13T14:29:45Z

LucasG: edit table

OSE Europe

2011-06-13T14:19:54Z

LucasG: table half reformatted

Methane Digester

2011-06-10T07:44:27Z

LucasG:

{{stub}}

Methane digesters are an old idea. Take cow or other animal manure, add water and let it compost a bit a closed container. Methane is given which can be collected and compressed to use a a fuel. The remaining liquid can be sold as fertilizer any fiberous material can be dried and sold and bedding material. Kevin Maas is a guy in Oregon who has built a small business around power generation using methane digesters [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2015236170_inpersonmaas06.html]. The article quotes $3 million to get a digester-based power generator up and running. Likely OSE could do FAR better than that.

Probably looking into George Chan's (connected with zeri.org) Dream Farm and Dream Farm 2 pages. Chan's idea is full waste management integration, not just energy. Waste from pigs becomes solid compost, liquid feed for algae and fish, and gas for energy. Jeff Buderer has worked extensively on documenting this. http://green.onevillage.tv/?p=164 This is worth updating!

Talk:Essay on Creative Problem-Solving

2011-06-09T07:32:52Z

LucasG: Created page with "= Bringing the specifications into constructive conversations = This page is very much '''work in progress'''. == Intention == The Essay on Creative Problem-Solving is about h..."

= Bringing the specifications into constructive conversations =

This page is very much '''work in progress'''.

== Intention ==

The Essay on Creative Problem-Solving is about how to keep ourselves constructive. It's not about the tools we build, but about how we talk when we're building the tools. So it's about what happens in the conversation-space that's around the hands-space.

An important part of this is quickly telling both newbies and oldtimers about specifications, and being able to refer to specifications in a constructive way.

== Make the specifications concrete ==

The OSE specifications are an abstract set of requirements. The CEB Press is the first product that has reached the "1.0 release" level. Here's how the OSE specifications apply to the CEB Press, to make the specifications memorable to the non-abstract mind. If video travels around the CEB Press as an object, we could refine a good way to "tell the story of the specifications".

* Open source design: a set of wikipages, CAD files and videos (how it works, how it can be built) is available so any person can copy and use the documentation.
* Open business models for distributive economics: I don't know where this is being documented, appart from the actions of OSE itself.
* Lifetime: metal lasts a lifetime. A counter-example is tools made from wood.
* Modular:
* Scalable:
* Replicable:
* Design-for-disassembly:

* Integrated: the CEB Press can use the lifetrac to provide the soil, the powercube to provide the power.
* Product ecology:
* Complete community infrastructure: this is not seen at the tool level, but at the toolset level.

* New economy, new politics, new human relations emerge from the GVCS
* Iconoclastic solutions that they do not teach you in school
* Simplicity, transparency of design

== Provide counter-examples ==

Another way to bring the specifications into conversations would be to provide counter-examples, of course without mistreating the options at the other side of the fence. We just want to be very specific about "how OSE is different".

Examples:
* Tools that are made from wood do not "last a lifetime".

== Ways to assess comments and contributions ==

Could there be a neutral way to assess a comment or a contribution, so that we could say "modular +5" or "modular -5"?

CEB press shipping

2011-06-07T21:39:47Z

LucasG:

{{Category=CEB press}}

{{ToolTemplate|ToolName=CEB Press}}

When buying a CEB press from Open Farm Tech, you will have to add the cost of transport.

Package is 1600 lb in 3x3x6 foot box.

Example(s) of prices follow:
* Spain, Fed Ex freight. About 5300 euros (to be confirmed and detailed).

CEB press shipping

2011-06-07T21:38:35Z

LucasG: Created page with "When buying a CEB press from Open Farm Tech, you will have to add the cost of transport. Package is 1600 lb in 3x3x6 foot box. Example(s) of prices follow: * Spain, Fed Ex frei..."

When buying a CEB press from Open Farm Tech, you will have to add the cost of transport.

Package is 1600 lb in 3x3x6 foot box.

Example(s) of prices follow:
* Spain, Fed Ex freight. About 5300 euros (to be confirmed and detailed).

Buy CEB Press

2011-06-07T21:37:19Z

LucasG:

{{Category=CEB press}}

{{ToolTemplate|ToolName=CEB Press}}

We are selling fully-finished Liberators for $8000. Send an email to ''opensourceecology[at]gmail[dot]com'' if you are interested in buying one.

Also see [[CEB press shipping]].

FAQ

2011-05-08T12:57:02Z

LucasG: /* You say it's free yet you ask for money. How come? */

{{OrigLang}}
'''Frequently Asked Questions'''

==Open Source Ecology==

[[File:OSElogo2 sq.jpg|thumb]]
Our vision is very ambitious. We are hacking society.

We are building a set of machines for creating a self-sufficient modern life from low-grade, abundant local resources. Further, we hope to build the infrastructure to allow people to share the information needed to redesign, repair and re-imagine this set, to develop networks for sharing skills and raw materials, and to help each other perfect a vision of self-sufficient living.

We hope that having survival needs taken care of outside of the current order will give people the freedom to become deeper, more thoughtful, more creative human beings. By giving people a means to live a modern life that is closely connected to the land that sustains them, we hope to help them become careful stewards of the land. This way of life may change the game for human survival on this planet.

===Isn't this just revisiting the back to the land movement of the 1970s?===

It's more than that. How farms operate has changed dramatically since the 1970s. On most commercial farms, mechanization has increased steadily, while new seed, fertilizer, and irrigation technologies have increased production dramatically. There has also been significant research and development in both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biointensive biointensive] agricultural techniques and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture permaculture]. These techniques helped make intensive food production that improves soils and requires little to no ongoing input of resources possible for many small farms and communities. Some mechanization and technology is synergistic with these techniques in ways that maintain their ethos of ecological responsibility. Given this, there are many new possibilities for what a self-sufficient community can be.

The internet has also changed what a self-sufficient community can be. The internet makes it easy to share knowledge and collaborate on problems with people who are far away. This makes bazaar-style open-source software development possible, and it’s starting to have the same effect on hardware. Automated fabrication — computer numerical control — could make it possible to do a lot of machinery design and construction with less labor and less capital investment than was needed back in the 1970s.

Biointensive agriculture and permaculture are powered by design. It is now possible to share design development and improvement of agricultural systems in ways not possible before interconnectivity through the internet. We can develop a truly [[Open Source Permaculture|open source permaculture]]. OSE is also working to create [[RepLab]], a digital fabrication workshop. A functioning workshop could allow people to instantly share plans across the internet and produce machines and machine parts on a small scale in a short time frame.

Response adapted from a comment by Kragen Javier Sitaker on [http://hackaday.com/2010/11/18/global-village-construction-set/ | hackaday.com]

===Why use machines? Aren't traditional farming methods less wasteful and toxic?===

Why use machines? Time. Subsistence farming is exceptionally labor intensive. Modern tools bring the power to lessen labor burdens and increases quality of life substantially.

An integral part of our work is creating industrial processes that are fully in harmony with ecologically responsible living. We are pursuing completely closed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_ecology ecological industrial cycles], with which there is no waste. Right now we are building tools and machines to get us to this point. Developing the prototypes and first builds of the [[#Global Village Construction Set]] does require some industrial inputs from outside, along with their negative impacts. This a preliminary step needed to take us deeper into the process of creating a truly ecological approach to technologically modern self-sufficient living.

===Isn't mass production and specialization more efficient/better?===

[[File:Usbtoserial.jpg|thumb]]
Mass production can be far more efficient, and much of this efficiency is gained through the externalization of costs. There are a number of '''negative [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_externalities externalities]''' usually produced by business-as-usual production that are not factored into market cost:
*''Transportation:'' Taxpayers paying for roads are subsidizing distribution costs.
*''Pollution:'' Water, soil, air, and noise pollution cost everyone, most intensely the economically disadvantaged. It is often the case that when industrial pollution is tolerated, products cost less. It can be more efficient to avoid environmental remediation.
*''Worker alienation:'' Treating workers as valued contributors often runs counter to goals of efficiency.
*''Aggregation of wealth:'' Centralized production is especially conducive to centralization of wealth.
Certainly, some industries gain more efficiency through externalization of costs than others. It may be that mass production of some things will continue to be preferable, but what those things are remains to be seen. Open Source Ecology seeks to create technologies that do not rely on these negative externalities for efficiency. When these externalities are factored into efficiency calculations, one finds in many cases that it is more efficient for communities to produce their own goods, by a factor of 5-10. The implications for liberation are profound.

Further, greater efficiency can be undesirable. Increasingly efficient systems can become very reliant on a certain set of external conditions to allow them to function. In the rare event that a major shift were to occur, much of business-as-usual production could suddenly lose its ability to operate and would have to transform rapidly at great cost or perish. OSE is working to allow people to build '''resilient communities''' that are tied only to the land, allowing them to weather a wide variety of external changes.

===Doesn't this ignore the global trend of urbanization?===

In theory, this approach is modular and scalable to larger communities and greater population densities. The limit to population density arises from finite sunlight energy and limited resources. Sunlight energy is currently intensely underutilized, while using technological resources in a closed eco-technological cycle reduces resource inputs as it reduces waste. Food production at high population densities might not look much like traditional farming, but it does at least theoretically jive with what OSE is creating. Other implications of large-scale settlements need to be explored.

Our analysis indicates that about 200 people is the minimum needed to produce all the items present in modern civilization, including semiconductor and microelectronics fabrication up to the level of 1990s technology. The analysis involves assessing the range of the various material and product needs of civilization, along with the labor/machine/skill requirements for each product. Whether larger communities are desirable has yet to be seen.

==Global Village Construction Set==

[[File:Sparks 1.jpg|thumb|]]
We are building new machines by recombining existing technologies. The [[Global Village Construction Set]] is designed to become a fully integrated set of machines for creating a self-sufficient modern life from the resources of a small amount of land.

The plan for the GVCS has 3 levels, each taking the project a step farther away from reliance on outside inputs:
*'''Level 1:''' Building a set of machines as '''complete products''' using off-the-shelf components.
*'''Level 2:''' Building tools to build '''components''' for the machines of level 1.
*'''Level 3:''' Building machines and processes to introduce '''raw materials''' into an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_ecology ecological industrial cycle] to serve as materials for the components of level 2.

See a [[GVCS tools|summary]] of our current progress.

===Why not buy these tools and machines at my local store?===

Farm and construction implements bought in the current market are limited because their designs are the intellectual property of the companies that produce them. This results in low accountability. While higher quality, cheaper machines would fare better in a pure market system, the market system we're working our way out of is far from pure. This results in higher prices. Drastic cost reduction is a well-known feature of open source products. See a [[media:GVCS2.jpg|graph]] estimated price comparisons.
*Reasons proprietary technologies are more costly:
*#''Planned obsolescence:'' Companies routinely sell products with a limited useful life in order to maximize profits. When products wear out quickly, sales go up. The overall cost is much higher than the cost of buying one quality product.
*#''Competition through advertising:'' Rather than competing by reducing prices or increasing product quality, entire industries may set uniformly high prices while companies in that industry compete with each other through advertising only. The consumer loses.
*#''Regulated repair:'' Proprietary technologies require keeping users in the dark about machines' design and inner workings. Warranties discourage tinkering by requiring repair by licensed repair technicians. This repair can be very costly, and add greatly to the overall cost of the machine.
*Advantages of OSE technologies:
*#''Lifetime design:'' The technologies of the GVCS are designed to be easily taken apart and fixed. These simpler machines are built to last a lifetime.
*#''Collaborative development:'' We are also documenting our plans with open source licenses so that anyone may replicate our designs. Open source development can reduce design inefficiencies. More minds and hands devoted to a problem can lead to solutions for building at a lower cost, in less time, and with fewer resources.
*#''Design as a set:'' The GVCS is being developed with a modular design that greatly reduces waste. For example, one power source can be switched from machine to machine, saving the resources one would need to have a separate power source for each.
*#''Modification:'' Because the plans are open, the tools and machines can be remixed, tweaked, and built upon. They can be disassembled and combined into new creations, modified to function better in specific environments and for particular purposes, or added to for additional utility.
*#''Self-replication:'' The GVCS, once fully developed, is designed to be self-replicating. Buying into the development of this set could mean never having to buy a new implement again.

===Why didn't you choose (a different technology) for the GVCS?===

[[File:47 cebfab.jpg|thumb]]
The [[Global Village Construction Set]] is designed to be sufficient to provide the food, energy, housing, and technology needs of advanced civilization. We are choosing elements for the set that are:
*Proven technologies, requiring no new inventions
*The simplest possible that serve our goals
*In line with the [[OSE Specifications]]
Our choices are not set in stone. Along with developing and testing these tools and machines, we are beginning to use them to support ourselves. This is a tough test of their true effectiveness. If it becomes clear that a different technology would be better for achieving our goals, it will be included.

===All the important parts are made in China. How is this building self sufficiency?===

Open Source Ecology is working on building the machines of Global Village Construction Set in parallel with the tools needed to fabricate them. This project is in its early stages. The complete GVCS is designed with the capacity to fabricate all of the parts needed to make a copy of the whole set from raw materials. Going deeper, some technologies for extracting/refining raw materials for the set from abundant, low grade natural resources are in their planning stages. When the first set is complete, inputs of commercially manufactured components will no longer be required. Given, it will take a lot of work to get there. See the [[#Global Village Construction Set|levels of the GVCS]].

Early stages of the GVCS do require parts from China. Later stages will not, as the ability to build open source versions of those parts comes online. The project is using some of the products of global society to create the tools to subvert it, taking the harvest for the seed.

===Where can I find plans?===

Plans are currently found on multiple pages for each technology. Check the [[GVCS tools]] page and explore the categories in the 'other wiki articles' column to get quickest access to schematics, drawings, and plans.

===What kind of license are you using?===

A comprehensive licensing strategy is currently being developed. Check back later.

===Do these machines have any relevance in the third world? Aren't they too costly?===

The construction of the first GVCS, while cheaper than its commercial counterparts, is taking a significant amount of outside investment and resources. However, the set is designed to be self-replicable. This means that the cost of building subsequent sets will be much lower, a feature that may make the GVCS a feasible option for those living in poverty. A bigger hurdle is cultivating the skill sets needed to construct and maintain the GVCS. Innovative solutions are needed to facilitate a widespread adoption of the GVCS.

===Could I build a business around this?===

Yes. We encourage the use of an [http://www.extropia.com/tutorials/misc/opensourcebiz.html open source business model]. When people say Open Business Model, typically, people mean that the subject matter of a business model is open source. OSE goes a step further. We hope to foster the sharing not just of how to build a product, but how to market and sell it, how to organize effectively, and other important practices and processes. The business model itself is open source.

This means giving up advantages gained through proprietary information. A prospective business owner would have to accept total free enterprise, as open source plans eliminate barriers to entry for other players. In exchange, the prospective owner would gain the advantages of having a team of volunteer developers. We believe a proprietary effort can never be as effective as an open source effort because once a certain number of open source contributors are found, product quality begins to surpass anything possible with limited proprietary funding.

Open source businesses generally create revenue by offering services related to an open source project. For example, you might create a revenue stream through offering supplementary services around the GVCS, such as building the machines for others or using the machines to offer services to others. Open source business models for software can be seen in action, but these models have not been well explored in the realm of hardware development. The viability of such a project has yet to be proven.

===You say it's free yet you ask for money. How come?===
* In English, but not in other languages, "free" can mean both "freedom" and "zero money", and you need to look at the context to decide which meaning is being used in a given circumstance. The GVCS will be '''free in the sense of "freedom"''': anyone will be able to download our documentation and make copies of it. Anyone will be able to build machines without paying (us or anyone) for that right. If information is distributed in a DVD, a price may be charged for the medium and the work of making a copy, but the information is still free in terms of your freedom to use it and distribute it.
* Of course, we as '''developers''' need money to sustain our developement effort: if we work on a prototype for several weeks, we need to eat to stay alive, and we also need to buy parts, write documentation, and a variety of other tasks. That money comes from True Fans, from specific donations, and from our first sales.
* Later, when the machines are documented, ourselves and other people will take on a different role, not as developers (which is a one-time activity) but as '''makers''' (which happens once for every machine that's built for somebody else). If someone makes a machine for you, they can of course charge for their work, for the price of the parts, and get some reasonable profit - just like in any other sale in the world.
*A common phrase in the Open Source Movement compares Free Speech and Free Beer. Free speech means freedom. For beer, it does cost money to feed the inventor, and it does cost money to fill each glass. But you are free (as in freedom) to pass around the recipe.
* In short, we need some money to create free(dom) recipes. Once done, the recipes will be available to everyone at no cost. You'll be free(dom) to make the machines, and also free(dom) to pay for others to make the machines for you.

==How can I help the project?==

[[File:2729436038_6ec880d2c8_m.jpg‎|thumb|]]
We are looking for many kinds of help from people of all types, places, and skill sets. We're seeking donations of time, money, expertise and materials. We're also searching out contractors for some project development and grant writing tasks. Find out what you can do to [[get involved]] and keep this project moving forward.

==More questions?==

===Do I have to build it myself?===
===Don't most people lack the skills to build these, anyway?===
===What is distributed production and where does Open Source Ecology fit in?===

[[Category: Public Relations]]

FAQ

2011-05-07T22:25:24Z

LucasG: add 'You say it's free yet you ask for money. How come?'

{{OrigLang}}
'''Frequently Asked Questions'''

==Open Source Ecology==

[[File:OSElogo2 sq.jpg|thumb]]
Our vision is very ambitious. We are hacking society.

We are building a set of machines for creating a self-sufficient modern life from low-grade, abundant local resources. Further, we hope to build the infrastructure to allow people to share the information needed to redesign, repair and re-imagine this set, to develop networks for sharing skills and raw materials, and to help each other perfect a vision of self-sufficient living.

We hope that having survival needs taken care of outside of the current order will give people the freedom to become deeper, more thoughtful, more creative human beings. By giving people a means to live a modern life that is closely connected to the land that sustains them, we hope to help them become careful stewards of the land. This way of life may change the game for human survival on this planet.

===Isn't this just revisiting the back to the land movement of the 1970s?===

It's more than that. How farms operate has changed dramatically since the 1970s. On most commercial farms, mechanization has increased steadily, while new seed, fertilizer, and irrigation technologies have increased production dramatically. There has also been significant research and development in both [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biointensive biointensive] agricultural techniques and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture permaculture]. These techniques helped make intensive food production that improves soils and requires little to no ongoing input of resources possible for many small farms and communities. Some mechanization and technology is synergistic with these techniques in ways that maintain their ethos of ecological responsibility. Given this, there are many new possibilities for what a self-sufficient community can be.

The internet has also changed what a self-sufficient community can be. The internet makes it easy to share knowledge and collaborate on problems with people who are far away. This makes bazaar-style open-source software development possible, and it’s starting to have the same effect on hardware. Automated fabrication — computer numerical control — could make it possible to do a lot of machinery design and construction with less labor and less capital investment than was needed back in the 1970s.

Biointensive agriculture and permaculture are powered by design. It is now possible to share design development and improvement of agricultural systems in ways not possible before interconnectivity through the internet. We can develop a truly [[Open Source Permaculture|open source permaculture]]. OSE is also working to create [[RepLab]], a digital fabrication workshop. A functioning workshop could allow people to instantly share plans across the internet and produce machines and machine parts on a small scale in a short time frame.

Response adapted from a comment by Kragen Javier Sitaker on [http://hackaday.com/2010/11/18/global-village-construction-set/ | hackaday.com]

===Why use machines? Aren't traditional farming methods less wasteful and toxic?===

Why use machines? Time. Subsistence farming is exceptionally labor intensive. Modern tools bring the power to lessen labor burdens and increases quality of life substantially.

An integral part of our work is creating industrial processes that are fully in harmony with ecologically responsible living. We are pursuing completely closed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_ecology ecological industrial cycles], with which there is no waste. Right now we are building tools and machines to get us to this point. Developing the prototypes and first builds of the [[#Global Village Construction Set]] does require some industrial inputs from outside, along with their negative impacts. This a preliminary step needed to take us deeper into the process of creating a truly ecological approach to technologically modern self-sufficient living.

===Isn't mass production and specialization more efficient/better?===

[[File:Usbtoserial.jpg|thumb]]
Mass production can be far more efficient, and much of this efficiency is gained through the externalization of costs. There are a number of '''negative [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_externalities externalities]''' usually produced by business-as-usual production that are not factored into market cost:
*''Transportation:'' Taxpayers paying for roads are subsidizing distribution costs.
*''Pollution:'' Water, soil, air, and noise pollution cost everyone, most intensely the economically disadvantaged. It is often the case that when industrial pollution is tolerated, products cost less. It can be more efficient to avoid environmental remediation.
*''Worker alienation:'' Treating workers as valued contributors often runs counter to goals of efficiency.
*''Aggregation of wealth:'' Centralized production is especially conducive to centralization of wealth.
Certainly, some industries gain more efficiency through externalization of costs than others. It may be that mass production of some things will continue to be preferable, but what those things are remains to be seen. Open Source Ecology seeks to create technologies that do not rely on these negative externalities for efficiency. When these externalities are factored into efficiency calculations, one finds in many cases that it is more efficient for communities to produce their own goods, by a factor of 5-10. The implications for liberation are profound.

Further, greater efficiency can be undesirable. Increasingly efficient systems can become very reliant on a certain set of external conditions to allow them to function. In the rare event that a major shift were to occur, much of business-as-usual production could suddenly lose its ability to operate and would have to transform rapidly at great cost or perish. OSE is working to allow people to build '''resilient communities''' that are tied only to the land, allowing them to weather a wide variety of external changes.

===Doesn't this ignore the global trend of urbanization?===

In theory, this approach is modular and scalable to larger communities and greater population densities. The limit to population density arises from finite sunlight energy and limited resources. Sunlight energy is currently intensely underutilized, while using technological resources in a closed eco-technological cycle reduces resource inputs as it reduces waste. Food production at high population densities might not look much like traditional farming, but it does at least theoretically jive with what OSE is creating. Other implications of large-scale settlements need to be explored.

Our analysis indicates that about 200 people is the minimum needed to produce all the items present in modern civilization, including semiconductor and microelectronics fabrication up to the level of 1990s technology. The analysis involves assessing the range of the various material and product needs of civilization, along with the labor/machine/skill requirements for each product. Whether larger communities are desirable has yet to be seen.

==Global Village Construction Set==

[[File:Sparks 1.jpg|thumb|]]
We are building new machines by recombining existing technologies. The [[Global Village Construction Set]] is designed to become a fully integrated set of machines for creating a self-sufficient modern life from the resources of a small amount of land.

The plan for the GVCS has 3 levels, each taking the project a step farther away from reliance on outside inputs:
*'''Level 1:''' Building a set of machines as '''complete products''' using off-the-shelf components.
*'''Level 2:''' Building tools to build '''components''' for the machines of level 1.
*'''Level 3:''' Building machines and processes to introduce '''raw materials''' into an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_ecology ecological industrial cycle] to serve as materials for the components of level 2.

See a [[GVCS tools|summary]] of our current progress.

===Why not buy these tools and machines at my local store?===

Farm and construction implements bought in the current market are limited because their designs are the intellectual property of the companies that produce them. This results in low accountability. While higher quality, cheaper machines would fare better in a pure market system, the market system we're working our way out of is far from pure. This results in higher prices. Drastic cost reduction is a well-known feature of open source products. See a [[media:GVCS2.jpg|graph]] estimated price comparisons.
*Reasons proprietary technologies are more costly:
*#''Planned obsolescence:'' Companies routinely sell products with a limited useful life in order to maximize profits. When products wear out quickly, sales go up. The overall cost is much higher than the cost of buying one quality product.
*#''Competition through advertising:'' Rather than competing by reducing prices or increasing product quality, entire industries may set uniformly high prices while companies in that industry compete with each other through advertising only. The consumer loses.
*#''Regulated repair:'' Proprietary technologies require keeping users in the dark about machines' design and inner workings. Warranties discourage tinkering by requiring repair by licensed repair technicians. This repair can be very costly, and add greatly to the overall cost of the machine.
*Advantages of OSE technologies:
*#''Lifetime design:'' The technologies of the GVCS are designed to be easily taken apart and fixed. These simpler machines are built to last a lifetime.
*#''Collaborative development:'' We are also documenting our plans with open source licenses so that anyone may replicate our designs. Open source development can reduce design inefficiencies. More minds and hands devoted to a problem can lead to solutions for building at a lower cost, in less time, and with fewer resources.
*#''Design as a set:'' The GVCS is being developed with a modular design that greatly reduces waste. For example, one power source can be switched from machine to machine, saving the resources one would need to have a separate power source for each.
*#''Modification:'' Because the plans are open, the tools and machines can be remixed, tweaked, and built upon. They can be disassembled and combined into new creations, modified to function better in specific environments and for particular purposes, or added to for additional utility.
*#''Self-replication:'' The GVCS, once fully developed, is designed to be self-replicating. Buying into the development of this set could mean never having to buy a new implement again.

===Why didn't you choose (a different technology) for the GVCS?===

[[File:47 cebfab.jpg|thumb]]
The [[Global Village Construction Set]] is designed to be sufficient to provide the food, energy, housing, and technology needs of advanced civilization. We are choosing elements for the set that are:
*Proven technologies, requiring no new inventions
*The simplest possible that serve our goals
*In line with the [[OSE Specifications]]
Our choices are not set in stone. Along with developing and testing these tools and machines, we are beginning to use them to support ourselves. This is a tough test of their true effectiveness. If it becomes clear that a different technology would be better for achieving our goals, it will be included.

===All the important parts are made in China. How is this building self sufficiency?===

Open Source Ecology is working on building the machines of Global Village Construction Set in parallel with the tools needed to fabricate them. This project is in its early stages. The complete GVCS is designed with the capacity to fabricate all of the parts needed to make a copy of the whole set from raw materials. Going deeper, some technologies for extracting/refining raw materials for the set from abundant, low grade natural resources are in their planning stages. When the first set is complete, inputs of commercially manufactured components will no longer be required. Given, it will take a lot of work to get there. See the [[#Global Village Construction Set|levels of the GVCS]].

Early stages of the GVCS do require parts from China. Later stages will not, as the ability to build open source versions of those parts comes online. The project is using some of the products of global society to create the tools to subvert it, taking the harvest for the seed.

===Where can I find plans?===

Plans are currently found on multiple pages for each technology. Check the [[GVCS tools]] page and explore the categories in the 'other wiki articles' column to get quickest access to schematics, drawings, and plans.

===What kind of license are you using?===

A comprehensive licensing strategy is currently being developed. Check back later.

===Do these machines have any relevance in the third world? Aren't they too costly?===

The construction of the first GVCS, while cheaper than its commercial counterparts, is taking a significant amount of outside investment and resources. However, the set is designed to be self-replicable. This means that the cost of building subsequent sets will be much lower, a feature that may make the GVCS a feasible option for those living in poverty. A bigger hurdle is cultivating the skill sets needed to construct and maintain the GVCS. Innovative solutions are needed to facilitate a widespread adoption of the GVCS.

===Could I build a business around this?===

Yes. We encourage the use of an [http://www.extropia.com/tutorials/misc/opensourcebiz.html open source business model]. When people say Open Business Model, typically, people mean that the subject matter of a business model is open source. OSE goes a step further. We hope to foster the sharing not just of how to build a product, but how to market and sell it, how to organize effectively, and other important practices and processes. The business model itself is open source.

This means giving up advantages gained through proprietary information. A prospective business owner would have to accept total free enterprise, as open source plans eliminate barriers to entry for other players. In exchange, the prospective owner would gain the advantages of having a team of volunteer developers. We believe a proprietary effort can never be as effective as an open source effort because once a certain number of open source contributors are found, product quality begins to surpass anything possible with limited proprietary funding.

Open source businesses generally create revenue by offering services related to an open source project. For example, you might create a revenue stream through offering supplementary services around the GVCS, such as building the machines for others or using the machines to offer services to others. Open source business models for software can be seen in action, but these models have not been well explored in the realm of hardware development. The viability of such a project has yet to be proven.

===You say it's free yet you ask for money. How come?===
* In English, but not in other languages, "free" can mean both "freedom" and "zero money", and you need to look at the context to decide which meaning is being used in a given circumstance. The GVCS will be '''free in the sense of "freedom"''': anyone will be able to download our documentation and make copies of it. Anyone will be able to build machines without paying (us or anyone) for that right. If information is distributed in a DVD, a price may be charged for the medium and the work of making a copy, but the information is still free in terms of your freedom to use it and distribute it.
* Of course, we as '''developers''' need money to sustain our developement effort: if we work on a prototype for several weeks, we need to eat to stay alive, and we also need to buy parts, write documentation, and a variety of other tasks. That money comes from True Fans, from specific donations, and from our first sales.
* Later, when the machines are documented, ourselves and other people will take on a different role, not as developers (which is a one-time activity) but as '''makers''' (which happens once for every machine that's built for somebody else). If someone makes a machine for you, they can of course charge for their work, for the price of the parts, and get some reasonable profit - just like in any other sale in the world.

==How can I help the project?==

[[File:2729436038_6ec880d2c8_m.jpg‎|thumb|]]
We are looking for many kinds of help from people of all types, places, and skill sets. We're seeking donations of time, money, expertise and materials. We're also searching out contractors for some project development and grant writing tasks. Find out what you can do to [[get involved]] and keep this project moving forward.

==More questions?==

===Do I have to build it myself?===
===Don't most people lack the skills to build these, anyway?===
===What is distributed production and where does Open Source Ecology fit in?===

[[Category: Public Relations]]

Translation

2011-05-06T07:56:11Z

LucasG: translation comments

== How to use this page ==

* Please include yourself in the Team.
* Then look at some of the Priorities and work on that.
* In order to work you need [[Wiki_instructions#Logging_In|an account at the wiki]].
* Please follow the [[#Page_Title_Conventions|Conventions on naming pages]].
* [[Special:WantedPages]] could be useful in looking for articles that have not yet been translated.

== People ==

=== Team ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ Team
|-
! scope="col" | Who
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Comments
|-
| [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] || Spanish || x
|-
| Alexandra Saxton || Spanish || x
|-
| [[User:Yoques|Yoques]] || Spanish || x
|-
| [[Elifarley Cruz]] || Portuguese || x
|-
| [[User:EtienneD|Etienne D]] || French || x
|-
| [[User:Sourinux|Sourinux]] || French || x
|-
| [[User:Nipsky|Nipsky]] || German || x
|-
| [[User:Knut Brekken|Knut Brekken]] || Norwegian || x
|-
| Add yourself as a copy of this entry || With your language || x
|}

=== Other ways to help with translations ===

We can see it as a grid: some are interested in lines (one language), some in rows (some domain), some in cells (a specific page for a specific language):
* Some will want to be part of the Team (see above).
* Some will be interested in in some specific page for a specific language, not in translations in general.
* In time, some may even be interested in curating domain dictionaries ("shaft" is not a word I normally use so I don't know what it is in Spanish).

We'll find out as we grow.

== Tools and advice ==

* http://universalsubtitles.org/ - useful for subtitles, used at (example), now accepts vimeo too.
* http://piratepad.net - useful for cooperative transcription, with chat window on the side.
* [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/ Google Translator Toolkit] - Probably better than piratepad for cooperative (and machine-assisted) translations. Accepted formats include:
** URL of a file on the web
** URL of a Wikipedia article
** URL of a Knol article
** AdWords Editor Archive (.aea)
** HTML (.html)
** Microsoft Word (.doc)
** OpenDocument (.odt)
** Text (.txt)
** Rich Text (.rtf)
** SubRip (.srt)
** SubViewer (.sub)
* [http://www.tsf-twb.org/ Translators Without Borders]
* http://www.acclaro.com/white-papers/translating-user-assistance-content

== Wiki Translation ==
===Page Title Convention===
We will use the convention described at [http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Multilingual_Wiki The Document Foundation Wiki], that is, we should create [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Subpages subpages] with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes ISO 639-1] code (2-letter language code). See this example:

* Original page: [[Main Page]]
* French translation: Main Page/'''[[Main Page/fr|fr]]'''
* Portuguese translation: Main Page/'''[[Main Page/pt|pt]]'''

''(If you take a look at the top of the translated pages, you'll notice that the links to the various language codes are not properly formatted. Can you help fix this?)''

===Basics rules to create your pages===
* The name of the translated article ''My Page'' will be ''My Page''/'''xx''', where '''xx''' is the ''ISO code'' of the language in '''lower case'''.
* Always insert [[Template:OrigLang|'''<nowiki>{{OrigLang}}</nowiki>''']] at the top of the '''original ''English'' page'''. It will automatically display the links to all language versions of this page.
* Always insert [[Template:Lang|'''<nowiki>{{Lang|Translated Title}}</nowiki>''']] at the top of the '''''translated'' page''', which will automatically display the links to all other language versions of this page.
** ''Don't forget to replace '''Translated Title''' with the proper translation of the article title.''
* Make sure you are working on the new article and don't accidentally translate the original one.
* It will automatically add the language category to the pages.
* Look up difficult terms to translate in the [[:Category: Glossary|glossaries]], and add new terms as appropriate to help the others.

{{Tip|Translating Templates|
If you're translating a '''template''', please enclose the tags ('''<nowiki>{{OrigLang}}</nowiki>''' or '''<nowiki>{{Lang|Translated Title}}</nowiki>''') inside a '''noinclude''' node, like this: '''<nowiki><noinclude>{{Lang|Translated Title}}</noinclude></nowiki>'''
}}

=== Wiki Translation Priorities ===

# [[Main Page]]
## [[Template: Featured Page]]
## [[Template: True Fan]]
## [[Template: GVCS List]]
# [[Crash Course]]
# [[Get involved]]
# [[FAQ]]
# [[Evolve to freedom]]
# [[Donate]]
# [[Contact us]]
# [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/03/open-source-micro-factory/ Open Source Micro Factory]:
## Español: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gb62z9vbb4 es: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
## Português: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gb0zhee7ls pt: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
## Français: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gavq2fkxz4 fr: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
## Russian: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gdbixy0uf4 ru: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
# '''All pages in [[:Category: EN]]'''
#...

=== Questions and suggestions to improve the process ===

The following are suggestions from translators. They can be explored to streamline the process further for the next translations.

* Wikipedia shows translations of this page in the left column. But I don't know if normal users are allowed into editing the left column. The default is leaving a menu of languages at the top of the page.
* Is it possible to tag a translation as "synchronised with English as of today", so that if the main page in English changes, translators will be aware that the translation needs to be updated too? There's probably some kind of script that can at least run through headings and see that there have or haven't been major changes to the structure of the page.
* Translators read almost as carefully as implementers, or sometimes even more carefully, and both may detect:
** Ways to translate something better. These comments should go in the "discussion" page of the translated page.
** Ambiguities, lack of clarity, unnecessary complexity in wording or phrasing. These comments belong in the "discussion" page of the original page in English, because once they are solved they benefit both the original and the translations. An extra benefit of writing clearly (and feedback adds to this) is that automatic translation engines will probably produce better results.
** Links to both "discussion" pages should probably become a standard, with standard phrasing such as "comments about the translation" and "comments about the English page", or better.

== Video Translation ==

* There's some work done already.
* See [[Video translation]]
* ...

''(Have you noticed we now have '''ELEVEN translations''' for the main video at the front page? IIRC, we initially translated to Portuguese, Spanish and Italian only. Now, we also have '''Czech, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish and Traditional Chinese'''. THANK YOU ALL who have contributed!)''

=== Video Translation Priorities ===

[[Category: Translation]]

User:LucasG

2011-05-05T14:04:13Z

LucasG:

http://www.appropedia.org/index.php?title=User:LucasG (Information at Appropedia.)

http://www.twitter.com/lucasgonzalez

http://imagina-canarias.blogspot.com (Blog in Spanish.)

[[Lucas_Gonzalez]] (Team Culturing Information.)

Translation

2011-05-04T18:07:13Z

LucasG:

== How to use this page ==

* Please include yourself in the Team.
* Then look at some of the Priorities and work on that.
* In order to work you need an account at the wiki.
* Please follow the Conventions on naming pages.

== People ==

=== Team ===

* [[User:LucasG|LucasG]], Alexandra Saxton - Spanish
* [[Elifarley Cruz]] - Portuguese
* [[User:EtienneD|Etienne D]], [[User:Sourinux|Sourinux]] - French
* [[User:Nipsky|Nipsky]] - German
* ...

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ Team
|-
! scope="col" | Who
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Comments
|-
| [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] || Spanish || x
|-
| Alexandra Saxton || Spanish || x
|-
| [[Elifarley Cruz]] || Portuguese || x
|-
| [[User:EtienneD|Etienne D]] || French || x
|-
| [[User:Nipsky|Nipsky]] || German || x
|-
| Add yourself as a copy of this entry || With your language || x
|}

=== Other ways to help with translations ===

We can see it as a grid: some are interested in lines (one language), some in rows (some domain), some in cells (a specific page for a specific language):
* Some will want to be part of the Team (see above).
* Some will be interested in in some specific page for a specific language, not in translations in general.
* In time, some may even be interested in curating domain dictionaries ("shaft" is not a word I normally use so I don't know what it is in Spanish).

We'll find out as we grow.

== Tools and advice ==

* http://universalsubtitles.org/ - useful for subtitles, used at (example), now accepts vimeo too.
* http://piratepad.net - useful for cooperative transcription, with chat window on the side.
* [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/ Google Translator Toolkit] - Probably better than piratepad for cooperative (and machine-assisted) translations. Accepted formats include:
** URL of a file on the web
** URL of a Wikipedia article
** URL of a Knol article
** AdWords Editor Archive (.aea)
** HTML (.html)
** Microsoft Word (.doc)
** OpenDocument (.odt)
** Text (.txt)
** Rich Text (.rtf)
** SubRip (.srt)
** SubViewer (.sub)
* [http://www.tsf-twb.org/ Translators Without Borders]
* http://www.acclaro.com/white-papers/translating-user-assistance-content

== Wiki Translation ==
===Page Title Convention===
We will use the convention described at [http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Multilingual_Wiki The Document Foundation Wiki], that is, we should create [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Subpages subpages] with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes ISO 639-1] code (2-letter language code). See this example:

* Original page: [[Main Page]]
* French translation: Main Page/'''[[Main Page/fr|fr]]'''
* Portuguese translation: Main Page/'''[[Main Page/pt|pt]]'''

''(If you take a look at the top of the translated pages, you'll notice that the links to the various language codes are not properly formatted. Can you help fix this?)''

===Basics rules to create your pages===
* The name of the translated article ''My Page'' will be ''My Page''/'''xx''', where '''xx''' is the ''ISO code'' of the language in '''lower case'''.
* Always add [[Template:OrigLang|'''<nowiki>{{OrigLang}}</nowiki>''']] to the '''original English page'''. It will display the links to all language versions of this page.
* Always add [[Template:Lang|'''<nowiki>{{Lang|Translated Title}}</nowiki>''']] to a '''translated page''', which will display the links to all other language versions of this page.
** Don't forget to replace ''Translated Title'' with the proper translation of the article title.
* Make sure you are working on the new article and don't accidentally translate the original one.
* It will automatically add the language category to the pages.

=== Wiki Translation Priorities ===

# [[Main Page]]
# [[Template: Featured Page]]
# [[Template:True Fan]]
# [[Template: GVCS List]]
# [[Crash Course]]
# [[Get Involved]]
# [[FAQ]]
# [[Evolve to freedom]]
# [[Donate]]
# [[Contact us]]
# [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/03/open-source-micro-factory/ Open Source Micro Factory]:
## Español: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gb62z9vbb4 es: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
## Português: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gb0zhee7ls pt: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
## Français: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gavq2fkxz4 fr: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
## Russian: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gdbixy0uf4 ru: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
#...

== Video Translation ==

* There's some work done already.
* See [[Video translation]]
* ...

''(Have you noticed we now have '''ELEVEN translations''' for the main video at the front page? IIRC, we initially translated to Portuguese, Spanish and Italian only. Now, we also have '''Czech, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish and Traditional Chinese'''. THANK YOU ALL who have contributed!)''

=== Video Translation Priorities ===

[[Category: Translation]]

Translation

2011-05-04T18:01:38Z

LucasG:

== People ==

=== Team ===

* [[User:LucasG|LucasG]], Alexandra Saxton - Spanish
* [[Elifarley Cruz]] - Portuguese
* [[User:EtienneD|Etienne D]], [[User:Sourinux|Sourinux]] - French
* [[User:Nipsky|Nipsky]] - German
* ...

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
|+ Team
|-
! scope="col" | Who
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Comments
|-
| [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] || Spanish || x
|-
| Alexandra Saxton || Spanish || x
|-
| [[Elifarley Cruz]] || Portuguese || x
|-
| [[User:EtienneD|Etienne D]] || French || x
|-
| [[User:Nipsky|Nipsky]] || German || x
|-
| Add yourself as a copy of this entry || With your language || x
|}

=== Other ways to help with translations ===

We can see it as a grid: some are interested in lines (one language), some in rows (some domain), some in cells (a specific page for a specific language):
* Some will want to be part of the Team (see above).
* Some will be interested in in some specific page for a specific language, not in translations in general.
* In time, some may even be interested in curating domain dictionaries ("shaft" is not a word I normally use so I don't know what it is in Spanish).

We'll find out as we grow.

== Tools ==

* http://universalsubtitles.org/ - useful for subtitles, used at (example), now accepts vimeo too.
* http://piratepad.net - useful for cooperative transcription, with chat window on the side.
* [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/ Google Translator Toolkit] - Probably better than piratepad for cooperative (and machine-assisted) translations. Accepted formats include:
** URL of a file on the web
** URL of a Wikipedia article
** URL of a Knol article
** AdWords Editor Archive (.aea)
** HTML (.html)
** Microsoft Word (.doc)
** OpenDocument (.odt)
** Text (.txt)
** Rich Text (.rtf)
** SubRip (.srt)
** SubViewer (.sub)
* [http://www.tsf-twb.org/ Translators Without Borders]
* ...

== Advice ==

* http://www.acclaro.com/white-papers/translating-user-assistance-content

== Wiki Translation ==
===Page Title Convention===
We will use the convention described at [http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Multilingual_Wiki The Document Foundation Wiki], that is, we should create [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Subpages subpages] with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes ISO 639-1] code (2-letter language code). See this example:

* Original page: [[Main Page]]
* French translation: Main Page/'''[[Main Page/fr|fr]]'''
* Portuguese translation: Main Page/'''[[Main Page/pt|pt]]'''

''(If you take a look at the top of the translated pages, you'll notice that the links to the various language codes are not properly formatted. Can you help fix this?)''

===Basics rules to create your pages===
* The name of the translated article ''My Page'' will be ''My Page''/'''xx''', where '''xx''' is the ''ISO code'' of the language in '''lower case'''.
* Always add [[Template:OrigLang|'''<nowiki>{{OrigLang}}</nowiki>''']] to the '''original English page'''. It will display the links to all language versions of this page.
* Always add [[Template:Lang|'''<nowiki>{{Lang|Translated Title}}</nowiki>''']] to a '''translated page''', which will display the links to all other language versions of this page.
** Don't forget to replace ''Translated Title'' with the proper translation of the article title.
* Make sure you are working on the new article and don't accidentally translate the original one.
* It will automatically add the language category to the pages.

== Wiki Priorities ==

# [[Main Page]]
# [[Template: Featured Page]]
# [[Template:True Fan]]
# [[Template: GVCS List]]
# [[Crash Course]]
# [[Get Involved]]
# [[FAQ]]
# [[Evolve to freedom]]
# [[Donate]]
# [[Contact us]]
# [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/2011/03/open-source-micro-factory/ Open Source Micro Factory]:
## Español: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gb62z9vbb4 es: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
## Português: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gb0zhee7ls pt: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
## Français: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gavq2fkxz4 fr: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
## Russian: [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/workbench?did=00002gdbixy0uf4 ru: blog - Open Source Micro Factory]
#...

== Video Translation ==

* There's some work done already.
* See [[Video translation]]
* ...

''(Have you noticed we now have '''ELEVEN translations''' for the main video at the front page? IIRC, we initially translated to Portuguese, Spanish and Italian only. Now, we also have '''Czech, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish and Traditional Chinese'''. THANK YOU ALL who have contributed!)''

[[Category: Translation]]

Financial Times Germany Interview

2011-04-14T06:41:47Z

LucasG: format

''How many people are currently involved with the whole OSE project and what are they working on? How many are living on the FEF and what are their main responsibilities?''

Hundreds worldwide, 2 on-site

''I read that sometime last year, you operated with a monthly budget of around 1500 $. Has that improved this year? ''

$3000 in donations

''Who are your major contributors?''

True Fans - see True Fans and subscribe yourself:)

''How many True Fans support you?''

249

''How far along are you on your way to collect the 2.4 Mio. $ for developing the whole GVCS?''

Organized the nonprofit branch of OSE and are starting on resource development

''What do you currently “need” most (in terms of personnel, funding, raw materials)?''

PEOPLE - qualified subject matter experts who can deliver to OSE Specifications

''Could you tell me a bit about an “average” day on FEF?''

Wake up, meditate, network - mostly global conference calls with developers; do design and CAD work, develop projects in workshop, tend orchard and chickens; fix broken eqiupment (non-open source stuff that we aren't really in control of)

''Do you spend more time on delevoping the GVCS or on more basic farm-work like planting?''

Varies with the season from 0-100%; most of the time it's 95% GVCS, 5% farming

''Or do you currently spend most of the time putting the word out about OSE? ''

50% GVCS Dev, 40% workshop, 10% publicity

''How has the response to price/quality/durability of your equipment been with those you already purchased the CEB press, the tractor and the soil pulverizer? ''

Our production run is not complete, and nobody else is using the equipment. See last blog post.

''Which tools for the GVCS are you working on right now? ''

CNC Torch Table

''Which is the next one to be fully released?''

Tractor, Pulverizer

''What are its development and production costs?''

Typical budget is $50k for a full product release.

''What would you say are the major practical/emotional/intellectual prerequisites for anyone wishing to join either your project or wanting to set up his/her own along the OSE-ideas?''

The major obstacle is to get off a dependence mindset to take on a high level of responsibility for one's existence in the world.

''Do you perceive it as a truly open source project or do you view yourself as the trailblazer, developing ideas others can adopt? ''

Both

''Can you elaborate on the economic/social/political objectives of OSE?''

Post-scarcity world where material security is a basic human right

''Have they evolved since you started out in 2007?''

Since 2007, we learned that to create new civilization, we need to start with open sourcing of modern tools of industrial productivity.

''How has work on-the-ground changed your expectations? ''

It has only deepend my understanding that the proposition is completely feasible.

''How would you describe your own political/social/economic views?''

Apolitical post-scarcity viewpoint.

''Are there any theorists/activists/politicians that you view as role models and how have they influenced you?''

Gandhi, M. J. Piore (Second Industrial Divide), Buckminster Fuller, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X

''You’ve described the GVCS as a “Lego set” for developing communities, but it is obviously far more advanced and much harder to assemble than Lego, from what I understand. How much time and money would it take your “average” citizen without a background in engineering, welding etc. to learn and apply all the necessary skill?''

2 years immersion training with augmented reality assist

''You’ve been described as a “real world Farmville” or “suburban kids playing farmers”, implying that what you are doing is basically a nice way to waste time for bored people living in industrialized countries and wanting to try something new. Do you think that what you’re doing is also applicable to truly needy rural African or Asian communities wanting to escape their economic constraints?''

We are just opensourcing tools of significant economic value. The applications are everywhere soil, sunlight, water, and rocks can be found.

''I find it hard to imagine a Chinese peasant profiting from what you are offering, given that he most likely neither has a computer nor the skills and materials required for the GVCS. Isn’t your approach too dependent on the achievements of a technologically very advanced civilization? ''

Yes.

''and therefore a way of changing society that most humans can neither afford nor even conceive of?''

They can change only if they open up their mind and learn something new.

''Do you feel that there is growing concern about the current production system in the US and worldwide and that your project can (or already does) contribute to changing that?''

The current production system based on artificial scarcity is obsolete. The open source economy is the next multi-trillion dollar industry.

''From what I read, OSE is a very, very ambitious project with a really big scope. Why did you decide to put forward a project this size and with this ambition? ''

The main reason is that you have to create a complete set, which frees one from dependence on the antiquated, mainstream industrial system. If this is not done, then dependence on factors beyond one's control is likely to derail the operation.

''Wouldn’t it have been easier to start out with, let’s say, just two or three open-source-tools and a smaller independent community as your goal?''

Working in a piecemeal fashion is neither practical, nor does it provide the inspiration for the world to support such an effort.

''Don’t you fear that the greater the ambition, the greater the disappointment amongst your followers (and maybe your own?) when everything’s not going according to plan?''

Everyone is responsible for their own mindset.

''In general, do you think that the project is on track and that you can keep the deadlines you’ve set yourself? ''

Yes. It is also highly nonlinear.

''What would have to happen for you to abandon the project altogether – or is that not an option?''

Not an option.

''Thanks so much, and consider subscribing or donating if you think this is worth your time. For a recent feed, see [[Forbes]] .''

[[Category:Interviews]]

Lucas Gonzalez

2011-04-06T23:21:11Z

LucasG: /* WHO are you? */

[[Image:Lucas.JPG|thumb|Lucas González]]
==Team Culturing Information==

==='''WHO''' are you?===
*Name/Nationality/Ethnicity - Lucas Gonzalez Santa Cruz, Spanish
*Location – what is your city and country? - Tenerife, Canary Islands - Spain
*Contact Information – ''L name DOT G surname DOT sc''@gmail.com, Skype: best if you email, I seldom use skype
*Introductory Video-
*Resume/CV – Public health practitioner, MD & PhD. For some projects see [http://www.appropedia.org/User:LucasG here]
*Hobbies and Pastimes- [http://www.archive.org/details/UpTheDarkMountainWeGo guitar]

==='''WHY''' are you motivated to support/develop this work?===
*''Do you endorse open source culture?''
Of course. Member of http://www.gulic.org Involved in http://www.openideaproject.org and later in http://www.ms.lt and http://www.globalswadeshi.net

*''Why are you interested in this work?''
First heard about Marcin at Minciu Sodas http://www.ms.lt Took me a long time to understand the ideas behind the GVCS. My take is best summarised in the True Fans page. Basically, make globalisation (and damaging the planet etc) an option.

** More details: ''I support OSE because both the model and the elements add some important missing pieces to what I perceive is going on.''
** ''I think it's important to have local possibilities for water, food and energy everywhere. Not just at the household level but more importantly at the village or more aggregated levels. Even if you end up buying stuff from elsewhere, it's best if that happens by choice, not by necessity. It was not by choice when things were local by default and it's not by choice now that things are global by default.''
** ''The whole process of open sharing of ideas, processes, know-how is intriguing and, at the very least, extremely fun to watch. (I really wish I had more time to join in myself, but I'm doing things that need doing. So I translate, tell others, and chip in with a little cash, less than what others spend in smoking. My choice.)''
** ''I'm particularly interested in some items for specific locations. Energy for water in sunny places is a must. Shelter and water collection systems. You name it.''
** ''Do we really know how far and how fast this can go? I think there's bound to be a catalitic process so that more and more technologies will come out openly, in an exciting incarnation of the Stone Soup story. So I want to help keep the fire going.''
** ''It really looks like this can be done, should be done, will be done in 2 years. Less than 2 years now. The whole world now has a sense of urgency, I feel. I'd like to see what we can do after this. But the time is ripe for this, now.''
** ''It's interesting to note how open content gives us a sense of ownership. Many have felt that with software. I want to see that with hardware.''

*''Are you interested in teaching about the GVCS?''
Yes.

*Are you interested in economic relocalization possibilities arising from the GVCS?
Yes. Not personally in the short term, but yes.

*''Do you want to use the GVCS technologies yourself? Do you want to build them yourself?''
At the very least I'd like to see them tested locally. I want to see them as a real option.

*''Are you interested in starting up enterprise using the GVCS technologies? Are you interested in having the GVCS technologies fabricated by your local custom fabricator?''
I'm interested in helping that happen in the Canaries, if someone with the muscle wants to do it.

*''Are you interested in applying the GVCS to third world development? To redevelopment of crisis areas? To development of derelict areas in the developed world?''
Yes, with the limitations of working from the distance.

*''Are you interested in starting up Industry 2.0 flexible fabrication enterprises for your local community, by drawing from a global repository of freely down-loadable designs and fabricating using open source fabrication equipment?''
I'd like to help if there's local interest.

*''Are you interested in the potential of the GVCS for developing local food systems?''
Yes! In the world I'd like to see, food and water and energy, the basic percentage of each, should be fun-and-local wherever posible. The rest is negotiable.

*''Are you interested in doing academic studies/papers, publishing books, or doing other analysis of our efforts?''
No. I might be able to lend a rusty hand with study design if need be.

*''Are you interested in financial investment opportunities arising from our work?''
No.

*''Are you interested in the distributive economic aspects of our work, and if so, how do you see this playing out?''
Yes. People being able to take meaningful production into their own hands, leaving as much time as possible for whatever people want to do. That's part of the promise I'm interested in exploring.

*''Are you interested in building renewable energy production facilities based on open hardware (solar concentrator electric, wind, biomass power)? Are you interested in building resilient communities based on access to the GVCS?''
I'd like to act as a facilitator for those with muscle and interest.

*Are you interested in creating a bug-out hut using GVCS technologies?
You mean survivalist-type or hermit-type? Nope.

*''How do you think that the GVCS can help alleviate the instabilities of global monetary systems?
How do you think that the GVCS can address issues related to resource conflicts?
How do you think that the GVCS can address issues of overpopulation?
How do you think that the GVCS can address issues of resource depletion and environmental degradation?''

Not sure about any of that. I think it has a lot to do with "optional globalisation" and "6-ways-to-die kind of poverty".

==='''WHAT'''===
*''What have you already contributed to the OSE project? (technical contributions, blogging about us, financial support, organizing events, translations, interviews, video editing, publications, publicity work, behind-the-scenes work, CAD work, wiki contributions, computer support, etc)''

[http://openfarmtech.org/wiki/Translation Translations] and [http://imagina-canarias.blogspot.com/search/label/open%20farm%20tech blog entries in Spanish]. Some minor edits in the wiki.

==='''HOW''' can you help?===

*''How are you interested in contributing to the work of GVCS development?''
Helping out with translations, with contacting people who speak Spanish, and perhaps performing presentations locally.

*''Can you volunteer to work with us, and if so, how many hours per week?''
Maybe 2 hours per week, but it depends on needs. Much of my interest in translations applies to othe projects, so it's difficult to measure.

*''Are you interested in working with us for pay? If so, what services can you offer, and what is your hourly or per-project rate?''
*''Are you interested in purchasing equipment from us to help bootstrap development?''
*''Are you interested in bidding for consulting/design/prototyping work?''
Not right now.

*''Are you a True Fan? If not, why not?''
Yep.

*''Would you like to see yourself working with us on a full-time basis?''
No.

*''Are you interested in using the technologies that we are developing directly?''
I don't see it happening soon.

*''Are you interested in being part of the world's first, open source, resilient community? The GVCS is the preparatory step for the OSE Village Experiment – a 2 year, immersion experiment (2013-2014) for testing whether a real, thriving, modern-day prototype community of 200 people can be built on 200 acres using local resources and open access to information? We are looking for approximately 200 people to fill a diverse array of roles, according to the Social Contract that is being developed. This may be the boldest social experiment on earth - a pioneering community whose goal is to extend the index of possibilities regarding harmonious existence of humans, ecology, and technology – as a beacon of light to benefit of all people on Earth.
''
I'd like to help make it happen in my islands if someone has the muscle and the interest.

===Other===

*

[[Category:Team Culturing]]

Lucas Gonzalez

2011-04-01T17:12:05Z

LucasG: /* WHY are you motivated to support/develop this work? */ added text from true fans page

[[Image:Lucas.JPG|thumb|Lucas González]]
==Team Culturing Information==

==='''WHO''' are you?===
*Name/Nationality/Ethnicity - Lucas Gonzalez Santa Cruz, Spanish
*Location – what is your city and country? - Tenerife, Canary Islands - Spain
*Contact Information – ''my first name DOT my first surname DOT sc''@gmail.com, Skype: best if you email, I seldom use skype
*Introductory Video-
*Resume/CV – Public health practitioner, MD & PhD. For some projects see [http://www.appropedia.org/User:LucasG here]
*Hobbies and Pastimes- [http://www.archive.org/details/UpTheDarkMountainWeGo guitar]

==='''WHY''' are you motivated to support/develop this work?===
*''Do you endorse open source culture?''
Of course. Member of http://www.gulic.org Involved in http://www.openideaproject.org and later in http://www.ms.lt and http://www.globalswadeshi.net

*''Why are you interested in this work?''
First heard about Marcin at Minciu Sodas http://www.ms.lt Took me a long time to understand the ideas behind the GVCS. My take is best summarised in the True Fans page. Basically, make globalisation (and damaging the planet etc) an option.

** More details: ''I support OSE because both the model and the elements add some important missing pieces to what I perceive is going on.''
** ''I think it's important to have local possibilities for water, food and energy everywhere. Not just at the household level but more importantly at the village or more aggregated levels. Even if you end up buying stuff from elsewhere, it's best if that happens by choice, not by necessity. It was not by choice when things were local by default and it's not by choice now that things are global by default.''
** ''The whole process of open sharing of ideas, processes, know-how is intriguing and, at the very least, extremely fun to watch. (I really wish I had more time to join in myself, but I'm doing things that need doing. So I translate, tell others, and chip in with a little cash, less than what others spend in smoking. My choice.)''
** ''I'm particularly interested in some items for specific locations. Energy for water in sunny places is a must. Shelter and water collection systems. You name it.''
** ''Do we really know how far and how fast this can go? I think there's bound to be a catalitic process so that more and more technologies will come out openly, in an exciting incarnation of the Stone Soup story. So I want to help keep the fire going.''
** ''It really looks like this can be done, should be done, will be done in 2 years. Less than 2 years now. The whole world now has a sense of urgency, I feel. I'd like to see what we can do after this. But the time is ripe for this, now.''
** ''It's interesting to note how open content gives us a sense of ownership. Many have felt that with software. I want to see that with hardware.''

*''Are you interested in teaching about the GVCS?''
Yes.

*Are you interested in economic relocalization possibilities arising from the GVCS?
Yes. Not personally in the short term, but yes.

*''Do you want to use the GVCS technologies yourself? Do you want to build them yourself?''
At the very least I'd like to see them tested locally. I want to see them as a real option.

*''Are you interested in starting up enterprise using the GVCS technologies? Are you interested in having the GVCS technologies fabricated by your local custom fabricator?''
I'm interested in helping that happen in the Canaries, if someone with the muscle wants to do it.

*''Are you interested in applying the GVCS to third world development? To redevelopment of crisis areas? To development of derelict areas in the developed world?''
Yes, with the limitations of working from the distance.

*''Are you interested in starting up Industry 2.0 flexible fabrication enterprises for your local community, by drawing from a global repository of freely down-loadable designs and fabricating using open source fabrication equipment?''
I'd like to help if there's local interest.

*''Are you interested in the potential of the GVCS for developing local food systems?''
Yes! In the world I'd like to see, food and water and energy, the basic percentage of each, should be fun-and-local wherever posible. The rest is negotiable.

*''Are you interested in doing academic studies/papers, publishing books, or doing other analysis of our efforts?''
No. I might be able to lend a rusty hand with study design if need be.

*''Are you interested in financial investment opportunities arising from our work?''
No.

*''Are you interested in the distributive economic aspects of our work, and if so, how do you see this playing out?''
Yes. People being able to take meaningful production into their own hands, leaving as much time as possible for whatever people want to do. That's part of the promise I'm interested in exploring.

*''Are you interested in building renewable energy production facilities based on open hardware (solar concentrator electric, wind, biomass power)? Are you interested in building resilient communities based on access to the GVCS?''
I'd like to act as a facilitator for those with muscle and interest.

*Are you interested in creating a bug-out hut using GVCS technologies?
You mean survivalist-type or hermit-type? Nope.

*''How do you think that the GVCS can help alleviate the instabilities of global monetary systems?
How do you think that the GVCS can address issues related to resource conflicts?
How do you think that the GVCS can address issues of overpopulation?
How do you think that the GVCS can address issues of resource depletion and environmental degradation?''

Not sure about any of that. I think it has a lot to do with "optional globalisation" and "6-ways-to-die kind of poverty".

==='''WHAT'''===
*''What have you already contributed to the OSE project? (technical contributions, blogging about us, financial support, organizing events, translations, interviews, video editing, publications, publicity work, behind-the-scenes work, CAD work, wiki contributions, computer support, etc)''

[http://openfarmtech.org/wiki/Translation Translations] and [http://imagina-canarias.blogspot.com/search/label/open%20farm%20tech blog entries in Spanish]. Some minor edits in the wiki.

==='''HOW''' can you help?===

*''How are you interested in contributing to the work of GVCS development?''
Helping out with translations, with contacting people who speak Spanish, and perhaps performing presentations locally.

*''Can you volunteer to work with us, and if so, how many hours per week?''
Maybe 2 hours per week, but it depends on needs. Much of my interest in translations applies to othe projects, so it's difficult to measure.

*''Are you interested in working with us for pay? If so, what services can you offer, and what is your hourly or per-project rate?''
*''Are you interested in purchasing equipment from us to help bootstrap development?''
*''Are you interested in bidding for consulting/design/prototyping work?''
Not right now.

*''Are you a True Fan? If not, why not?''
Yep.

*''Would you like to see yourself working with us on a full-time basis?''
No.

*''Are you interested in using the technologies that we are developing directly?''
I don't see it happening soon.

*''Are you interested in being part of the world's first, open source, resilient community? The GVCS is the preparatory step for the OSE Village Experiment – a 2 year, immersion experiment (2013-2014) for testing whether a real, thriving, modern-day prototype community of 200 people can be built on 200 acres using local resources and open access to information? We are looking for approximately 200 people to fill a diverse array of roles, according to the Social Contract that is being developed. This may be the boldest social experiment on earth - a pioneering community whose goal is to extend the index of possibilities regarding harmonious existence of humans, ecology, and technology – as a beacon of light to benefit of all people on Earth.
''
I'd like to help make it happen in my islands if someone has the muscle and the interest.

===Other===

*

[[Category:Team Culturing]]

Lucas Gonzalez

2011-03-30T18:17:21Z

LucasG: Created page with "Lucas González ==Team Culturing Information== ==='''WHO''' are you?=== *Name/Nationality/Ethnicity - Lucas Gonzalez Santa Cruz, Spanish *Location – ..."

[[Image:Lucas.JPG|thumb|Lucas González]]
==Team Culturing Information==

==='''WHO''' are you?===
*Name/Nationality/Ethnicity - Lucas Gonzalez Santa Cruz, Spanish
*Location – what is your city and country? - Tenerife, Canary Islands - Spain
*Contact Information – ''my first name DOT my first surname DOT sc''@gmail.com, Skype: best if you email, I seldom use skype
*Introductory Video-
*Resume/CV – Public health practitioner, MD & PhD. For some projects see [http://www.appropedia.org/User:LucasG here]
*Hobbies and Pastimes- [http://www.archive.org/details/UpTheDarkMountainWeGo guitar]

==='''WHY''' are you motivated to support/develop this work?===
*''Do you endorse open source culture?''
Of course. Member of http://www.gulic.org Involved in http://www.openideaproject.org and later in http://www.ms.lt and http://www.globalswadeshi.net

*''Why are you interested in this work?''
First heard about Marcin at Minciu Sodas http://www.ms.lt Took me a long time to understand the ideas behind the GVCS. My take is best summarised in the True Fans page. Basically, make globalisation (and damaging the planet etc) an option.

*''Are you interested in teaching about the GVCS?''
Yes.

*Are you interested in economic relocalization possibilities arising from the GVCS?
Yes. Not personally in the short term, but yes.

*''Do you want to use the GVCS technologies yourself? Do you want to build them yourself?''
At the very least I'd like to see them tested locally. I want to see them as a real option.

*''Are you interested in starting up enterprise using the GVCS technologies? Are you interested in having the GVCS technologies fabricated by your local custom fabricator?''
I'm interested in helping that happen in the Canaries, if someone with the muscle wants to do it.

*''Are you interested in applying the GVCS to third world development? To redevelopment of crisis areas? To development of derelict areas in the developed world?''
Yes, with the limitations of working from the distance.

*''Are you interested in starting up Industry 2.0 flexible fabrication enterprises for your local community, by drawing from a global repository of freely down-loadable designs and fabricating using open source fabrication equipment?''
I'd like to help if there's local interest.

*''Are you interested in the potential of the GVCS for developing local food systems?''
Yes! In the world I'd like to see, food and water and energy, the basic percentage of each, should be fun-and-local wherever posible. The rest is negotiable.

*''Are you interested in doing academic studies/papers, publishing books, or doing other analysis of our efforts?''
No. I might be able to lend a rusty hand with study design if need be.

*''Are you interested in financial investment opportunities arising from our work?''
No.

*''Are you interested in the distributive economic aspects of our work, and if so, how do you see this playing out?''
Yes. People being able to take meaningful production into their own hands, leaving as much time as possible for whatever people want to do. That's part of the promise I'm interested in exploring.

*''Are you interested in building renewable energy production facilities based on open hardware (solar concentrator electric, wind, biomass power)? Are you interested in building resilient communities based on access to the GVCS?''
I'd like to act as a facilitator for those with muscle and interest.

*Are you interested in creating a bug-out hut using GVCS technologies?
You mean survivalist-type or hermit-type? Nope.

*''How do you think that the GVCS can help alleviate the instabilities of global monetary systems?
How do you think that the GVCS can address issues related to resource conflicts?
How do you think that the GVCS can address issues of overpopulation?
How do you think that the GVCS can address issues of resource depletion and environmental degradation?''

Not sure about any of that. I think it has a lot to do with "optional globalisation" and "6-ways-to-die kind of poverty".

==='''WHAT'''===
*''What have you already contributed to the OSE project? (technical contributions, blogging about us, financial support, organizing events, translations, interviews, video editing, publications, publicity work, behind-the-scenes work, CAD work, wiki contributions, computer support, etc)''

[http://openfarmtech.org/wiki/Translation Translations] and [http://imagina-canarias.blogspot.com/search/label/open%20farm%20tech blog entries in Spanish]. Some minor edits in the wiki.

==='''HOW''' can you help?===

*''How are you interested in contributing to the work of GVCS development?''
Helping out with translations, with contacting people who speak Spanish, and perhaps performing presentations locally.

*''Can you volunteer to work with us, and if so, how many hours per week?''
Maybe 2 hours per week, but it depends on needs. Much of my interest in translations applies to othe projects, so it's difficult to measure.

*''Are you interested in working with us for pay? If so, what services can you offer, and what is your hourly or per-project rate?''
*''Are you interested in purchasing equipment from us to help bootstrap development?''
*''Are you interested in bidding for consulting/design/prototyping work?''
Not right now.

*''Are you a True Fan? If not, why not?''
Yep.

*''Would you like to see yourself working with us on a full-time basis?''
No.

*''Are you interested in using the technologies that we are developing directly?''
I don't see it happening soon.

*''Are you interested in being part of the world's first, open source, resilient community? The GVCS is the preparatory step for the OSE Village Experiment – a 2 year, immersion experiment (2013-2014) for testing whether a real, thriving, modern-day prototype community of 200 people can be built on 200 acres using local resources and open access to information? We are looking for approximately 200 people to fill a diverse array of roles, according to the Social Contract that is being developed. This may be the boldest social experiment on earth - a pioneering community whose goal is to extend the index of possibilities regarding harmonious existence of humans, ecology, and technology – as a beacon of light to benefit of all people on Earth.
''
I'd like to help make it happen in my islands if someone has the muscle and the interest.

===Other===

*

[[Category:Team Culturing]]

Seed balls

2011-03-22T22:25:57Z

LucasG: video of seedball machine

{{Category=Permaculture}}
Seed balls are seeds wrapped up in a ball of clay. They eliminate the labour of ploughing or digging holes for seeds, providing many of the advantages of ploughing, with much less labour and no machinery.

'''To make seed balls:'''<br>
*Take 1 part mixed seeds and 3 parts of local compost. Mix well.
*Add 5 parts red clay. Mix well.
*Add 2 parts water, mixing constantly until the balls are just wet enough to be sticky, but not so wet that there is excess water. Mix until the whole mixture uniformly has this sticky texture.
*If you choose, you can add something like ground chilli or pennyroyal to help repel pests.
*Take little balls of the mixture, one inch in diameter, and roll them into balls between your palms.

Seed balls should be scattered on the ground and forgotten about. They will sprout when there is enough rain. There is no need to plant them, as they are already surrounded by soil, nutrients and microorganisms. The clay shell protects the seeds from birds, ants and rats.

==Notes==
* Masanobu Fukuoka [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed_ball]
* [[biochar]] has been added to seed balls, possibly improving some qualities such as germination rates
* [http://www.appropedia.org/Seed_balls] includes external links to a video of a "drum" to make 40k seedballs a day, enough for one acre a day. Minute 17 of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWyduWsoy8o]

Translation

2011-03-18T12:54:14Z

LucasG:

== Overview ==

We need to look at people, tools, priorities, jobs.

== Team ==

(In time there could be a table, sortable by language. Help if you can.)

* [[User:LucasG|LucasG]], Alexandra Saxton - Spanish
* [[Elifarley Cruz]] - Portuguese
* [[User:EtienneD|Etienne D]], [[User:Sourinux|Sourinux]] - French
* ...

We need to find ways to engage "one shot" translators who won't work inside a team: people who are interested in some specific page for a specific language, not in translations in general. We can see it as a grid: some are interested in lines (one language), some in rows (some domain), some in cells (a specific page for a specific language). In time, some may even be interested in curating domain dictionaries ("shaft" is not a word I normally use so I don't know what it is in Spanish).

== Tools ==

* http://universalsubtitles.org/ - useful for subtitles, used at (example), now accepts vimeo too.
* http://piratepad.net - useful for cooperative transcription, with chat window on the side.
* [http://translate.google.com/toolkit/ Google Translator Toolkit] - Probably better than piratepad for cooperative (and machine-assisted) translations. Accepted formats include:
** URL of a file on the web
** URL of a Wikipedia article
** URL of a Knol article
** AdWords Editor Archive (.aea)
** HTML (.html)
** Microsoft Word (.doc)
** OpenDocument (.odt)
** Text (.txt)
** Rich Text (.rtf)
** SubRip (.srt)
** SubViewer (.sub)
* [http://www.tsf-twb.org/ Translators Without Borders]
* ...

== Advice ==

* http://www.acclaro.com/white-papers/translating-user-assistance-content

== Wiki Translation ==
===Page Title Convention===
We will use the convention described at [http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Multilingual_Wiki The Document Foundation Wiki], that is, we should create [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Subpages subpages] with the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639-1_codes ISO 639-1] code (2-letter language code). See this example:

* Original page: Main Page
* French translation: Main Page/'''fr'''
* Portuguese translation: Main Page/'''pt'''

===Basics rules to create your pages===
* The name of the translated article ''My Page'' will be ''My Page''/'''xx''', where '''xx''' is the ISO code of the language in lower case.
* Always add '''<nowiki>{{OrigLang|}}</nowiki>''' to the '''original English page'''. It will display the links to all language versions of this page.
* Always add '''<nowiki>{{Lang|}}</nowiki>''' to a '''translated page''', which will display the links to all other language versions of this page.
* If you'd like to translate the title as well, just add the translated title like this: <nowiki>{{Lang|Translated Title}}</nowiki>. Never change the article's name as this will break the language links.
* Make sure you are working on the new article and don't accidentally translate the original one.
* It will automatically add the language category to the pages.

== Video Translation ==

* There's some work done already.
* See [[Video_translation]]
* ...

''(Have you noticed we now have '''ELEVEN translations''' for the main video at the front page? IIRC, we initially translated to Portuguese, Spanish and Italian only. Now, we also have '''Czech, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swedish and Traditional Chinese'''. THANK YOU ALL who have contributed!)''

==Priorities==

We'll have a list of priorities in this section soon.

For now, let's use a list of ''tentative'' priorities:

# [[Main Page]]
# [[Crash Course]] ''(French translation in the making !)''
# [[FAQ]]
# [[Evolve to freedom]]
# [[Donate]]
# [[Contact us]]
#...

Donate/es

2011-02-27T16:26:51Z

LucasG:

''En otros idiomas: '''[[Donate|English]]''' ° [[Donate-FR|Français]] ° [[Donate-PT|Português]]''

===Donar===

¡Estamos desarrollando herramientas para ayudarte! Estamos construyendo la primera aldea autosuficiente y replicable del mundo. Cuando esté completa, cualquiera con un mínimo escaso de recursos y destrezas podrá contruir su propia comunidad resiliente usando la información compartida a través de nuestra red. Esperamos usar la [[Distributive Economics|economía distributiva]] para promover una distribución equitativa de la riqueza, para que todos podamos evolucionar hacia la libertad.

Estamos haciendo cosas reales, no sólo ideas. Sigue nuestro progreso en el [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/ blog] de OSE. Cualquier donativo, pequeño o grande, puede ayudar. ¡Gracias!

Dona a través de PayPal:
<paypal>1</paypal>

Donate a través de Flattr:

<flattr
uid="marcin_ose"
title="Open Source Ecology Wiki"
description="Open Source Ecology is a movement dedicated to the collaborative development of tools for replicable, open source, modern off-grid resilient communities."
category="text"
language="en_GB"
button="compact"
/>

o mira nuestras [[other donation options|otras opciones para donar]], incluyendo los donativos caritativos con deducción de impuestos (N. del T.: en USA, de momento).

También puedes donar a OSE recursos tales como comida, servicios, semillas, metal, y materiales. Tenemos una lista de [[Wanted_Items|artículos y materiales necesarios]]. Por favor [[Contact us|contacta con nosotros]] para averiguar cómo.

===Conviértete en un Fan Verdadero (True Fan)===
[[File:100fans.jpg|thumb|100 True Fans]]
Los [[True Fans|Fans Verdaderos]] donan una determinada cantidad cada mes para apoyar los proyectos continuados de OSE y así financiar entre muchos nuestro trabajo continuado. Estamos apoyados al 100% por donativos para así poder desarrollar el [[GVCS]] a tiempo completo. Consistentemente empleamos casi el 100% de los donativos en trabajo relacionado con los prototipos y con la liberación de productos en torno al GVCS, lo que significa que tu suscripción se traduce directamente en el proceso de hacer que la visión de Ecología de Código Abierto se haga realidad. Convertirte en un/a Verdadero/a Fan es una forma de unirte al equipo y al movimiento que está haciendo realidad nuestro sueño de un conjunto integrado de tecnologías. La suscripción es una donación repetida a Ecología de Código Abierto a través de [[Marcin Biography|Marcin Jakubowski, Ph.D]].

*En enero de 2011, tenemos 211 subscribers.
*SEGUIR TRADUCIENDO AQUI Meet some of our [[True Fans]] and read about why they chose to join the campaign.
*Read on our weblog about the [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=458 1000 True Fans - 1000 Global Villages campaign ]

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===Links===

*Read about the [[Economic Impact of OpenFarmTech]]
*See our recent [[Economy in a Box]] presentation.
*Please consider volunteering your time and skills to the project! [[Get Involved]].

Donate/es

2011-02-27T16:14:08Z

LucasG: Created page with "En otros idiomas: English ° Français ° Português ===Donar=== ¡Estamos desarrollando herramientas para ayudarte! Estamos constr..."

En otros idiomas: [[Donate|English]] ° [[Donate-FR|Français]] ° [[Donate-PT|Português]]

===Donar===

¡Estamos desarrollando herramientas para ayudarte! Estamos construyendo la primera aldea autosuficiente y replicable del mundo. Cuando esté completa, cualquiera con un mínimo escaso de recursos y destrezas podrá contruir su propia comunidad resiliente usando la información compartida a través de nuestra red. Esperamos usar la [[Distributive Economics|economía distributiva]] para promover una distribución equitativa de la riqueza, para que todos podamos evolucionar hacia la libertad.

Estamos haciendo cosas reales, no sólo ideas. Sigue nuestro progreso en el [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/ blog] de OSE. Cualquier donativo, pequeño o grande, puede ayudar. ¡Gracias!

Dona a través de PayPal:
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Donate a través de Flattr:

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o mira nuestras [[other donation options|otras opciones para donar]], incluyendo los donativos caritativos con deducción de impuestos (N. del T.: en USA, de momento).

También puedes donar a OSE recursos tales como comida, servicios, semillas, metal, y materiales. Tenemos una lista de [[Wanted_Items|artículos y materiales necesarios]]. Por favor [[Contact us|contacta con nosotros]] para averiguar cómo.

===Conviértete en un Fan Verdadero (True Fan)===
[[File:100fans.jpg|thumb|100 True Fans]]
Los [[True Fans|Fans Verdaderos]] donan una determinada cantidad cada mes para apoyar los proyectos continuados de OSE y así financiar entre muchos nuestro trabajo continuado. SEGUIR AQUI We are supported 100% by donations so that we can develop the [[GVCS]] full time. We consistently spend nearly 100% of donations on prototyping and product release work surrounding the GVCS, which means your subscription translates directly into the process of making the vision of Open Source Ecology a reality. Becoming a True Fan is a way to join the team and the movement that is making our dream of an integrated set of technologies real. The subscription is a repeating donation to Open Source Ecology through [[Marcin Biography|Marcin Jakubowski, Ph.D]].

*As of January 2011, we have 211 subscribers.
*Meet some of our [[True Fans]] and read about why they chose to join the campaign.
*Read on our weblog about the [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=458 1000 True Fans - 1000 Global Villages campaign ]

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===Links===

*Read about the [[Economic Impact of OpenFarmTech]]
*See our recent [[Economy in a Box]] presentation.
*Please consider volunteering your time and skills to the project! [[Get Involved]].

Donate

2011-02-27T16:05:48Z

LucasG:

In other languages: [[Donate-ES|Español]] ° [[Donate-FR|Français]] ° [[Donate-PT|Português]]

===Donate===

We are developing tools to help you! We are building the world's first replicable self-sufficient village. When it is complete, anyone with a low minimum of resources and skills will be able to build their own resilient community using the information shared through our network. We hope to use [[Distributive Economics|distributive economics]] to promote an equitable distribution of wealth, so that we all may evolve to freedom.

We are making real things, not just ideas. See our progress on the OSE [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/ weblog]. Any donation, big or small, can help. Thank you!

Donate through PayPal:
<paypal>1</paypal>

Donate through Flattr:

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description="Open Source Ecology is a movement dedicated to the collaborative development of tools for replicable, open source, modern off-grid resilient communities."
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or look at our [[other donation options]], including tax-deductible charitable donations.

You can also donate resources such as food, services, seeds, metals, and materials to OSE. We have a list of [[Wanted_Items|needed items and materials]]. Please [[Contact us|contact us]] to find out how.

===Become a True Fan===
[[File:100fans.jpg|thumb|100 True Fans]]
[[True Fans]] donate a given amount each month to support OSE's ongoing projects to crowd fund our continuing work. We are supported 100% by donations so that we can develop the [[GVCS]] full time. We consistently spend nearly 100% of donations on prototyping and product release work surrounding the GVCS, which means your subscription translates directly into the process of making the vision of Open Source Ecology a reality. Becoming a True Fan is a way to join the team and the movement that is making our dream of an integrated set of technologies real. The subscription is a repeating donation to Open Source Ecology through [[Marcin Biography|Marcin Jakubowski, Ph.D]].

*As of January 2011, we have 211 subscribers.
*Meet some of our [[True Fans]] and read about why they chose to join the campaign.
*Read on our weblog about the [http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=458 1000 True Fans - 1000 Global Villages campaign ]

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===Links===

*Read about the [[Economic Impact of OpenFarmTech]]
*See our recent [[Economy in a Box]] presentation.
*Please consider volunteering your time and skills to the project! [[Get Involved]].

Team

2011-02-16T08:53:22Z

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=Core Team=

*[[Marcin Jakubowski]] - OSE Founder and Director
*[[Isaiah Saxon]] – Media Advisor
*[[Floyd Earl Smith]] - Product Manager
*[[Luis Diaz]] - Business Consultant
*[[Julia Valentine]] - Resource Developer, Donor Relations
*[[Angel Rodriguez]] - Operations Manager

=Advisory Team=

*[[Judith Katz]] – Resource Development Consultant
*[[Carolyn Scott]] - Resource Development
*[[Masood Akhtar]] - former director of the Wisconsin Center for Technology Transfer
*[[Erik Hoffman]] - PR

=Subject Matter Experts=

*[[Sid Jordan]] - fabrication and hot metal process development; prototyping & design
*[[Dan Granett]] – Precision machining; prototyping; Multimachine
*[[Karl Petersen]] - modern steam engine, steam generator, gasifier burner
*[[Addie and Stefan]] - [[Nortd Labs]] - Laser Cutter, [[Lasersaur]], stepper motor controls?
*[[Paul Nonn]] - high frequency and other power supplies; Induction Furnace, Plasma Cutter
*[[Edward McCullough]] – Extraction of aluminum from clay
*[[George Gleason]] - Cement Mixer
*[[James Jones]] – CubeSpawn fabrication toolchain development; proposed platform for CNC Mill; prototyping
*[[Ross Wilkinson]] - moldless casting, continuous casting
*[[Brooke Lehman]] - contacts to [[Yansa]] leadership
*[[Bill Haessly]] - plastic extruder
*[[Bryan Burgess]] - combine
*[[Sweiger]] - fabrication

*[[John Stupica]] - project management

=Prototyping and Fabrication=

*[[William Cleaver]] - LifeTrac CAD, CAM
*[[Solar Concentrator]] - Daan van Geijlswijk, McCullough contacts, Erin Rosenthal contacts, John Ellis->Tammy Tamson of Google Solar
*[[RepRap]] – Peter Koeleman prototyping of both Darwin and Mendel versions1
*[[Alex Perry]], FLOFarm - sawmill design and prototyping
*[[Maya Whitner]]
*[[Larry Rand]] - oxyhydrogen torch metal cutting systems
*[[Brandin Watson]] - well-drilling rig
*[[Sweiger Shop]], Missouri
*[[Open Source Flour Mill]]
*[[Torch Table]] - Thad Getterman
*[[DC Battery Charger]] - Michael Sklar
*[[Zuzanna Drozdz]] - Universal Seeder

=Wiki Curators=
*[[GVCS Master Index]] Curator - [[Miquel Torres]]
*GVCS Proposal 2012 Curator - [[Miquel Torres]]
*[[Lucas Gonzalez]] - Translations

=Web Team=
*[[Nikolai ]]
*[[Jeb Bateman]] - Twitter @OSEcology
*[[Floyd Earl Smith]] - Twitter

=CAD Team=
*[[Looffy Chen]] - CAD drawing, organizing and editing wiki, Chinese website, talk to professors who are interested in this,
and do some researches in his/her lab.

=Academic Research=

*[[Juliet Schor]], author, Professor, Boston College - has received a McArthur Fellowship to do a case study on the development of distributive economic systems, with case study of [[Factor e Farm]]

=Subject Matter Experts and Co-developers:=
*[[James Jones]], [[CubeSpawn]]
*[[Sam Putnam]], [[Makerbeam]]
*[[Edward McCullough]], [[McCullough and Associates]]
*Ben Cooper, [[Community for Tomorrow]]
*Lars, [[MIT Global Challenge]]
*[[Andrew Langford]], [[GAIA University]]

=Fabrication Team=
*[[Marcin Jakubowski]]
*[[Maya Whitner]]
*[[Jefferson Howery]]

=TED Fellows Talk Review Team (4 Minutes only)=
*[[Isaiah Saxon]]
*[[Rebecca Porteous]], Strategic Networking Consultant

=Resource Development Team and Donor Relations (needs a project manager)=
*[[Kendra Shanley]]
*[[Susan – announcement to be published

=Other=

==Proposal Audience==

*Bob Berkebile
*Puck Mickleby
*Tim O'Reilly and Saul
*Bill G.
*Glen Gall, Ohio branch of OSE
*Lars - [[MIT Global Challenge]]

Village Design Integrated Proposal
*Lloyd Kahn, Shelter
*Jay Baldwin, Whole Earth Catalog
*Bob Berkebile, BNIM Architects

Subject Matter Expert Recruiting
*Micah from Kendra
*Larry Santoyo
*Sergio Lub

Bay Area Networking
*Maya Whitner
*Jay Baldwin
*Sam Putnam
*Julian Nachtigal, parisoma innovation loft

*Open Source Hardware License endorser list - http://freedomdefined.org/OSHW

== Translation team ==

Not sure if there's a specific page for the [[Translation]] team. I think there shouldn't be. I'm creating it under "others" pending validation by others. [[User:LucasG|LucasG]]

* [[User:LucasG|Lucas González]]

Translation

2011-02-16T08:52:07Z

LucasG: Created page with "= Translation = == Overview == We need to look at people, tools, priorities, jobs. == Team == (In time there could be a table, sortable by language. Help if you can.) * ~~~..."

= Translation =

== Overview ==

We need to look at people, tools, priorities, jobs.

== Team ==

(In time there could be a table, sortable by language. Help if you can.)

* [[User:LucasG|LucasG]] - Spanish
* Elifarley - Portuguese
* Etienne Duport - French
* ...

We need to find ways to engage "one shot" translators who won't work inside a team: people who are interested in some specific page for a specific language, not in translations in general. We can see it as a grid: some are interested in lines (one language), some in rows (some domain), some in cells (a specific page for a specific language). In time, some may even be interested in curating domain dictionaries ("shaft" is not a word I normally use so I don't know what it is in Spanish).

== Tools ==

* http://universalsubs.org - useful for subtitles, used at (example), now accepts vimeo too.
* http://piratepad.net - useful for cooperative transcription, with chat window on the side.
* google translation tool.
* ...

== Wiki translation ==

* There's some work done already.
* Elifarley wrote an outline for how to deal with priorities - see email. Was it a wikipage too?
* ...

== Video Translation ==

* There's some work done already.
* See [[Video_translation]]
* ...