Open Source Ecology - User contributions [en]

Nate Log

2015-02-25T16:29:51Z

Nathanael Wettstein:

== 2015-02-25 Hangout with Jonathan ==

Jonathan wants to help OSE getting more structured and inviting for new collaborators. Goals:
* Get to know people personally, build relationships
* Have a team of dedicated people until end of March 2015

Actions defined:
* Jonathan: Prepare slide show, https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LYdZhKTsBcfXQsUiP3C-yI3EE2XGYZ5Dcmt1-e0_Jzk/edit
* Jonathan: Follow up on action items
* Nate: Join IT team hangout (beginning of March 2015, invitation by Jonathan)

== February 2015 ==

Goals:
* Help new contributors getting involved quickly
* Define processes and definitions for version management

Tasks done:
* Edit wiki pages for new contributors: [[Wiki instructions]], [[Template:RequiredReading]], [[Getting Started Guide]]
* Create wiki pages for GVCS machine version management: [[GVCS Machine]], [[Naming and Identification]], [[Master Index]], [[Master Index Software‎]]
* Discuss with Marcin about the need of a visible [[Team]], especially community manager role

== June 22, 2013: Task 10, CNC Circuit Mill Spindle ==

'''Please coordinate between [[John Log]], [[Leo Log]], [[Tim Boyd]], and [[Nate Log]] - all work related to [[HydraFabber]]'''

[[File:Assembly-original.png|300px|thumb|right|Carriage with X_Carriage_QuickGuide and X_SingleExtruderMountOffset]]
[[File:Assembly-spindle-mount.png|300px|thumb|right|Basic Idea: Carriage with X_MillSpindleMount. If we remove spindle mount, we can also mount the laser diode head.]]

=== Goal ===
* Have a mount on the TAZ to attach the existing [[CNC_Circuit_Mill_Spindle]] by MIT
* This mount must be 3D printable using [[TAZ]]

=== Log ===
* Clarify goal and task details
* Write email to creator of spindle asking for missing drawings/CAD files
* Find relevant TAZ parts from [http://download.lulzbot.com/TAZ/hardware/printed_parts/FreeCAD/]
* Basic idea:
** Remove ''X_Carriage_QuickGuide'' and ''X_SingleExtruderMountOffset''
** Add new part ''X_MillSpindleMount'' and attach it to ''X_Carriage''
* Install FreeCAD
* Tried unsuccessfully to add this to ''TK0_Assembly.fcstd'' (how to add new parts to an assembly file?)
* FreeCAD undo bug: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/FreeCAD#Temp (or am I doing something wrong?)
* ''I stop here and hand over to John''

=== Files ===
* Draft of spindle mount: [[File:X MillSpindleMount v0.1.FCStd]] (FreeCAD)
** '''Note: This serves as an illustration only. Size, holes, scaling are all wrong'''
[[Image:spindleconcept.jpg|100px]]
*Spindle file from [[Ilan Moyer]] via [[John Log]] from Solidworks into STP: [[File:spindle_assy.stp]]

=== Next steps, open questions ===
* Find correct dimensions of spindle
* Draw nice CAD part that makes sense mechanically and that looks printable
** How to fix the spindle in z-axis?
* Add holes and match to TAZ

Master Index Software

2015-02-21T11:00:13Z

Nathanael Wettstein: /* Definitions */

== Overview ==

=== Goals ===

A new software is being created for managing the GVCS modules and versions as defined in [[Naming and Identification]] and [[Master Index]].

This software should fulfill these top level user stories:
* As a GVCS developer, I have a central database for the latest machine/module versions.
* As a OSE project manager/product owner, I can judge how this application can be used in combination with the existing databases (dozuki, development spreadsheets, wiki).

The long-term goal is to build a game changing 3D CAD application which is open source and allows real time collaboration.

=== Collaborators ===
For easy referral, some of the collaborators are listed here:
* [[User:Lex Berezhny]]
* [[User:Dorkmo]]
* [[User:Nathanael Wettstein]]

== Specifications ==

=== Definitions ===
The following definitions apply for the software design. The terms used in GVCS so far (and in a future front-end) may differ.

* Project: An assembly that is treated as an individual project (e.g. Tractor, Power Cube). GVCS: "Machine"
* Assembly: A major building block (e.g. Tractor, Frame, Grate). Consists of subassemblies or other assemblies. GVCS: "Module"
* Subassembly: A minor building block, on which (e.g. Tractor, Frame, Grate). Conceptually, the same thing as an assembly. GVCS: "(Sub)Module"
* Component??
* Part: A minor, atomic part of a (sub)assembly. Will be printed on the BOM.
* Interface: A description of how two (sub)assemblies depend on each other. An assembly may depend on an interface. Multiple subassemblies may fulfill the interface and are therefore compatible with the assembly.

=== Sprint #0, 2015-XX-YY ===

<pre>
Infrastructure
-------------
1. Sign-up/Login/Logout --> using OpenID
2. Create Organization/Group (OSE would be an Organization).
3. Users can request to join organization, creator of Organization can approve.

Basically similar workflow to GitHub.

Concepts
-------------
1. Create/Edit/Delete a Product: CEB Press
2. Start a Product Version.
3. Create/Edit/Delete a Module: Shaker
4. Start a Module Version.
5. Add specific version Module to a specific version of Product.
6. A way to export live tables/diagrams to be embeddable in the OSE wiki.

View
-------------
* As a GVCS developer, I want to have an up-to-date overview about products/modules.
** Have list of modules in some list / tree structure
** Search items by anything
** Clickable tree diagrams for quick navigation
** For each item, have meta data: Wiki link, Dozuki Link --> note: this will create redundancy and cyclic dependencies of links. how to solve?

Export
-------------
* As a wiki editor, I want to include an up-to-date status of a machine/product, a module and the project.
** /master-index/api/status.xml?product=123 delivers an XML document with up-to-date info about this product (latest version, meta data, dependencies)
** /master-index/api/status-image.png?product=123 delivers a nice tree diagram about this product
** (same for modules)
** /master-index/api/global-status.xml delivers an XML file with info about latest activity, total products/modules/versions, ...
* (TBD) As a OSE page admin, I want to include images of ...

</pre>

Note: Technically, a machine/product might also be part of another machine/product. So, the difference between the two should more of a front-end thing.

For login, use openID to create some feeling of Single-Sign-On with OSE wiki or dozuki.

== Current status ==
* ...

Master Index Software

2015-02-21T10:57:55Z

Nathanael Wettstein:

== Overview ==

=== Goals ===

A new software is being created for managing the GVCS modules and versions as defined in [[Naming and Identification]] and [[Master Index]].

This software should fulfill these top level user stories:
* As a GVCS developer, I have a central database for the latest machine/module versions.
* As a OSE project manager/product owner, I can judge how this application can be used in combination with the existing databases (dozuki, development spreadsheets, wiki).

The long-term goal is to build a game changing 3D CAD application which is open source and allows real time collaboration.

=== Collaborators ===
For easy referral, some of the collaborators are listed here:
* [[User:Lex Berezhny]]
* [[User:Dorkmo]]
* [[User:Nathanael Wettstein]]

== Specifications ==

=== Definitions ===
* Project: An assembly that is treated as an individual project (e.g. Tractor, Power Cube).
* Assembly: A major building block (e.g. Tractor, Frame, Grate). Consists of subassemblies or other assemblies.
* Subassembly: A minor building block, on which (e.g. Tractor, Frame, Grate). Conceptually, the same thing as an assembly.
* Component??
* Part: A minor, atomic part of a (sub)assembly. Will be printed on the BOM.
* Interface: A description of how two (sub)assemblies depend on each other. An assembly may depend on an interface. Multiple subassemblies may fulfill the interface and are therefore compatible with the assembly.

=== Sprint #0, 2015-XX-YY ===

<pre>
Infrastructure
-------------
1. Sign-up/Login/Logout --> using OpenID
2. Create Organization/Group (OSE would be an Organization).
3. Users can request to join organization, creator of Organization can approve.

Basically similar workflow to GitHub.

Concepts
-------------
1. Create/Edit/Delete a Product: CEB Press
2. Start a Product Version.
3. Create/Edit/Delete a Module: Shaker
4. Start a Module Version.
5. Add specific version Module to a specific version of Product.
6. A way to export live tables/diagrams to be embeddable in the OSE wiki.

View
-------------
* As a GVCS developer, I want to have an up-to-date overview about products/modules.
** Have list of modules in some list / tree structure
** Search items by anything
** Clickable tree diagrams for quick navigation
** For each item, have meta data: Wiki link, Dozuki Link --> note: this will create redundancy and cyclic dependencies of links. how to solve?

Export
-------------
* As a wiki editor, I want to include an up-to-date status of a machine/product, a module and the project.
** /master-index/api/status.xml?product=123 delivers an XML document with up-to-date info about this product (latest version, meta data, dependencies)
** /master-index/api/status-image.png?product=123 delivers a nice tree diagram about this product
** (same for modules)
** /master-index/api/global-status.xml delivers an XML file with info about latest activity, total products/modules/versions, ...
* (TBD) As a OSE page admin, I want to include images of ...

</pre>

Note: Technically, a machine/product might also be part of another machine/product. So, the difference between the two should more of a front-end thing.

For login, use openID to create some feeling of Single-Sign-On with OSE wiki or dozuki.

== Current status ==
* ...

Nate Log

2015-02-19T07:05:18Z

Nathanael Wettstein:

== February 2015 ==

Goals:
* Help new contributors getting involved quickly
* Define processes and definitions for version management

Tasks done:
* Edit wiki pages for new contributors: [[Wiki instructions]], [[Template:RequiredReading]], [[Getting Started Guide]]
* Create wiki pages for GVCS machine version management: [[GVCS Machine]], [[Naming and Identification]], [[Master Index]], [[Master Index Software‎]]
* Discuss with Marcin about the need of a visible [[Team]], especially community manager role

== June 22, 2013: Task 10, CNC Circuit Mill Spindle ==

'''Please coordinate between [[John Log]], [[Leo Log]], [[Tim Boyd]], and [[Nate Log]] - all work related to [[HydraFabber]]'''

[[File:Assembly-original.png|300px|thumb|right|Carriage with X_Carriage_QuickGuide and X_SingleExtruderMountOffset]]
[[File:Assembly-spindle-mount.png|300px|thumb|right|Basic Idea: Carriage with X_MillSpindleMount. If we remove spindle mount, we can also mount the laser diode head.]]

=== Goal ===
* Have a mount on the TAZ to attach the existing [[CNC_Circuit_Mill_Spindle]] by MIT
* This mount must be 3D printable using [[TAZ]]

=== Log ===
* Clarify goal and task details
* Write email to creator of spindle asking for missing drawings/CAD files
* Find relevant TAZ parts from [http://download.lulzbot.com/TAZ/hardware/printed_parts/FreeCAD/]
* Basic idea:
** Remove ''X_Carriage_QuickGuide'' and ''X_SingleExtruderMountOffset''
** Add new part ''X_MillSpindleMount'' and attach it to ''X_Carriage''
* Install FreeCAD
* Tried unsuccessfully to add this to ''TK0_Assembly.fcstd'' (how to add new parts to an assembly file?)
* FreeCAD undo bug: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/FreeCAD#Temp (or am I doing something wrong?)
* ''I stop here and hand over to John''

=== Files ===
* Draft of spindle mount: [[File:X MillSpindleMount v0.1.FCStd]] (FreeCAD)
** '''Note: This serves as an illustration only. Size, holes, scaling are all wrong'''
[[Image:spindleconcept.jpg|100px]]
*Spindle file from [[Ilan Moyer]] via [[John Log]] from Solidworks into STP: [[File:spindle_assy.stp]]

=== Next steps, open questions ===
* Find correct dimensions of spindle
* Draw nice CAD part that makes sense mechanically and that looks printable
** How to fix the spindle in z-axis?
* Add holes and match to TAZ

Nate Log

2015-02-19T07:02:17Z

Nathanael Wettstein: /* Jan/Feb 2015 */

<span style="color:red>Nice! Let's get this reviewed by RepRap IRC channel feedback.

*'''Please coordinate between [[John Log]], [[Leo Log]], [[Tim Boyd]], and [[Nate Log]] - all work related to [[HydraFabber]].'''

== Jan/Feb 2015 ==

Goals:
* Help new contributors getting involved quickly
* Define processes and definitions for version management

Tasks done:
* Edit wiki pages for new contributors: [[Wiki instructions]], [[Template:RequiredReading]], [[Getting Started Guide]]
* Create wiki pages for GVCS machine version management: [[GVCS Machine]], [[Naming and Identification]], [[Master Index]], [[Master Index Software‎]]
* Discuss with Marcin about the need of a visible [[Team]], especially community manager role

== June 22, 2013: Task 10, CNC Circuit Mill Spindle ==

[[File:Assembly-original.png|300px|thumb|right|Carriage with X_Carriage_QuickGuide and X_SingleExtruderMountOffset]]
[[File:Assembly-spindle-mount.png|300px|thumb|right|Basic Idea: Carriage with X_MillSpindleMount. If we remove spindle mount, we can also mount the laser diode head.]]

=== Goal ===
* Have a mount on the TAZ to attach the existing [[CNC_Circuit_Mill_Spindle]] by MIT
* This mount must be 3D printable using [[TAZ]]

=== Log ===
* Clarify goal and task details
* Write email to creator of spindle asking for missing drawings/CAD files
* Find relevant TAZ parts from [http://download.lulzbot.com/TAZ/hardware/printed_parts/FreeCAD/]
* Basic idea:
** Remove ''X_Carriage_QuickGuide'' and ''X_SingleExtruderMountOffset''
** Add new part ''X_MillSpindleMount'' and attach it to ''X_Carriage''
* Install FreeCAD
* Tried unsuccessfully to add this to ''TK0_Assembly.fcstd'' (how to add new parts to an assembly file?)
* FreeCAD undo bug: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/FreeCAD#Temp (or am I doing something wrong?)
* ''I stop here and hand over to John''

=== Files ===
* Draft of spindle mount: [[File:X MillSpindleMount v0.1.FCStd]] (FreeCAD)
** '''Note: This serves as an illustration only. Size, holes, scaling are all wrong'''
[[Image:spindleconcept.jpg|100px]]
*Spindle file from [[Ilan Moyer]] via [[John Log]] from Solidworks into STP: [[File:spindle_assy.stp]]

=== Next steps, open questions ===
* Find correct dimensions of spindle
* Draw nice CAD part that makes sense mechanically and that looks printable
** How to fix the spindle in z-axis?
* Add holes and match to TAZ

Nate Log

2015-02-18T22:02:23Z

Nathanael Wettstein: /* Jan/Feb 2015 */

<span style="color:red>Nice! Let's get this reviewed by RepRap IRC channel feedback.

*'''Please coordinate between [[John Log]], [[Leo Log]], [[Tim Boyd]], and [[Nate Log]] - all work related to [[HydraFabber]].'''

== Jan/Feb 2015 ==

Goals:
* Help new contributors getting involved quickly
* Define processes and definitions for version management
* Do some actual work for the [[HydraFabber]]

Tasks done:
* Edit wiki pages for new contributors: [[Wiki instructions]], [[Template:RequiredReading]], [[Getting Started Guide]]
* Create wiki pages for GVCS machine version management: [[GVCS Machine]], [[Naming and Identification]], [[Master Index]], [[Master Index Software‎]]

== June 22, 2013: Task 10, CNC Circuit Mill Spindle ==

[[File:Assembly-original.png|300px|thumb|right|Carriage with X_Carriage_QuickGuide and X_SingleExtruderMountOffset]]
[[File:Assembly-spindle-mount.png|300px|thumb|right|Basic Idea: Carriage with X_MillSpindleMount. If we remove spindle mount, we can also mount the laser diode head.]]

=== Goal ===
* Have a mount on the TAZ to attach the existing [[CNC_Circuit_Mill_Spindle]] by MIT
* This mount must be 3D printable using [[TAZ]]

=== Log ===
* Clarify goal and task details
* Write email to creator of spindle asking for missing drawings/CAD files
* Find relevant TAZ parts from [http://download.lulzbot.com/TAZ/hardware/printed_parts/FreeCAD/]
* Basic idea:
** Remove ''X_Carriage_QuickGuide'' and ''X_SingleExtruderMountOffset''
** Add new part ''X_MillSpindleMount'' and attach it to ''X_Carriage''
* Install FreeCAD
* Tried unsuccessfully to add this to ''TK0_Assembly.fcstd'' (how to add new parts to an assembly file?)
* FreeCAD undo bug: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/FreeCAD#Temp (or am I doing something wrong?)
* ''I stop here and hand over to John''

=== Files ===
* Draft of spindle mount: [[File:X MillSpindleMount v0.1.FCStd]] (FreeCAD)
** '''Note: This serves as an illustration only. Size, holes, scaling are all wrong'''
[[Image:spindleconcept.jpg|100px]]
*Spindle file from [[Ilan Moyer]] via [[John Log]] from Solidworks into STP: [[File:spindle_assy.stp]]

=== Next steps, open questions ===
* Find correct dimensions of spindle
* Draw nice CAD part that makes sense mechanically and that looks printable
** How to fix the spindle in z-axis?
* Add holes and match to TAZ

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2015-02-18T21:18:40Z

Nathanael Wettstein: fix email addresses

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{{About}}
== Executive Director ==
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| head = Marcin Jakubowski, PhD
| title = {{{ED|Executive Director director@opensourceecology.org}}}
| username = Marcin
| description = {{{OED-desc|A Polish-American who is starting a new civilization -- from scratch -- in the Midwestern US. Marcin came to the U.S. from Poland as a child. He graduated with honors from Princeton and earned his PhD in fusion physics from the University of Wisconsin. Frustrated with the lack of relevance to pressing world issues in his education, he founded Open Source Ecology in 2003 in order to make closed-loop manufacturing a reality. He began development on the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) (see his 2011 TED Talk), an open source do-it-yourself (DIY) tool set of 50 different industrial machines necessary to create a small civilization with modern comforts.

His work has recently been recognized in his acceptance as a [[2012 TED Senior Fellow]], a [[2012 Shuttleworth Foundation Fellow]], and his TED Talk was named the top 6th in the [[Huffington Post Best of TED 2011]]. His goal is to create the open source economy - an economy that optimizes both production and distribution - while providing environmental regeneration and social justice. To this end, Marcin is currently building a team of global collaborators and on-site builders for a land-based facility - to take this from concept to reality. He believes that the open source economy is a prerequisite to autonomy that allows people to pursue mastery - consistent with a higher purpose.}}}
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== Operations Manager ==
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|description = Responsible for managing a full range of Open Source Ecology operations - design, fabrication, testing, pilot projects, documentation, production runs, special events, construction, communications, fundraising, office operations, and facility maintenance and upgrades. The Operations Manager also the point of contact for media relations and fundraising initiatives.
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== Technical Community Manager ==
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|title = Technical Community Manager techcommmunity@opensourceecology.org
|username = Audrey Rampone
|description = The Technical Community Manager is responsible for talent search and volunteer placement and management. In addition, the TCM manages product development and human resource allocation.
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== Documentation Manager ==
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|head = Rob Kirk
|title = Documentation Manager documentation@opensourceecology.org
|username = Rob Kirk
|description = The Documentation Manager leads development of graphic representations and video instructionals for the Global Village Construction Set as well as production of documentary videos of major OSE events and milestones.
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== Architectural Lead and Construction Manager ==
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|head = Chris Reinhart
|title = Architectural Lead architecture@opensourceecology.org
|username = Chris Reinhart
|description = The Architectural Lead and Construction Manager develops low cost, open source, high performance building technologies and prototypes - both machines and structures. Chris is responsible for R&D, buildout, and organization of workshops and other public events.

Christopher Reinhart left college as a young undergraduate in 1999 to pursue a simpler life, closer to nature, and to seek truth and beauty. After working professionally in the building industry for over a decade and building his own home of earth, straw, timber, and salvage, he returned to school to study architecture formally and earned his undergraduate architecture degree from Ball State in 2013. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including four Pinnacles of Excellence awards from the Indiana Architectural Foundation, the AIA Henry Adams Certificate, and the CAP Best and Brightest Award. In 2009 he was selected as a Byron Fellow for sustainable community development, and in 2012 he was chosen to be a Udall Scholar, the nation's top honor for undergraduate environmental leaders. He lives near Bloomington, Indiana, on a developing permaculture farmstead.
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== Information Technology ==
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| head = Elifarley Cruz
| title = IT Manager webadmin@opensourceecology.org
| username = Elifarley
| description = The IT team manages our web sites and supports online operations.
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== Volunteers ==
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| head = Kavitha Swaminathan
| title = Volunteer
| username = Kavitha
| description = Open Source Ecology is fortunate to attract volunteers from all over the world.
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== FeF Volunteers ==
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| head = Marshall Hilton P.E.
| title = Production Director<br/>July - September, 2012
| username = Marshall Hilton
| description = These are previous contributors who lived and worked at Factor e Farm.
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*Thad Getterman
*Brianna Kufa
*Jacob Dalton
*Gabrielle Leblanc
*Aidan Williamson
*Jose Bravo
*Yoonseo Kang
*Parker Bonnell
*Tristan Copley Smith
*Graham Robertson
*Shonda Baker
*Darren Vandervort
*Ted Mosher
*Alexander Briggs
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Master Index Software

2015-02-18T16:34:56Z

Nathanael Wettstein: /* Sprint #0, 2015-XX-YY */

== Overview ==

=== Goals ===

A new software is being created for managing the GVCS modules and versions as defined in [[Naming and Identification]] and [[Master Index]].

This software should fulfill these top level user stories:
* As a GVCS developer, I have a central database for the latest machine/module versions.
* As a OSE project manager/product owner, I can judge how this application can be used in combination with the existing databases (dozuki, development spreadsheets, wiki).

The long-term goal is to build a game changing 3D CAD application which is open source and allows real time collaboration.

=== Collaborators ===
For easy referral, some of the collaborators are listed here:
* [[User:Lex Berezhny]]
* [[User:Dorkmo]]
* [[User:Nathanael Wettstein]]

== Specifications ==

=== Sprint #0, 2015-XX-YY ===

<pre>
Infrastructure
-------------
1. Sign-up/Login/Logout --> using OpenID
2. Create Organization/Group (OSE would be an Organization).
3. Users can request to join organization, creator of Organization can approve.

Basically similar workflow to GitHub.

Concepts
-------------
1. Create/Edit/Delete a Product: CEB Press
2. Start a Product Version.
3. Create/Edit/Delete a Module: Shaker
4. Start a Module Version.
5. Add specific version Module to a specific version of Product.
6. A way to export live tables/diagrams to be embeddable in the OSE wiki.

View
-------------
* As a GVCS developer, I want to have an up-to-date overview about products/modules.
** Have list of modules in some list / tree structure
** Search items by anything
** Clickable tree diagrams for quick navigation
** For each item, have meta data: Wiki link, Dozuki Link --> note: this will create redundancy and cyclic dependencies of links. how to solve?

Export
-------------
* As a wiki editor, I want to include an up-to-date status of a machine/product, a module and the project.
** /master-index/api/status.xml?product=123 delivers an XML document with up-to-date info about this product (latest version, meta data, dependencies)
** /master-index/api/status-image.png?product=123 delivers a nice tree diagram about this product
** (same for modules)
** /master-index/api/global-status.xml delivers an XML file with info about latest activity, total products/modules/versions, ...
* (TBD) As a OSE page admin, I want to include images of ...

</pre>

Note: Technically, a machine/product might also be part of another machine/product. So, the difference between the two should more of a front-end thing.

For login, use openID to create some feeling of Single-Sign-On with OSE wiki or dozuki.

== Current status ==
* ...

Master Index Software

2015-02-18T16:09:57Z

Nathanael Wettstein: Created page with "== Overview == === Goals === A new software is being created for managing the GVCS modules and versions as defined in Naming and Identification and Master Index. T..."

Master Index

2015-02-18T15:50:42Z

Nathanael Wettstein:

== Overview ==

An index of all raw material, parts, and assemblies in the [[Fabrication Diagram]] method of collaborative production.

The term "master index" has been used for years, although no central index seems to exist.

== Proposal (February 2015) ==

A central database is proposed in accordance with [[Naming and Identification]].

The current proposal consists of a simple spreadsheet with three tabs:
* Module Index: List of all modules with unique, unchangeable moduleID. Provides lookup for the other lists.
* Version Index: List of all versions with meta info such as date, person, description. (Similar to git commits)
* Dependency Index: List all dependencies of the dependency tree (see below)

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[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cbWyhAw4DHu4BhRfzojlAEMRd8e9ehRJnzjCNTbu0oE/edit?usp=sharing edit]

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[https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/edit edit]

=== Discussion ===

Pro:
* Central point of reference for all modules
* Machine-readable -> can be further improved by using some open standard like xml with nice frontend
* More structured than Dozuki
* Better overview than with Dozuki -> or can Dozuki be improved to provide this sort of meta data and dependency graph?

Cons:
* No visual rendering -> Can be solved by adding nice frontend (e.g. Dependency graph using [http://www.graphviz.org Graphviz])
* Some redundancy with Dozuki -> Can this information be extracted in an automated way from Dozuki? Or vice-versa? Discuss with dozuki developers?

=== Implementations ===

* A new web app is being created specifically for OSE: [[Master Index Software]].
* The master index is part of the broader area of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and has discussed before: [[CAD PLM]].

Getting Involved

2015-02-11T20:41:02Z

Nathanael Wettstein:

== Overview ==
'''Q: How do I get involved in OSE?'''

A: Take a look at http://opensourceecology.org/community/

== Old content ==
The following sections list old content pre-dating the site above.

=Technical Review=
We are seeking technical review of all of our designs, from architecture detail, machine design, industry standards, to agriculture, and entrepreneurship. We span a wide areas of human endeavor in engineering, art, and entrepreneurship.

=Design Work - machines, architecture, other=
The core of our work is design and rapid builds. We focus on Design-for-Fabrication, Lifetime Design, and [[Module-Based Design]]. You can help with CAD, conceptual, and technical design across all disciplines of engineering, art, and entrepreneurship.

=Dedicated Project Visits=

See [[Dedicated Project Visits]] and pland for the [[2014 Summer of Extreme Design-Build]]
=Summer Internships for credit=
Your university may have a community service requirement or the ability to provide credit towards your major. Check with your professors, and apply for a [[Dedicated Project Visit]].
=Capstone Projects=
You can do a senior capstone project with OSE as the client. You can design one of our machines or develop an enterprise model. Organize a capstone group at your university and find a supporing professor.

=Volunteer Work Days=

We host volunteer work days if you are in the Kansas City USA area. We can let you know about the next one.

=Organizing an Extreme Production Workshop=
There are many projects around the [[50 GVCS Machines]] that lend themselves to being organized as an Extreme Production Workshop. Help us organize and enjoy 50/50 revenue sharing with OSE.

=Invite us for a College Lecture=
The Founder is going on College Tour. You can organize a lecture. We are recruiting students for internships and working on setting up OSE Clubs at universities - especially as student run clubs with a faculty advisor - who develop one of our projects.

=Attend an Extreme Production Workshop=

See our [[Workshops Schedule]] - attend our immersion education experience.

=Blog for Us=
We are looking for a blogger to provide updates about our work. 2 hour per week requirement.

=Manage our Facebook Account=
We report regularly on Facebook, and we are looking for a savvy social media manager.

=Do graphics or design work=
A great part of our work is communicating our message and technical content clearly. We need information architects to do infographics and to refactor our work into highly comprehensible content.

=Subscribing as a True Fan=
See [http://opensourceecology.org/community-true-fans/ more about True Fans] - donors who give $10 or more for 24 months. All funding goes to prototyping materials.

=Video Production=
We are looking for onsite and Remote Video Editors as in [[OSEdit]].

=Start an OSE Chapter at your University=

=More Options for Students=
#Student engineering and other professional chapters - work with us on [[Design Sprints]]
#Help us find professors who can assign OSE work for credit
#Alternative spring break - if you have a group of students that would like to work with us, contact info at opensourceecology dot org.
#Licensed architects + IDP students - internship development program.

=Links=
*For [[Students]]

Get involved

2015-02-11T20:37:25Z

Nathanael Wettstein: Redirected page to Getting Involved

#redirect [[Getting Involved]]

Getting Started

2015-02-11T20:35:17Z

Nathanael Wettstein:

{{Mergeto|Getting Started Guide}}

=Introduction=

New Here? You may want to learn some basic concepts first:

[http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Information Knowledge Guide]

If you want to start actual projects, you can go to our appropriate technology index:

[http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Application_Technologies Appropriate Technologies]

=Computer Setup=

[[Image: laptop.jpg|200px]]

[http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Computer_Setup Prepare for Information Processing!]

=Communications=

[[Image: communication.png|200px]]

[http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Communications Communicate With Us!]

GVCS Naming Convention

2015-02-11T20:33:37Z

Nathanael Wettstein: Redirected page to GVCS Machine

#redirect [[GVCS Machine]]

Development Template and Transitions

2015-02-10T18:07:20Z

Nathanael Wettstein: /* Discussion */ add illustration

Transitions are new projects, design changes, and forks -

https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/presentation/d/1iE-kXfVWHk39-Y4iDCpRJX8G-RWGnF5QoSjYGcf1V3E/edit#slide=id.g785bfa0e2_00

== Discussion ==

Re Slide 2: I don't agree with the statement that a new module version should automatically trigger a new top-module/machine version.

According to the proposal in [[Naming and Identification]] and [[Master Index]], a new module version simply creates a new entry in the version index. Or visually speaking, a new, unconnected node in the dependency graph. The top-module/machine version is still unaffected because the dependencies are unchanged so far. The documentation is still up-to-date.

Next, somebody analyzes the top-module of the updated part and decides that the new module version still "fits" into the top-module. Next, this person creates a new version of the top-module and updates its dependencies. Also, this person updates the documentation of the module inside Dozuki (preferrably inside a new category). Responsibility: If somebody updates a module version, they guarantee that all dependencies/submodules/versions "fit". This person is responsible for everything below in the dependency tree.

This process is repeated from bottom to top until the machine version is updated. Beacause everybody is responsible for everything below in the dependency tree, the last version update of the whole machine brings everything into an up-to-date, consistent state.

<html><img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1Ck92uDt3l_LFejZQzjZTMSmmMQuGWIfJy__BfzaMnjA/pub?w=960&h=520"></html>
[https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1Ck92uDt3l_LFejZQzjZTMSmmMQuGWIfJy__BfzaMnjA/edit edit]

On the other hand, I agree that forks should be treated like a new machine (with the difference that most info can be copied over from the original).

So far the theory proposal. How does this match the multi-people documentation approach? How to implement in dozuki vs. Wiki? [[User:Nathanael Wettstein|Nathanael Wettstein]] ([[User talk:Nathanael Wettstein|talk]]) 14:48, 10 February 2015 (CET)

Master Index

2015-02-10T17:45:41Z

Nathanael Wettstein: /* Overview */

Master Index

2015-02-10T14:37:07Z

Nathanael Wettstein: /* Proposal (February 2015) */ nicer iframe size

== Overview ==

An index of all raw material, parts, and assemblies in the [[Fabrication Diagram]] method of collaborative production.

The term "master index" has been used for years, although no central index is known.

== Proposal (February 2015) ==

A central database is proposed in accordance with [[Naming and Identification]].

The current proposal consists of a simple spreadsheet with three tabs:
* Module Index: List of all modules with unique, unchangeable moduleID. Provides lookup for the other lists.
* Version Index: List of all versions with meta info such as date, person, description. (Similar to git commits)
* Dependency Index: List all dependencies of the dependency tree (see below)

<html><iframe width='640' height='480' src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cbWyhAw4DHu4BhRfzojlAEMRd8e9ehRJnzjCNTbu0oE/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false"></iframe></html>
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cbWyhAw4DHu4BhRfzojlAEMRd8e9ehRJnzjCNTbu0oE/edit?usp=sharing edit]

<html><img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/pub?w=640&h=480"></html>
[https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/edit edit]

=== Discussion ===

Pro:
* Central point of reference for all modules
* Machine-readable -> can be further improved by using some open standard like xml with nice frontend
* More structured than Dozuki
* Better overview than with Dozuki -> or can Dozuki be improved to provide this sort of meta data and dependency graph?

Cons:
* No visual rendering -> Can be solved by adding nice frontend (e.g. Dependency graph using [http://www.graphviz.org Graphviz])
* Some redundancy with Dozuki -> Can this information be extracted in an automated way from Dozuki? Or vice-versa? Discuss with dozuki developers?

Master Index

2015-02-10T14:30:28Z

Nathanael Wettstein: Fix link /* Discussion */

== Overview ==

An index of all raw material, parts, and assemblies in the [[Fabrication Diagram]] method of collaborative production.

The term "master index" has been used for years, although no central index is known.

== Proposal (February 2015) ==

A central database is proposed in accordance with [[Naming and Identification]].

The current proposal consists of a simple spreadsheet with three tabs:
* Module Index: List of all modules with unique, unchangeable moduleID. Provides lookup for the other lists.
* Version Index: List of all versions with meta info such as date, person, description. (Similar to git commits.)
* Dependency Index: List all dependencies of the dependency tree (see below)

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cbWyhAw4DHu4BhRfzojlAEMRd8e9ehRJnzjCNTbu0oE/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false&w=640&h=480"></iframe></html>
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cbWyhAw4DHu4BhRfzojlAEMRd8e9ehRJnzjCNTbu0oE/edit?usp=sharing edit]

<html><img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/pub?w=640&h=480"></html>
[https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/edit edit]

=== Discussion ===

Pro:
* Central point of reference for all modules
* Machine-readable -> can be further improved by using some open standard like xml with nice frontend
* More structured than Dozuki
* Better overview than with Dozuki -> or can Dozuki be improved to provide this sort of meta data and dependency graph?

Cons:
* No visual rendering -> Can be solved by adding nice frontend (e.g. Dependency graph using [http://www.graphviz.org Graphviz])
* Some redundancy with Dozuki -> Can this information be extracted in an automated way from Dozuki? Or vice-versa? Discuss with dozuki developers?

Master Index

2015-02-10T14:04:44Z

Nathanael Wettstein: /* Proposal (February 2015) */ add discussion section

== Overview ==

An index of all raw material, parts, and assemblies in the [[Fabrication Diagram]] method of collaborative production.

The term "master index" has been used for years, although no central index is known.

== Proposal (February 2015) ==

A central database is proposed in accordance with [[Naming and Identification]].

The current proposal consists of a simple spreadsheet with three tabs:
* Module Index: List of all modules with unique, unchangeable moduleID. Provides lookup for the other lists.
* Version Index: List of all versions with meta info such as date, person, description. (Similar to git commits.)
* Dependency Index: List all dependencies of the dependency tree (see below)

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cbWyhAw4DHu4BhRfzojlAEMRd8e9ehRJnzjCNTbu0oE/pubhtml?widget=true&headers=false&w=640&h=480"></iframe></html>
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cbWyhAw4DHu4BhRfzojlAEMRd8e9ehRJnzjCNTbu0oE/edit?usp=sharing edit]

<html><img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/pub?w=640&h=480"></html>
[https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/edit edit]

=== Discussion ===

Pro:
* Central point of reference for all modules
* Machine-readable -> can be further improved by using some open standard like xml documents with nice frontend
* More structured than Dozuki
* Better overview than with Dozuki -> or can Dozuki be improved to provide this sort of meta data and dependency graph?

Cons:
* No visual rendering -> Can be solved by adding nice frontend (e.g. Dependency graph using [www.graphviz.org GraphViz])
* Some redundancy with Dozuki -> Can this information be extracted in an automated way from Dozuki? Or vice-versa? Discuss with dozuki developers?

Naming and Identification

2015-02-10T13:54:21Z

Nathanael Wettstein: /* Identification */ link to master index, add description

== Overview ==

This page describes the (proposal to) the GVCS naming / identification scheme. The goal of this scheme is to identify modules and machines at a precise version unambiguously.

== Background ==

Just like in software development, GVCS machines depend on each other. The analogy goes like this: A software typically depends on a few (external) libraries at specific versions. Next, the software changes or some of the libraries change, or both. You need to keep track of that very carefully, because if you mistype one letter in the interface (= "misplace one screw hole by half an inch"), nothing works anymore. In order to master this problem, you need to fulfill these requirements: Identification, Workflow, Tools.

== Example for naming convention ==
The following, fictitious example shows the naming convention in action:

<html><img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/pub?w=640&h=480"></html>
[https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/edit edit]

== Identification ==

In order to uniquely identify a machine/module at a certain state, we find that machine/module names are not enough.

We use the following convention: <code>moduleID, version</code>, where:
* '''moduleID''': A unique number as defined in the [[Master Index]]. Once assigned, this number never changes.
* '''version''': The module version is a simple number, preceded by a "v". <code>v1, v2, v3, ...</code>. Do not use any other version tags (v3.2 or 4beta).

=== Master Index ===
''Main article: [[Master Index]]''

In order to have a central reference point for unique IDs, versions and dependencies, a [[Master Index]] is proposed. This may be any sort of database which stores the following three types of data: Modules, Versions, Dependencies.

In more details, these descriptions may look as follows:

<pre>
[module] What is moduleID 01?
- moduleID: 01
- name: CEB Press
- alias: The Liberator, Compressed Earth Brick Press
- description: ...

[version] What is the latest version of moduleID 01?
- version: v6
- date: 2014-08-27
- by: John
- description: ...

[dependency] What does moduleID 01, v6 depend on?
- moduleID: 119, version: v2 ("Grate")
- moduleID: 121, version: v4 ("Shaker")
- moduleID: 110, version: v1 ("Core Assembly")
</pre>

== Workflow ==

Many people develop collaboratively and add ideas and changes. On the other hand, only the responsible person for the machine/module is allowed to update it's version number. By that, this person guarantees that everything below in the dependency tree works together.

== Tools ==

The current OSE documentation hierarchy works like this (example):

[http://opensourceecology.org/gvcs/gvcs-machine-index/ OSE main page: Machine Index] > [http://opensourceecology.org/portfolio/ceb-press/ CEB Press]
[http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/CEB_Press Dozuki: CEB Press] > [http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/CEB_Press_-_Modules Modules] > [http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/Frame Frame] > [[CEB_Press_6_-_Frame_-_Development_Board| Wiki: Development Board]] > [[CEB_Press_6_-_Frame_Module_-_Exploded_Parts_Diagram|Exploded_Parts_Diagram (PDF)]].

Development Template and Transitions

2015-02-10T13:48:17Z

Nathanael Wettstein:

Transitions are new projects, design changes, and forks -

https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/presentation/d/1iE-kXfVWHk39-Y4iDCpRJX8G-RWGnF5QoSjYGcf1V3E/edit#slide=id.g785bfa0e2_00

== Discussion ==

Re Slide 2: I don't agree with the statement that a new module version should automatically trigger a new top-module/machine version.

According to the proposal in [[Naming and Identification]] and [[Master Index]], a new module version simply creates a new entry in the version index. Or visually speaking, a new, unconnected node in the dependency graph. The top-module/machine version is still unaffected because the dependencies are unchanged so far. The documentation is still up-to-date.

Next, somebody analyzes the top-module of the updated part and decides that the new module version still "fits" into the top-module. Next, this person creates a new version of the top-module and updates its dependencies. Also, this person updates the documentation of the module inside Dozuki (preferrably inside a new category). Responsibility: If somebody updates a module version, they guarantee that all dependencies/submodules/versions "fit". This person is responsible for everything below in the dependency tree.

This process is repeated from bottom to top until the machine version is updated. Beacause everybody is responsible for everything below in the dependency tree, the last version update of the whole machine brings everything into an up-to-date, consistent state.

On the other hand, I agree that forks should be treated like a new machine (with the difference that most info can be copied over from the original).

So far the theory proposal. How does this match the multi-people documentation approach? How to implement in dozuki vs. Wiki? [[User:Nathanael Wettstein|Nathanael Wettstein]] ([[User talk:Nathanael Wettstein|talk]]) 14:48, 10 February 2015 (CET)

Master Index

2015-02-10T12:31:32Z

Nathanael Wettstein: create page; propose spreadsheet as central database for

Talk:Tim Boyd

2015-02-09T17:07:00Z

Nathanael Wettstein: Created page with "==Resume work on HydraFabber== Hi Tim, I would like to continue the work on HydraFabber. Do you know what has been done since August 2013 (I've seen John's log, Leo's log..."

==Resume work on HydraFabber==

Hi Tim, I would like to continue the work on [[HydraFabber]]. Do you know what has been done since August 2013 (I've seen John's log, Leo's log, your log and the blog post)? Has the setup with the laser diode actually been built? Which GVCS machine is HydraFabber, actually? 3D Printer? CNC Torch Table? [[User:Nathanael Wettstein|Nathanael Wettstein]] ([[User talk:Nathanael Wettstein|talk]]) 18:07, 9 February 2015 (CET)

User talk:Leo Riveron

2015-02-09T17:05:06Z

Nathanael Wettstein: Created page with "==Resume work on HydraFabber== Hi Leo, I would like to continue the work on HydraFabber. Do you know what has been done since August 2013 (I've seen John's log, your Log,..."

==Resume work on HydraFabber==

Hi Leo, I would like to continue the work on [[HydraFabber]]. Do you know what has been done since August 2013 (I've seen John's log, your Log, Tim's Log and the blog post)? Has the setup with the laser diode actually been built? Which GVCS machine is HydraFabber, actually? 3D Printer? CNC Torch Table? [[User:Nathanael Wettstein|Nathanael Wettstein]] ([[User talk:Nathanael Wettstein|talk]]) 18:05, 9 February 2015 (CET)

User talk:J stager

2015-02-09T17:04:27Z

Nathanael Wettstein: Created page with "==Resume work on HydraFabber== Hi John, I would like to continue the work on HydraFabber. Do you know what has been done since August 2013 (I've seen your log, Leo's Log,..."

==Resume work on HydraFabber==

Hi John, I would like to continue the work on [[HydraFabber]]. Do you know what has been done since August 2013 (I've seen your log, Leo's Log, Tim's Log and the blog post)? Has the setup with the laser diode actually been built? Which GVCS machine is HydraFabber, actually? 3D Printer? CNC Torch Table? [[User:Nathanael Wettstein|Nathanael Wettstein]] ([[User talk:Nathanael Wettstein|talk]]) 18:04, 9 February 2015 (CET)

Nate Log

2015-02-07T12:42:27Z

Nathanael Wettstein: /* February, 2015 */

<span style="color:red>Nice! Let's get this reviewed by RepRap IRC channel feedback.

*'''Please coordinate between [[John Log]], [[Leo Log]], [[Tim Boyd]], and [[Nate Log]] - all work related to [[HydraFabber]].'''

== Jan/Feb 2015 ==

Goals:
* Help new contributors getting involved quickly
* Define processes and definitions for version management
* Do some actual work for the [[HydraFabber]]

Tasks done:
* Edit wiki pages for new contributors, such as [[Wiki instructions]], [[Template:RequiredReading]], [[Getting Started Guide]]
* Create wiki pages for GVCS machine version management: [[GVCS Machine]], [[Naming and Identification]]

== June 22, 2013: Task 10, CNC Circuit Mill Spindle ==

[[File:Assembly-original.png|300px|thumb|right|Carriage with X_Carriage_QuickGuide and X_SingleExtruderMountOffset]]
[[File:Assembly-spindle-mount.png|300px|thumb|right|Basic Idea: Carriage with X_MillSpindleMount. If we remove spindle mount, we can also mount the laser diode head.]]

=== Goal ===
* Have a mount on the TAZ to attach the existing [[CNC_Circuit_Mill_Spindle]] by MIT
* This mount must be 3D printable using [[TAZ]]

=== Log ===
* Clarify goal and task details
* Write email to creator of spindle asking for missing drawings/CAD files
* Find relevant TAZ parts from [http://download.lulzbot.com/TAZ/hardware/printed_parts/FreeCAD/]
* Basic idea:
** Remove ''X_Carriage_QuickGuide'' and ''X_SingleExtruderMountOffset''
** Add new part ''X_MillSpindleMount'' and attach it to ''X_Carriage''
* Install FreeCAD
* Tried unsuccessfully to add this to ''TK0_Assembly.fcstd'' (how to add new parts to an assembly file?)
* FreeCAD undo bug: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/FreeCAD#Temp (or am I doing something wrong?)
* ''I stop here and hand over to John''

=== Files ===
* Draft of spindle mount: [[File:X MillSpindleMount v0.1.FCStd]] (FreeCAD)
** '''Note: This serves as an illustration only. Size, holes, scaling are all wrong'''
[[Image:spindleconcept.jpg|100px]]
*Spindle file from [[Ilan Moyer]] via [[John Log]] from Solidworks into STP: [[File:spindle_assy.stp]]

=== Next steps, open questions ===
* Find correct dimensions of spindle
* Draw nice CAD part that makes sense mechanically and that looks printable
** How to fix the spindle in z-axis?
* Add holes and match to TAZ

Talk:Main Page

2015-02-07T12:41:42Z

Nathanael Wettstein: /* Update links, more focus on collaboration */

{{RightTOC}}
==Since when is the boat a part of the [[GVCS]]? -[[Marcin]]==

== Notice ==

Please feel free to sign up and add information to the pages to help out!

== Read more here.. ==

* Maybe the front page should be more informational for someone completely new to the subject? By adding a few beginners "Read more here" it would be more enjoyable, or something like that. My 2 cents! --[[User:Fat64|Fat64]] 16:42, 18 February 2009 (PST)
** The article "Evolve to freedom" seems like something not far from where I am getting. --[[User:Fat64|Fat64]] 16:44, 18 February 2009 (PST)

== Internationalization ==

As you probably know, Mediawiki the software you're using is the same as Wikipedia. So you can also use the multilanguage features used on Wikipedia. If you'll adopt that feature, each page could have a translation in a different language.
:I second this --[[User:Jorgeandr3s|jorgeandr3s]] ([[User talk:Jorgeandr3s|talk]]) 18:22, 31 July 2014 (CEST)

==HTML disabled for non-sysops==

: ''Looks like you have $wgRawHtml enabled on a publicall editable wiki. That is ''really'' dangerous, it's really an invitation to mischif. For embedding videos, use a specialized extension [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Video_player_extensions]. If you need full HTML every now and then, make sure it can only be defined by trusted people [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RawMsg] [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:HTMLets]. -- [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Duesentrieb Duesentrieb] 20:56, 31 March 2009 (UTC)''

I added an extention called nukeHTMLPHP that's supposed to remove any <eeeeeeehtml><b>html <i>tags</i></b></eeeeeeehtml> in edits from non-sysop users (<-like that) while letting sysop users add the <eeeeeehtml><b>html <i>tags</i></b></eeeeeehtml> (like this). So if anyone needs to use HTML then talk to a wikisysop to enable the html on a page or section. As long as a non-sysop doesn't edit an html section then it should keep working after users edit other sections. -jeremy

== ideas for products ==

I was searching for a stainless steel spray bottle but only found a few links
*http://norbys.stores.yahoo.net/caststspbo11.html 10.99
*http://www.enailsupply.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=15698 35.96
*http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=11318517&RN=937 9.99

This is a very small niche market that OSE can capture when metal working comes online. [[LuciaStove]]

==Global Villages==

would be good to point to a definition and stress on what "interconnectedness" of villages means. [[User:Franz|Franz]] 05:12, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

== Combined Greenhouse/Solar and Biofuel powered steam generator/distiller system ==

This is all a brainstorm/pipedream in my head at this point, so criticism, suggestions, refinements, and complimentary ideas/links are welcome.

All this talk of zero waste made me wonder why the combination of several elements to utilize waste streams hasn't been suggested.

In a nutshell, the goal is to combine a solar concentrator with a biofuel boiler to ensure a consistent flow of steam which would exert it's work on a turbine generator. The biofuel exhaust would be directed into a greenhouse or bio-reactor, functioning as a CO2 generator. The feedstock for the boiler would either mix filtered graywater with rainwater, or would have a separate side for graywater, engineered to be easily cleaned. The steam line would be connected to a condenser/heat exchanger, and the distilled water used where needed or recycled back into the system.

I figure you could work in some sort of still that takes advantage of waste heat to get ethanol for fuel, with an initial sustainable crop for feedstock. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulosic_ethanol] Watched a youtube video for understanding [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF3PS1v8nKY] and I believe a small scale biorefinery that uses the leftover lignins as a main heatsource would be needed.

'''TLDR Recap'''

- A steam boiler heated by both solar concentrator and biofuel burner (with exhaust gas directed into a greenhouse or algae bioreactor, maybe both with algae being on the end).

- Heat exchangers where feasible, excess heat used for ethanol still or anything needing heat (interior heating).

- Modular, easily replicable design. Emphasis on flexibility, simplicity, and effectiveness at actually performing in effective amounts.

- An initial pre/post processing area for lignocellulose to be converted and fermented and further distillation of the low-yield stills.

- The combined stills will use the fermented lignocellulose to make low proof ethanol, which will be fed into the post process solar/biofuel powered still to finish concentrating the ethanol.

----

'''Considerations and pitfalls'''

* If it's even feasible or possible to do this. I'd imagine having to supplement the stills with more heat then the excess produced by the steam generator.

* Figuring out the ratios, this includes a suitable crop for biomass for the stills and the land required, and if ethanol is even suitable.

* Determining the most suitable and cost effective materials.

* Incorporating permaculture principles to the stock crops, and picking stock crops suitable for permaculture.

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Evaporation_Engine] This link is intriguing. Especially the bottom part talking about combining thermodynamic cycles.

* A lot of different fields coming together. An expert in thermodynamics would do a lot to set me straight.

* The design. I picture separate processes incorporated to capitalize on waste chains.

* Variations for different climates, ecologies, and other natural resources available.

* What biofuel to incorporate into the system. Lignocellulose needs a pretreatment. Algae has a few breakthroughs to make before becoming practical. If Ligno is used, a biorefinery would need to be made, and a decision would need to be made on what goes where and how to incorporate the waste CO2 with greenhouses.

*** And of course, the cost. Being able to fabricate a majority of the parts would be a major plus.

== Windward ==

Haven't seen this mentioned on the site; http://www.windward.org/what01.htm "Building a working model of sustainable community"

<blockquote>"Windward is an intentional community located just north of the scenic Columbia River Gorge about 80 miles east of Portland, Oregon. So far, we've acquired 131 acres of pasture and forested land, put in basic services (septic and water systems, power and internet-access, etc.) and learned a lot in the doing of it all. While we still have work to do, we're proud of what we've accomplished, and excited about having reached the point where our renewable systems are coming on-line and we're able to turn our attention to building sustaibable housing.<br>

Nature is complex, and the rule in working to master complex systems is that everything takes longer, costs more and turns out different than you thought going in. It's only by getting "hands on," and actually working and living with these systems, that the challenges can be overcome and their true potentials realized.

It's easy to see that change is coming at a feverish pace. What's harder to see is a way to ride that wave of change to a better place; to show that it is possible using appropriate technology to enhance the environment while creating a wholesome, satisfying and sustainable way of life. Put another way, we're working to demonstrate that it is possible to sustainably feed, clothe and fuel a village of twenty people on one hundred acres." </blockquote>

Looks like they've been at it for about 20 years.

Also this sounds like BS but possibly worth a look: A book of "Public Domain Inventions" for sale: [http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/renewing-the-earth-public-domain-inventions-for-a-sustainable-future/2498556 "Renewing the Earth: Public Domain Inventions for a Sustainable Future"] "solar-powered desalination and solar-powered steel foundries, from megascale seawall construction to pumping large water supplies without a pump"

== RSS feeds for watchlist - MediaWiki upgrade ==

Hi there, I just registered here... would be nice to have feeds for watchlist, like recently almost all Wikimedia project and also OpenStreetMaps have. I guess this has something to do with the version of MediaWiki. I have no clue which revision or version has these feeds, but it would be nice to have them here. Like that, one is able to watch multiple wikis and does not have to visit the site to check whether something is happening. Cheers, --[[User:Kozuch|Kozuch]] 17:53, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

== One Way to Go / Draft for Main Page Update ==

As per Rasmus's suggestion, here's a draft of the OSE main page that uses the same format as Ekopedia, which is essentially the format of Wikipedia's main page. This is one possibility for the needed update. The draft shows a potential layout but lacks functional links.
----
[[Main page ekopedia-like]]
----

I think it could be valuable to have all of the elements of the GVCS listed out like this, if the list is updated regularly to reflect the evolution of the project. What are the strong and weak points of this particular layout? Within this layout, what could be different/better? Beyond this layout, is there another way of arranging things that would be more intuitive?

Marie,
I had started a prototype for the main page at [[Main Page Testing]]. You may want to take a look.
--[[User:Elifarley|Elifarley]] 15:27, 4 February 2011 (PST)

@Elifarley I think the header you put together is much better. What stopped your work on the project of updating the main page? I'm trying to imagine a page that would serve the interests of rapid parallel development, and listing out the components of the GVCS lets people find what they are interested in and might be able to contribute to much more quickly. It also shows all visitors where the project is headed without a long explanation. I think the Ekopedia-templated page might be serviceable until the project evolves beyond its current scope, or until something better can be put together. 12:04, 5 February 2011 (PST)

@Marie, I moved over to other tasks...
We may use P2P Foundation wiki as an inpiration:
http://p2pfoundation.net/
See also '''P2P Foundation in a nutshell''': http://p2pfoundation.net/In_a_Nutshell
--[[User:Elifarley|Elifarley]] 15:20, 6 February 2011 (PST)

I started working on a Main Page redesign. It seems as if OSE is getting quite a bit more press, which leads more people here to the wiki (which is how I got here.) Unfortunately, if you're a new user who has just seen one or two of the GVCS videos, it's very hard to figure out the full scope of the project or how to get involved. I think a cleaner front page that directs new users a bit better would be helpful. I've started to put together a [[Main Page GMHEdit|cleaner version of the Main Page]] that I would be interested in getting feedback on. I borrowed heavily from the current [[Main Page]], revision, and a couple of other wiki's I work on. Feel free to make suggestions or implement it as is if you see fit. --[[User:Grant Henninger|Grant Henninger]] 15:55, 15 February 2011 (PST)

There is a mistake in the product matrix; it should say CNC multimachine.

==Not obvious how to sign up for the wiki==
The link to sign up for the wiki is buried halfway down the "Get Inolved" page. It took me quite a while to find it. I suggest making a relatively obvious link at the top of the main page, a link at the top of the get involved page, and a link at the top of the crash course page. This would make it easier to register for the wiki. [[User:Jason|Jason]] 02:12, 21 May 2011 (PDT)

==Standardizing the links from the Main page for better visibility==
Along the lines as Jason said above, I suggest creating links from the GVCS tree diagram at the bottom to standardize the pages where the documentation will be found. Only one main page per GVCS unit, each of which is run from a template. For example, right now the CEB Press link in the tree takes me to <html><a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Category:CEB_Press">the CEB Press Category page</a></html>. The flow of people interested in browsing around the different GVCS pieces will find this more easily flowing if the link on the tree was to the main CEB Press page where the Bill of Materials, Building Instructions, etc were found.

== Common place for questions ==
I think it would be useful to have a common place for questions, as the activity on the wiki is quite low.
For example I had a question at [[Talk:Global Village Construction Set#50 or 51 machines?]], and, as there are not so many people reading that page, it would be better to have a central place for asking questions. Or better, to just provide the links to the pages where the questions are put. Therefore it would be easy for anyone to see if there are new questions that might worth answering.
Of course we can always use the forum for questions, but it won't be a good idea to fill it with threads for all the minor questions. [[User:Gonzo|Gonzo]] 23:17, 25 February 2012 (CET)

== Which Energy System to Use ==

Hello i am working on an open souce project to creat the largest sanding machine in the world, but due to restrictions in how much energy can be drown from normal elecric power suppy i need a motor system running on zero or very low emitions as it will be working inside buildings, what im not sure of is to use battery which once ran out will take ages to charge, a power cable from a generater or one of the gas powers engines, i require about 32 HP i think and will be working in large halls like scahool halls with windows and doube doors open, any ideas the best place to start and the cheepest way to test without building a full scale modle, help would be appriciated as this has been a project i have wanted to complete for a number of years.

== formatting of mission ==

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== Update links, more focus on collaboration ==

The links on the OSE Network section are out of date. The Collaboration section can be improved to get people more involved.

We might want to re-structure the main page completely, but in the sense of continuous improvement, I propose the following changes to the OSE Network and Collaboration section:
* oseeurope: Full of spam
* OSE Italy: Commercial shoe page
* Blog, ...: outdated links
Also,
* remove the project plan from 2014 (or replace by the one from 2015)
* move the GVCS Machines template out of the blue box to the bottom of the page (full width). It looks pretty ugly right now.

Proposed source for left-hand-side table td:
<pre>
<h2>'''OSE Network'''</h2>

*[http://opensourceecology.org/ OpenSourceEcology.Org]
**[http://opensourceecology.de/ Open Source Ecology - Germany]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/marcinose YouTube Channel]
*[http://vimeo.com/opensourceecology Vimeo Channel]
*[http://forum.opensourceecology.org/ Forum]
*[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/opensourceecology Google Group]

<h2>'''Get involved'''</h2>

* Take the [[Tech Team Culturing Survey]] to join the team
* Sign up for our [http://eepurl.com/Eopwf weekly newsletter]
* [[Create Wiki Account]]
* Read the [[Getting Started Guide]]
* [[Dedicated Project Visit]]
* [[True Fans|Make a Donation]]
</pre>

To keep in mind, see [[Main page ekopedia-like]]

Nate Log

2015-02-07T12:22:35Z

Nathanael Wettstein:

<span style="color:red>Nice! Let's get this reviewed by RepRap IRC channel feedback.

*'''Please coordinate between [[John Log]], [[Leo Log]], [[Tim Boyd]], and [[Nate Log]] - all work related to [[HydraFabber]].'''

== February, 2015 ==

Goal:
* Help new contributors getting involved quickly
* Define processes and definitions for version management
* Do some actual work for the [[HydraFabber]]

Tasks:
* Edit wiki pages for new contributors, such as [[Wiki instructions]], [[Template:RequiredReading]], [[Getting Started Guide]]
* Create wiki pages for GVCS machine version management: [[GVCS Machine]], [[Naming and Identification]]

== June 22, 2013: Task 10, CNC Circuit Mill Spindle ==

[[File:Assembly-original.png|300px|thumb|right|Carriage with X_Carriage_QuickGuide and X_SingleExtruderMountOffset]]
[[File:Assembly-spindle-mount.png|300px|thumb|right|Basic Idea: Carriage with X_MillSpindleMount. If we remove spindle mount, we can also mount the laser diode head.]]

=== Goal ===
* Have a mount on the TAZ to attach the existing [[CNC_Circuit_Mill_Spindle]] by MIT
* This mount must be 3D printable using [[TAZ]]

=== Log ===
* Clarify goal and task details
* Write email to creator of spindle asking for missing drawings/CAD files
* Find relevant TAZ parts from [http://download.lulzbot.com/TAZ/hardware/printed_parts/FreeCAD/]
* Basic idea:
** Remove ''X_Carriage_QuickGuide'' and ''X_SingleExtruderMountOffset''
** Add new part ''X_MillSpindleMount'' and attach it to ''X_Carriage''
* Install FreeCAD
* Tried unsuccessfully to add this to ''TK0_Assembly.fcstd'' (how to add new parts to an assembly file?)
* FreeCAD undo bug: http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/FreeCAD#Temp (or am I doing something wrong?)
* ''I stop here and hand over to John''

=== Files ===
* Draft of spindle mount: [[File:X MillSpindleMount v0.1.FCStd]] (FreeCAD)
** '''Note: This serves as an illustration only. Size, holes, scaling are all wrong'''
[[Image:spindleconcept.jpg|100px]]
*Spindle file from [[Ilan Moyer]] via [[John Log]] from Solidworks into STP: [[File:spindle_assy.stp]]

=== Next steps, open questions ===
* Find correct dimensions of spindle
* Draw nice CAD part that makes sense mechanically and that looks printable
** How to fix the spindle in z-axis?
* Add holes and match to TAZ

Talk:Main Page

2015-02-06T15:21:23Z

Nathanael Wettstein: /* formatting of mission */

{{RightTOC}}
==Since when is the boat a part of the [[GVCS]]? -[[Marcin]]==

== Notice ==

Please feel free to sign up and add information to the pages to help out!

== Read more here.. ==

* Maybe the front page should be more informational for someone completely new to the subject? By adding a few beginners "Read more here" it would be more enjoyable, or something like that. My 2 cents! --[[User:Fat64|Fat64]] 16:42, 18 February 2009 (PST)
** The article "Evolve to freedom" seems like something not far from where I am getting. --[[User:Fat64|Fat64]] 16:44, 18 February 2009 (PST)

== Internationalization ==

As you probably know, Mediawiki the software you're using is the same as Wikipedia. So you can also use the multilanguage features used on Wikipedia. If you'll adopt that feature, each page could have a translation in a different language.
:I second this --[[User:Jorgeandr3s|jorgeandr3s]] ([[User talk:Jorgeandr3s|talk]]) 18:22, 31 July 2014 (CEST)

==HTML disabled for non-sysops==

: ''Looks like you have $wgRawHtml enabled on a publicall editable wiki. That is ''really'' dangerous, it's really an invitation to mischif. For embedding videos, use a specialized extension [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Video_player_extensions]. If you need full HTML every now and then, make sure it can only be defined by trusted people [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RawMsg] [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:HTMLets]. -- [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Duesentrieb Duesentrieb] 20:56, 31 March 2009 (UTC)''

I added an extention called nukeHTMLPHP that's supposed to remove any <eeeeeeehtml><b>html <i>tags</i></b></eeeeeeehtml> in edits from non-sysop users (<-like that) while letting sysop users add the <eeeeeehtml><b>html <i>tags</i></b></eeeeeehtml> (like this). So if anyone needs to use HTML then talk to a wikisysop to enable the html on a page or section. As long as a non-sysop doesn't edit an html section then it should keep working after users edit other sections. -jeremy

== ideas for products ==

I was searching for a stainless steel spray bottle but only found a few links
*http://norbys.stores.yahoo.net/caststspbo11.html 10.99
*http://www.enailsupply.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=15698 35.96
*http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=11318517&RN=937 9.99

This is a very small niche market that OSE can capture when metal working comes online. [[LuciaStove]]

==Global Villages==

would be good to point to a definition and stress on what "interconnectedness" of villages means. [[User:Franz|Franz]] 05:12, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

== Combined Greenhouse/Solar and Biofuel powered steam generator/distiller system ==

This is all a brainstorm/pipedream in my head at this point, so criticism, suggestions, refinements, and complimentary ideas/links are welcome.

All this talk of zero waste made me wonder why the combination of several elements to utilize waste streams hasn't been suggested.

In a nutshell, the goal is to combine a solar concentrator with a biofuel boiler to ensure a consistent flow of steam which would exert it's work on a turbine generator. The biofuel exhaust would be directed into a greenhouse or bio-reactor, functioning as a CO2 generator. The feedstock for the boiler would either mix filtered graywater with rainwater, or would have a separate side for graywater, engineered to be easily cleaned. The steam line would be connected to a condenser/heat exchanger, and the distilled water used where needed or recycled back into the system.

I figure you could work in some sort of still that takes advantage of waste heat to get ethanol for fuel, with an initial sustainable crop for feedstock. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulosic_ethanol] Watched a youtube video for understanding [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF3PS1v8nKY] and I believe a small scale biorefinery that uses the leftover lignins as a main heatsource would be needed.

'''TLDR Recap'''

- A steam boiler heated by both solar concentrator and biofuel burner (with exhaust gas directed into a greenhouse or algae bioreactor, maybe both with algae being on the end).

- Heat exchangers where feasible, excess heat used for ethanol still or anything needing heat (interior heating).

- Modular, easily replicable design. Emphasis on flexibility, simplicity, and effectiveness at actually performing in effective amounts.

- An initial pre/post processing area for lignocellulose to be converted and fermented and further distillation of the low-yield stills.

- The combined stills will use the fermented lignocellulose to make low proof ethanol, which will be fed into the post process solar/biofuel powered still to finish concentrating the ethanol.

----

'''Considerations and pitfalls'''

* If it's even feasible or possible to do this. I'd imagine having to supplement the stills with more heat then the excess produced by the steam generator.

* Figuring out the ratios, this includes a suitable crop for biomass for the stills and the land required, and if ethanol is even suitable.

* Determining the most suitable and cost effective materials.

* Incorporating permaculture principles to the stock crops, and picking stock crops suitable for permaculture.

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Evaporation_Engine] This link is intriguing. Especially the bottom part talking about combining thermodynamic cycles.

* A lot of different fields coming together. An expert in thermodynamics would do a lot to set me straight.

* The design. I picture separate processes incorporated to capitalize on waste chains.

* Variations for different climates, ecologies, and other natural resources available.

* What biofuel to incorporate into the system. Lignocellulose needs a pretreatment. Algae has a few breakthroughs to make before becoming practical. If Ligno is used, a biorefinery would need to be made, and a decision would need to be made on what goes where and how to incorporate the waste CO2 with greenhouses.

*** And of course, the cost. Being able to fabricate a majority of the parts would be a major plus.

== Windward ==

Haven't seen this mentioned on the site; http://www.windward.org/what01.htm "Building a working model of sustainable community"

<blockquote>"Windward is an intentional community located just north of the scenic Columbia River Gorge about 80 miles east of Portland, Oregon. So far, we've acquired 131 acres of pasture and forested land, put in basic services (septic and water systems, power and internet-access, etc.) and learned a lot in the doing of it all. While we still have work to do, we're proud of what we've accomplished, and excited about having reached the point where our renewable systems are coming on-line and we're able to turn our attention to building sustaibable housing.<br>

Nature is complex, and the rule in working to master complex systems is that everything takes longer, costs more and turns out different than you thought going in. It's only by getting "hands on," and actually working and living with these systems, that the challenges can be overcome and their true potentials realized.

It's easy to see that change is coming at a feverish pace. What's harder to see is a way to ride that wave of change to a better place; to show that it is possible using appropriate technology to enhance the environment while creating a wholesome, satisfying and sustainable way of life. Put another way, we're working to demonstrate that it is possible to sustainably feed, clothe and fuel a village of twenty people on one hundred acres." </blockquote>

Looks like they've been at it for about 20 years.

Also this sounds like BS but possibly worth a look: A book of "Public Domain Inventions" for sale: [http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/renewing-the-earth-public-domain-inventions-for-a-sustainable-future/2498556 "Renewing the Earth: Public Domain Inventions for a Sustainable Future"] "solar-powered desalination and solar-powered steel foundries, from megascale seawall construction to pumping large water supplies without a pump"

== RSS feeds for watchlist - MediaWiki upgrade ==

Hi there, I just registered here... would be nice to have feeds for watchlist, like recently almost all Wikimedia project and also OpenStreetMaps have. I guess this has something to do with the version of MediaWiki. I have no clue which revision or version has these feeds, but it would be nice to have them here. Like that, one is able to watch multiple wikis and does not have to visit the site to check whether something is happening. Cheers, --[[User:Kozuch|Kozuch]] 17:53, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

== One Way to Go / Draft for Main Page Update ==

As per Rasmus's suggestion, here's a draft of the OSE main page that uses the same format as Ekopedia, which is essentially the format of Wikipedia's main page. This is one possibility for the needed update. The draft shows a potential layout but lacks functional links.
----
[[Main page ekopedia-like]]
----

I think it could be valuable to have all of the elements of the GVCS listed out like this, if the list is updated regularly to reflect the evolution of the project. What are the strong and weak points of this particular layout? Within this layout, what could be different/better? Beyond this layout, is there another way of arranging things that would be more intuitive?

Marie,
I had started a prototype for the main page at [[Main Page Testing]]. You may want to take a look.
--[[User:Elifarley|Elifarley]] 15:27, 4 February 2011 (PST)

@Elifarley I think the header you put together is much better. What stopped your work on the project of updating the main page? I'm trying to imagine a page that would serve the interests of rapid parallel development, and listing out the components of the GVCS lets people find what they are interested in and might be able to contribute to much more quickly. It also shows all visitors where the project is headed without a long explanation. I think the Ekopedia-templated page might be serviceable until the project evolves beyond its current scope, or until something better can be put together. 12:04, 5 February 2011 (PST)

@Marie, I moved over to other tasks...
We may use P2P Foundation wiki as an inpiration:
http://p2pfoundation.net/
See also '''P2P Foundation in a nutshell''': http://p2pfoundation.net/In_a_Nutshell
--[[User:Elifarley|Elifarley]] 15:20, 6 February 2011 (PST)

I started working on a Main Page redesign. It seems as if OSE is getting quite a bit more press, which leads more people here to the wiki (which is how I got here.) Unfortunately, if you're a new user who has just seen one or two of the GVCS videos, it's very hard to figure out the full scope of the project or how to get involved. I think a cleaner front page that directs new users a bit better would be helpful. I've started to put together a [[Main Page GMHEdit|cleaner version of the Main Page]] that I would be interested in getting feedback on. I borrowed heavily from the current [[Main Page]], revision, and a couple of other wiki's I work on. Feel free to make suggestions or implement it as is if you see fit. --[[User:Grant Henninger|Grant Henninger]] 15:55, 15 February 2011 (PST)

There is a mistake in the product matrix; it should say CNC multimachine.

==Not obvious how to sign up for the wiki==
The link to sign up for the wiki is buried halfway down the "Get Inolved" page. It took me quite a while to find it. I suggest making a relatively obvious link at the top of the main page, a link at the top of the get involved page, and a link at the top of the crash course page. This would make it easier to register for the wiki. [[User:Jason|Jason]] 02:12, 21 May 2011 (PDT)

==Standardizing the links from the Main page for better visibility==
Along the lines as Jason said above, I suggest creating links from the GVCS tree diagram at the bottom to standardize the pages where the documentation will be found. Only one main page per GVCS unit, each of which is run from a template. For example, right now the CEB Press link in the tree takes me to <html><a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Category:CEB_Press">the CEB Press Category page</a></html>. The flow of people interested in browsing around the different GVCS pieces will find this more easily flowing if the link on the tree was to the main CEB Press page where the Bill of Materials, Building Instructions, etc were found.

== Common place for questions ==
I think it would be useful to have a common place for questions, as the activity on the wiki is quite low.
For example I had a question at [[Talk:Global Village Construction Set#50 or 51 machines?]], and, as there are not so many people reading that page, it would be better to have a central place for asking questions. Or better, to just provide the links to the pages where the questions are put. Therefore it would be easy for anyone to see if there are new questions that might worth answering.
Of course we can always use the forum for questions, but it won't be a good idea to fill it with threads for all the minor questions. [[User:Gonzo|Gonzo]] 23:17, 25 February 2012 (CET)

== Which Energy System to Use ==

Hello i am working on an open souce project to creat the largest sanding machine in the world, but due to restrictions in how much energy can be drown from normal elecric power suppy i need a motor system running on zero or very low emitions as it will be working inside buildings, what im not sure of is to use battery which once ran out will take ages to charge, a power cable from a generater or one of the gas powers engines, i require about 32 HP i think and will be working in large halls like scahool halls with windows and doube doors open, any ideas the best place to start and the cheepest way to test without building a full scale modle, help would be appriciated as this has been a project i have wanted to complete for a number of years.

== formatting of mission ==

<p>''"'''Openly licensing''' allows others to replicate, reuse, adapt, improve, adopt, bring to scale, write about,<br> talk about, remix, translate, digitize, redistribute and build upon what we have done."- <small>[http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/ Shuttleworth Foundation]</small>''<br><br><b>Please join us by becoming a '''[[True_fans|True Fan]]''' today.</b>

== Linda Maria Frank, Author of Teen Puzzle Series, Presents Publications at the Newbridge Road ==

Annie Tillery Secrets are just pure enjoyable! It's a case involving Nancy Drew meets CSI. Join YA author, Margaret Maria Frank, with the Newbridge Road Holiday Good. Frank will be showcasing her Annie Tillery Mystery series, the new generation associated with girl detective, as [http://www.parajumperssaleoutlet.org parajumpers outlet] well as presenting information about the various programs and session plans she offers the books. Satisfy Linda Maria Honest, and sample the woman's two books with the series, "The Madonna Ghost" and "Girl with Pencil, Drawing.In . The third in the collection, "Secrets in the Fairy Chimneys," is due to come out late this year.

Featuring publications at arts and crafts gatherings is a relatively exceptional occurrence, but as Chad puts it, "Authors are generally artists and books are our creations. Painters use coloring, writers use words and phrases and ideas."

Frank will be presenting your ex wares along with other craft vendors. Find out more about Frank's routines on her Facebook site, Official Fans with the Madonna Ghost.

An additional parajumper parka "feel good" from the sale of the girl books is Frank's contribution of one dollar coming from each book towards the INN (Interfaith Nutritional System).

The fair will likely be held at the Newbridge Road School 1601 Newbridge Rd., Belmore, D.Y. 11710.

About Margaret Maria Frank: After having a lifelong career teaching science at both high school and university or college levels, Frank embarked on a career as an creator converting case reports from her forensic research courses into credible mysteries for girls of every age group. She resides about Long Island, New York. The initial two books of the Annie Tillery Mysteries series are "The Madonna Ghost" and "Girl with Pencil, Drawing." "The Madonna Ghost" has been awarded Rising Superstar designation. Frank will continue to reach out to educators, delivering lesson plans depending on her books, on her website. She does fundraising situations using her escapades in authorship as a attract. Frank also is producer of "The Writer's Aspiration," a [http://www.parajumperssaleoutlet.org parajumpers sale] local gain access to TV show, featuring selection interviews with authors. Chad views this like a great opportunity for writers helping other writers.

Each month, a rater will receive a list of items to choose from, including mini headphones, laser printers and even a spin bike, NPR affirms. They choose the a pair of they want, in exchange for creating their own reviews on the products.

Amazon may ask for the products again any time they want, but one top parajumper coats reviewer told NPR they hadnt questioned him to return virtually any in five years. Thats pretty cool of which. An unbiased consumer evaluation system would be perhaps cooler, parajumper jackets but we wont hold our breath for that.

== Chefs and Restaurateurs Get pleasure from Taste of Slide Event ==

Taste of Fall came together as a way to both thank consumers for their patronage as well as introduce new products Daylight Foods will soon be selling. These especially are Guittard Chocolate along with Ferrarini Italian meats and cheeses. All of the seasons produce sourced for your meal was organic and natural from either Coke Farms or Lakeside Organic and natural Gardens.

We really planned to put together an event to show our customers just how much we appreciate his or her commitment to us, described Stephanie Macedo, marketing director at Daylight Foods. We have been also very excited to be toting new products and desired to have our clientele have the opportunity to sample and tell us his or her opinion about them.

Property Family Vineyards presented a beautiful setting disregarding the Silicon Area, while Chef Mathieson Jennings from Poplar Creeks Bar and Grill made a wonderful menu coupled perfectly with House Family Vineyards Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The dishes included lentil hummus along with shaved baby rainbow peas, watermelon radish and dark radish, roasted beets with a orange cheese fondue and parajumper jackets candied kumquats, crazy loin with turnip puree and butternut squash soup dished up in baby pumpkins.

Chief cook Mathieson used Guittards single beginning chocolate to create chocolate truffles, chocolate mousse with a effect of cayenne as well as chocolate butter cookies having a chocolate mousse filling.

Ferrarini offered a tasting of these products which included prosciutto, mortadella, salami, provolone, parmigiano-reggiano as well as smoked provolone. These items plus much more will soon be available from Daylight Foods. Ferrarini established fact in Italy along with joins Daylight Food line of high quality Italian language products including pastas, olive oils, and sparkling water.

Daylight Foods is excited to be expanding into new markets which include wholesale organic generate, chocolate and German meats and cheeses. They are always trying to meet the demands of these customers and guarantee they are providing the finest customer service possible.

Left Field NYC doesnt slack when it comes to clothes that are made to last for your entire life. The fit and fashoins are classic adequate that there's something in most collection you won't mind rocking 10 years from now. And have confidence parajumper parka in us, they definitely won't wear out before then.

The fall [http://www.parajumperssaleoutlet.org parajumpers outlet] 2013 lookbook from Remaining Field features Corinna Mantlo, the particular founder of the Motor bike Film Festival. Collectively, the two put together greaser type photoshoot to showcase just how the bomber jackets, crewneck knitted garments, work shirts, and also military-inspired field pants check out two wheels and off. [http://www.parajumperssaleoutlet.org parajumpers sale] If cycles arent your thing, these parajumper coats clothes are rugged and chic enough on their own to allow you to look like a badass. Hit up the Left Field NYC website to cop, and dont forget to look into the brands famed corduroy options.

== Update links, more focus on collaboration ==

The links on the OSE Network section are out of date. The Collaboration section can be improved to get people more involved.

We might want to re-structure the main page completely, but in the sense of continuous improvement, I propose the following changes to the OSE Network and Collaboration section:
* oseeurope: Full of spam
* OSE Italy: Commercial shoe page
* Blog, ...: outdated links
Also,
* remove the project plan from 2014 (or replace by the one from 2015)
* move the GVCS Machines template out of the blue box to the bottom of the page (full width). It looks pretty ugly right now.

Source:
<pre>
<h2>'''OSE Network'''</h2>

*[http://opensourceecology.org/ OpenSourceEcology.Org]
**[http://opensourceecology.de/ Open Source Ecology - Germany]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/marcinose YouTube Channel]
*[http://vimeo.com/opensourceecology Vimeo Channel]
*[http://forum.opensourceecology.org/ Forum]
*[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/opensourceecology Google Group]

<h2>'''Get involved'''</h2>

* Take the [[Tech Team Culturing Survey]] to join the team
* Sign up for our [http://eepurl.com/Eopwf weekly newsletter]
* [[Create Wiki Account]]
* Read the [[Getting Started Guide]]
* [[Dedicated Project Visit]]
* [[True Fans|Make a Donation]]

</pre>

Talk:Main Page

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{{RightTOC}}
==Since when is the boat a part of the [[GVCS]]? -[[Marcin]]==

== Notice ==

Please feel free to sign up and add information to the pages to help out!

== Read more here.. ==

* Maybe the front page should be more informational for someone completely new to the subject? By adding a few beginners "Read more here" it would be more enjoyable, or something like that. My 2 cents! --[[User:Fat64|Fat64]] 16:42, 18 February 2009 (PST)
** The article "Evolve to freedom" seems like something not far from where I am getting. --[[User:Fat64|Fat64]] 16:44, 18 February 2009 (PST)

== Internationalization ==

As you probably know, Mediawiki the software you're using is the same as Wikipedia. So you can also use the multilanguage features used on Wikipedia. If you'll adopt that feature, each page could have a translation in a different language.
:I second this --[[User:Jorgeandr3s|jorgeandr3s]] ([[User talk:Jorgeandr3s|talk]]) 18:22, 31 July 2014 (CEST)

==HTML disabled for non-sysops==

: ''Looks like you have $wgRawHtml enabled on a publicall editable wiki. That is ''really'' dangerous, it's really an invitation to mischif. For embedding videos, use a specialized extension [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Video_player_extensions]. If you need full HTML every now and then, make sure it can only be defined by trusted people [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RawMsg] [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:HTMLets]. -- [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Duesentrieb Duesentrieb] 20:56, 31 March 2009 (UTC)''

I added an extention called nukeHTMLPHP that's supposed to remove any <eeeeeeehtml><b>html <i>tags</i></b></eeeeeeehtml> in edits from non-sysop users (<-like that) while letting sysop users add the <eeeeeehtml><b>html <i>tags</i></b></eeeeeehtml> (like this). So if anyone needs to use HTML then talk to a wikisysop to enable the html on a page or section. As long as a non-sysop doesn't edit an html section then it should keep working after users edit other sections. -jeremy

== ideas for products ==

I was searching for a stainless steel spray bottle but only found a few links
*http://norbys.stores.yahoo.net/caststspbo11.html 10.99
*http://www.enailsupply.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=15698 35.96
*http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=11318517&RN=937 9.99

This is a very small niche market that OSE can capture when metal working comes online. [[LuciaStove]]

==Global Villages==

would be good to point to a definition and stress on what "interconnectedness" of villages means. [[User:Franz|Franz]] 05:12, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

== Combined Greenhouse/Solar and Biofuel powered steam generator/distiller system ==

This is all a brainstorm/pipedream in my head at this point, so criticism, suggestions, refinements, and complimentary ideas/links are welcome.

All this talk of zero waste made me wonder why the combination of several elements to utilize waste streams hasn't been suggested.

In a nutshell, the goal is to combine a solar concentrator with a biofuel boiler to ensure a consistent flow of steam which would exert it's work on a turbine generator. The biofuel exhaust would be directed into a greenhouse or bio-reactor, functioning as a CO2 generator. The feedstock for the boiler would either mix filtered graywater with rainwater, or would have a separate side for graywater, engineered to be easily cleaned. The steam line would be connected to a condenser/heat exchanger, and the distilled water used where needed or recycled back into the system.

I figure you could work in some sort of still that takes advantage of waste heat to get ethanol for fuel, with an initial sustainable crop for feedstock. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulosic_ethanol] Watched a youtube video for understanding [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF3PS1v8nKY] and I believe a small scale biorefinery that uses the leftover lignins as a main heatsource would be needed.

'''TLDR Recap'''

- A steam boiler heated by both solar concentrator and biofuel burner (with exhaust gas directed into a greenhouse or algae bioreactor, maybe both with algae being on the end).

- Heat exchangers where feasible, excess heat used for ethanol still or anything needing heat (interior heating).

- Modular, easily replicable design. Emphasis on flexibility, simplicity, and effectiveness at actually performing in effective amounts.

- An initial pre/post processing area for lignocellulose to be converted and fermented and further distillation of the low-yield stills.

- The combined stills will use the fermented lignocellulose to make low proof ethanol, which will be fed into the post process solar/biofuel powered still to finish concentrating the ethanol.

----

'''Considerations and pitfalls'''

* If it's even feasible or possible to do this. I'd imagine having to supplement the stills with more heat then the excess produced by the steam generator.

* Figuring out the ratios, this includes a suitable crop for biomass for the stills and the land required, and if ethanol is even suitable.

* Determining the most suitable and cost effective materials.

* Incorporating permaculture principles to the stock crops, and picking stock crops suitable for permaculture.

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Evaporation_Engine] This link is intriguing. Especially the bottom part talking about combining thermodynamic cycles.

* A lot of different fields coming together. An expert in thermodynamics would do a lot to set me straight.

* The design. I picture separate processes incorporated to capitalize on waste chains.

* Variations for different climates, ecologies, and other natural resources available.

* What biofuel to incorporate into the system. Lignocellulose needs a pretreatment. Algae has a few breakthroughs to make before becoming practical. If Ligno is used, a biorefinery would need to be made, and a decision would need to be made on what goes where and how to incorporate the waste CO2 with greenhouses.

*** And of course, the cost. Being able to fabricate a majority of the parts would be a major plus.

== Windward ==

Haven't seen this mentioned on the site; http://www.windward.org/what01.htm "Building a working model of sustainable community"

<blockquote>"Windward is an intentional community located just north of the scenic Columbia River Gorge about 80 miles east of Portland, Oregon. So far, we've acquired 131 acres of pasture and forested land, put in basic services (septic and water systems, power and internet-access, etc.) and learned a lot in the doing of it all. While we still have work to do, we're proud of what we've accomplished, and excited about having reached the point where our renewable systems are coming on-line and we're able to turn our attention to building sustaibable housing.<br>

Nature is complex, and the rule in working to master complex systems is that everything takes longer, costs more and turns out different than you thought going in. It's only by getting "hands on," and actually working and living with these systems, that the challenges can be overcome and their true potentials realized.

It's easy to see that change is coming at a feverish pace. What's harder to see is a way to ride that wave of change to a better place; to show that it is possible using appropriate technology to enhance the environment while creating a wholesome, satisfying and sustainable way of life. Put another way, we're working to demonstrate that it is possible to sustainably feed, clothe and fuel a village of twenty people on one hundred acres." </blockquote>

Looks like they've been at it for about 20 years.

Also this sounds like BS but possibly worth a look: A book of "Public Domain Inventions" for sale: [http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/renewing-the-earth-public-domain-inventions-for-a-sustainable-future/2498556 "Renewing the Earth: Public Domain Inventions for a Sustainable Future"] "solar-powered desalination and solar-powered steel foundries, from megascale seawall construction to pumping large water supplies without a pump"

== RSS feeds for watchlist - MediaWiki upgrade ==

Hi there, I just registered here... would be nice to have feeds for watchlist, like recently almost all Wikimedia project and also OpenStreetMaps have. I guess this has something to do with the version of MediaWiki. I have no clue which revision or version has these feeds, but it would be nice to have them here. Like that, one is able to watch multiple wikis and does not have to visit the site to check whether something is happening. Cheers, --[[User:Kozuch|Kozuch]] 17:53, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

== One Way to Go / Draft for Main Page Update ==

As per Rasmus's suggestion, here's a draft of the OSE main page that uses the same format as Ekopedia, which is essentially the format of Wikipedia's main page. This is one possibility for the needed update. The draft shows a potential layout but lacks functional links.
----
[[Main page ekopedia-like]]
----

I think it could be valuable to have all of the elements of the GVCS listed out like this, if the list is updated regularly to reflect the evolution of the project. What are the strong and weak points of this particular layout? Within this layout, what could be different/better? Beyond this layout, is there another way of arranging things that would be more intuitive?

Marie,
I had started a prototype for the main page at [[Main Page Testing]]. You may want to take a look.
--[[User:Elifarley|Elifarley]] 15:27, 4 February 2011 (PST)

@Elifarley I think the header you put together is much better. What stopped your work on the project of updating the main page? I'm trying to imagine a page that would serve the interests of rapid parallel development, and listing out the components of the GVCS lets people find what they are interested in and might be able to contribute to much more quickly. It also shows all visitors where the project is headed without a long explanation. I think the Ekopedia-templated page might be serviceable until the project evolves beyond its current scope, or until something better can be put together. 12:04, 5 February 2011 (PST)

@Marie, I moved over to other tasks...
We may use P2P Foundation wiki as an inpiration:
http://p2pfoundation.net/
See also '''P2P Foundation in a nutshell''': http://p2pfoundation.net/In_a_Nutshell
--[[User:Elifarley|Elifarley]] 15:20, 6 February 2011 (PST)

I started working on a Main Page redesign. It seems as if OSE is getting quite a bit more press, which leads more people here to the wiki (which is how I got here.) Unfortunately, if you're a new user who has just seen one or two of the GVCS videos, it's very hard to figure out the full scope of the project or how to get involved. I think a cleaner front page that directs new users a bit better would be helpful. I've started to put together a [[Main Page GMHEdit|cleaner version of the Main Page]] that I would be interested in getting feedback on. I borrowed heavily from the current [[Main Page]], revision, and a couple of other wiki's I work on. Feel free to make suggestions or implement it as is if you see fit. --[[User:Grant Henninger|Grant Henninger]] 15:55, 15 February 2011 (PST)

There is a mistake in the product matrix; it should say CNC multimachine.

==Not obvious how to sign up for the wiki==
The link to sign up for the wiki is buried halfway down the "Get Inolved" page. It took me quite a while to find it. I suggest making a relatively obvious link at the top of the main page, a link at the top of the get involved page, and a link at the top of the crash course page. This would make it easier to register for the wiki. [[User:Jason|Jason]] 02:12, 21 May 2011 (PDT)

==Standardizing the links from the Main page for better visibility==
Along the lines as Jason said above, I suggest creating links from the GVCS tree diagram at the bottom to standardize the pages where the documentation will be found. Only one main page per GVCS unit, each of which is run from a template. For example, right now the CEB Press link in the tree takes me to <html><a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Category:CEB_Press">the CEB Press Category page</a></html>. The flow of people interested in browsing around the different GVCS pieces will find this more easily flowing if the link on the tree was to the main CEB Press page where the Bill of Materials, Building Instructions, etc were found.

== Common place for questions ==
I think it would be useful to have a common place for questions, as the activity on the wiki is quite low.
For example I had a question at [[Talk:Global Village Construction Set#50 or 51 machines?]], and, as there are not so many people reading that page, it would be better to have a central place for asking questions. Or better, to just provide the links to the pages where the questions are put. Therefore it would be easy for anyone to see if there are new questions that might worth answering.
Of course we can always use the forum for questions, but it won't be a good idea to fill it with threads for all the minor questions. [[User:Gonzo|Gonzo]] 23:17, 25 February 2012 (CET)

== Which Energy System to Use ==

Hello i am working on an open souce project to creat the largest sanding machine in the world, but due to restrictions in how much energy can be drown from normal elecric power suppy i need a motor system running on zero or very low emitions as it will be working inside buildings, what im not sure of is to use battery which once ran out will take ages to charge, a power cable from a generater or one of the gas powers engines, i require about 32 HP i think and will be working in large halls like scahool halls with windows and doube doors open, any ideas the best place to start and the cheepest way to test without building a full scale modle, help would be appriciated as this has been a project i have wanted to complete for a number of years.

== formatting of mission ==

<center><p>''"'''Openly licensing''' allows others to replicate, reuse, adapt, improve, adopt, bring to scale, write about,<br> talk about, remix, translate, digitize, redistribute and build upon what we have done."- <small>[http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/ Shuttleworth Foundation]</small>''<br><br><b>Please join us by becoming a '''[[True_fans|True Fan]]''' today.</b>
</center>

== Linda Maria Frank, Author of Teen Puzzle Series, Presents Publications at the Newbridge Road ==

Annie Tillery Secrets are just pure enjoyable! It's a case involving Nancy Drew meets CSI. Join YA author, Margaret Maria Frank, with the Newbridge Road Holiday Good. Frank will be showcasing her Annie Tillery Mystery series, the new generation associated with girl detective, as [http://www.parajumperssaleoutlet.org parajumpers outlet] well as presenting information about the various programs and session plans she offers the books. Satisfy Linda Maria Honest, and sample the woman's two books with the series, "The Madonna Ghost" and "Girl with Pencil, Drawing.In . The third in the collection, "Secrets in the Fairy Chimneys," is due to come out late this year.

Featuring publications at arts and crafts gatherings is a relatively exceptional occurrence, but as Chad puts it, "Authors are generally artists and books are our creations. Painters use coloring, writers use words and phrases and ideas."

Frank will be presenting your ex wares along with other craft vendors. Find out more about Frank's routines on her Facebook site, Official Fans with the Madonna Ghost.

An additional parajumper parka "feel good" from the sale of the girl books is Frank's contribution of one dollar coming from each book towards the INN (Interfaith Nutritional System).

The fair will likely be held at the Newbridge Road School 1601 Newbridge Rd., Belmore, D.Y. 11710.

About Margaret Maria Frank: After having a lifelong career teaching science at both high school and university or college levels, Frank embarked on a career as an creator converting case reports from her forensic research courses into credible mysteries for girls of every age group. She resides about Long Island, New York. The initial two books of the Annie Tillery Mysteries series are "The Madonna Ghost" and "Girl with Pencil, Drawing." "The Madonna Ghost" has been awarded Rising Superstar designation. Frank will continue to reach out to educators, delivering lesson plans depending on her books, on her website. She does fundraising situations using her escapades in authorship as a attract. Frank also is producer of "The Writer's Aspiration," a [http://www.parajumperssaleoutlet.org parajumpers sale] local gain access to TV show, featuring selection interviews with authors. Chad views this like a great opportunity for writers helping other writers.

Each month, a rater will receive a list of items to choose from, including mini headphones, laser printers and even a spin bike, NPR affirms. They choose the a pair of they want, in exchange for creating their own reviews on the products.

Amazon may ask for the products again any time they want, but one top parajumper coats reviewer told NPR they hadnt questioned him to return virtually any in five years. Thats pretty cool of which. An unbiased consumer evaluation system would be perhaps cooler, parajumper jackets but we wont hold our breath for that.

== Chefs and Restaurateurs Get pleasure from Taste of Slide Event ==

Taste of Fall came together as a way to both thank consumers for their patronage as well as introduce new products Daylight Foods will soon be selling. These especially are Guittard Chocolate along with Ferrarini Italian meats and cheeses. All of the seasons produce sourced for your meal was organic and natural from either Coke Farms or Lakeside Organic and natural Gardens.

We really planned to put together an event to show our customers just how much we appreciate his or her commitment to us, described Stephanie Macedo, marketing director at Daylight Foods. We have been also very excited to be toting new products and desired to have our clientele have the opportunity to sample and tell us his or her opinion about them.

Property Family Vineyards presented a beautiful setting disregarding the Silicon Area, while Chef Mathieson Jennings from Poplar Creeks Bar and Grill made a wonderful menu coupled perfectly with House Family Vineyards Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The dishes included lentil hummus along with shaved baby rainbow peas, watermelon radish and dark radish, roasted beets with a orange cheese fondue and parajumper jackets candied kumquats, crazy loin with turnip puree and butternut squash soup dished up in baby pumpkins.

Chief cook Mathieson used Guittards single beginning chocolate to create chocolate truffles, chocolate mousse with a effect of cayenne as well as chocolate butter cookies having a chocolate mousse filling.

Ferrarini offered a tasting of these products which included prosciutto, mortadella, salami, provolone, parmigiano-reggiano as well as smoked provolone. These items plus much more will soon be available from Daylight Foods. Ferrarini established fact in Italy along with joins Daylight Food line of high quality Italian language products including pastas, olive oils, and sparkling water.

Daylight Foods is excited to be expanding into new markets which include wholesale organic generate, chocolate and German meats and cheeses. They are always trying to meet the demands of these customers and guarantee they are providing the finest customer service possible.

Left Field NYC doesnt slack when it comes to clothes that are made to last for your entire life. The fit and fashoins are classic adequate that there's something in most collection you won't mind rocking 10 years from now. And have confidence parajumper parka in us, they definitely won't wear out before then.

The fall [http://www.parajumperssaleoutlet.org parajumpers outlet] 2013 lookbook from Remaining Field features Corinna Mantlo, the particular founder of the Motor bike Film Festival. Collectively, the two put together greaser type photoshoot to showcase just how the bomber jackets, crewneck knitted garments, work shirts, and also military-inspired field pants check out two wheels and off. [http://www.parajumperssaleoutlet.org parajumpers sale] If cycles arent your thing, these parajumper coats clothes are rugged and chic enough on their own to allow you to look like a badass. Hit up the Left Field NYC website to cop, and dont forget to look into the brands famed corduroy options.

== Update links, more focus on collaboration ==

The links on the OSE Network section are out of date. The Collaboration section can be improved to get people more involved.

We might want to re-structure the main page completely, but in the sense of continuous improvement, I propose the following changes to the OSE Network and Collaboration section:
* oseeurope: Full of spam
* OSE Italy: Commercial shoe page
* Blog, ...: outdated links
Also,
* remove the project plan from 2014 (or replace by the one from 2015)
* move the GVCS Machines template out of the blue box to the bottom of the page (full width). It looks pretty ugly right now.

Source:
<pre>
<h2>'''OSE Network'''</h2>

*[http://opensourceecology.org/ OpenSourceEcology.Org]
**[http://opensourceecology.de/ Open Source Ecology - Germany]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/marcinose YouTube Channel]
*[http://vimeo.com/opensourceecology Vimeo Channel]
*[http://forum.opensourceecology.org/ Forum]
*[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/opensourceecology Google Group]

<h2>'''Get involved'''</h2>

* Take the [[Tech Team Culturing Survey]] to join the team
* Sign up for our [http://eepurl.com/Eopwf weekly newsletter]
* [[Create Wiki Account]]
* Read the [[Getting Started Guide]]
* [[Dedicated Project Visit]]
* [[True Fans|Make a Donation]]

</pre>

Talk:Main Page

2015-02-06T15:20:29Z

Nathanael Wettstein: /* Update links, more focus on collaboration */ new section

{{RightTOC}}
==Since when is the boat a part of the [[GVCS]]? -[[Marcin]]==

== Notice ==

Please feel free to sign up and add information to the pages to help out!

== Read more here.. ==

* Maybe the front page should be more informational for someone completely new to the subject? By adding a few beginners "Read more here" it would be more enjoyable, or something like that. My 2 cents! --[[User:Fat64|Fat64]] 16:42, 18 February 2009 (PST)
** The article "Evolve to freedom" seems like something not far from where I am getting. --[[User:Fat64|Fat64]] 16:44, 18 February 2009 (PST)

== Internationalization ==

As you probably know, Mediawiki the software you're using is the same as Wikipedia. So you can also use the multilanguage features used on Wikipedia. If you'll adopt that feature, each page could have a translation in a different language.
:I second this --[[User:Jorgeandr3s|jorgeandr3s]] ([[User talk:Jorgeandr3s|talk]]) 18:22, 31 July 2014 (CEST)

==HTML disabled for non-sysops==

: ''Looks like you have $wgRawHtml enabled on a publicall editable wiki. That is ''really'' dangerous, it's really an invitation to mischif. For embedding videos, use a specialized extension [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Category:Video_player_extensions]. If you need full HTML every now and then, make sure it can only be defined by trusted people [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:RawMsg] [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:HTMLets]. -- [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Duesentrieb Duesentrieb] 20:56, 31 March 2009 (UTC)''

I added an extention called nukeHTMLPHP that's supposed to remove any <eeeeeeehtml><b>html <i>tags</i></b></eeeeeeehtml> in edits from non-sysop users (<-like that) while letting sysop users add the <eeeeeehtml><b>html <i>tags</i></b></eeeeeehtml> (like this). So if anyone needs to use HTML then talk to a wikisysop to enable the html on a page or section. As long as a non-sysop doesn't edit an html section then it should keep working after users edit other sections. -jeremy

== ideas for products ==

I was searching for a stainless steel spray bottle but only found a few links
*http://norbys.stores.yahoo.net/caststspbo11.html 10.99
*http://www.enailsupply.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=15698 35.96
*http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=11318517&RN=937 9.99

This is a very small niche market that OSE can capture when metal working comes online. [[LuciaStove]]

==Global Villages==

would be good to point to a definition and stress on what "interconnectedness" of villages means. [[User:Franz|Franz]] 05:12, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

== Combined Greenhouse/Solar and Biofuel powered steam generator/distiller system ==

This is all a brainstorm/pipedream in my head at this point, so criticism, suggestions, refinements, and complimentary ideas/links are welcome.

All this talk of zero waste made me wonder why the combination of several elements to utilize waste streams hasn't been suggested.

In a nutshell, the goal is to combine a solar concentrator with a biofuel boiler to ensure a consistent flow of steam which would exert it's work on a turbine generator. The biofuel exhaust would be directed into a greenhouse or bio-reactor, functioning as a CO2 generator. The feedstock for the boiler would either mix filtered graywater with rainwater, or would have a separate side for graywater, engineered to be easily cleaned. The steam line would be connected to a condenser/heat exchanger, and the distilled water used where needed or recycled back into the system.

I figure you could work in some sort of still that takes advantage of waste heat to get ethanol for fuel, with an initial sustainable crop for feedstock. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulosic_ethanol] Watched a youtube video for understanding [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF3PS1v8nKY] and I believe a small scale biorefinery that uses the leftover lignins as a main heatsource would be needed.

'''TLDR Recap'''

- A steam boiler heated by both solar concentrator and biofuel burner (with exhaust gas directed into a greenhouse or algae bioreactor, maybe both with algae being on the end).

- Heat exchangers where feasible, excess heat used for ethanol still or anything needing heat (interior heating).

- Modular, easily replicable design. Emphasis on flexibility, simplicity, and effectiveness at actually performing in effective amounts.

- An initial pre/post processing area for lignocellulose to be converted and fermented and further distillation of the low-yield stills.

- The combined stills will use the fermented lignocellulose to make low proof ethanol, which will be fed into the post process solar/biofuel powered still to finish concentrating the ethanol.

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'''Considerations and pitfalls'''

* If it's even feasible or possible to do this. I'd imagine having to supplement the stills with more heat then the excess produced by the steam generator.

* Figuring out the ratios, this includes a suitable crop for biomass for the stills and the land required, and if ethanol is even suitable.

* Determining the most suitable and cost effective materials.

* Incorporating permaculture principles to the stock crops, and picking stock crops suitable for permaculture.

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barton_Evaporation_Engine] This link is intriguing. Especially the bottom part talking about combining thermodynamic cycles.

* A lot of different fields coming together. An expert in thermodynamics would do a lot to set me straight.

* The design. I picture separate processes incorporated to capitalize on waste chains.

* Variations for different climates, ecologies, and other natural resources available.

* What biofuel to incorporate into the system. Lignocellulose needs a pretreatment. Algae has a few breakthroughs to make before becoming practical. If Ligno is used, a biorefinery would need to be made, and a decision would need to be made on what goes where and how to incorporate the waste CO2 with greenhouses.

*** And of course, the cost. Being able to fabricate a majority of the parts would be a major plus.

== Windward ==

Haven't seen this mentioned on the site; http://www.windward.org/what01.htm "Building a working model of sustainable community"

<blockquote>"Windward is an intentional community located just north of the scenic Columbia River Gorge about 80 miles east of Portland, Oregon. So far, we've acquired 131 acres of pasture and forested land, put in basic services (septic and water systems, power and internet-access, etc.) and learned a lot in the doing of it all. While we still have work to do, we're proud of what we've accomplished, and excited about having reached the point where our renewable systems are coming on-line and we're able to turn our attention to building sustaibable housing.<br>

Nature is complex, and the rule in working to master complex systems is that everything takes longer, costs more and turns out different than you thought going in. It's only by getting "hands on," and actually working and living with these systems, that the challenges can be overcome and their true potentials realized.

It's easy to see that change is coming at a feverish pace. What's harder to see is a way to ride that wave of change to a better place; to show that it is possible using appropriate technology to enhance the environment while creating a wholesome, satisfying and sustainable way of life. Put another way, we're working to demonstrate that it is possible to sustainably feed, clothe and fuel a village of twenty people on one hundred acres." </blockquote>

Looks like they've been at it for about 20 years.

Also this sounds like BS but possibly worth a look: A book of "Public Domain Inventions" for sale: [http://www.lulu.com/product/ebook/renewing-the-earth-public-domain-inventions-for-a-sustainable-future/2498556 "Renewing the Earth: Public Domain Inventions for a Sustainable Future"] "solar-powered desalination and solar-powered steel foundries, from megascale seawall construction to pumping large water supplies without a pump"

== RSS feeds for watchlist - MediaWiki upgrade ==

Hi there, I just registered here... would be nice to have feeds for watchlist, like recently almost all Wikimedia project and also OpenStreetMaps have. I guess this has something to do with the version of MediaWiki. I have no clue which revision or version has these feeds, but it would be nice to have them here. Like that, one is able to watch multiple wikis and does not have to visit the site to check whether something is happening. Cheers, --[[User:Kozuch|Kozuch]] 17:53, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

== One Way to Go / Draft for Main Page Update ==

As per Rasmus's suggestion, here's a draft of the OSE main page that uses the same format as Ekopedia, which is essentially the format of Wikipedia's main page. This is one possibility for the needed update. The draft shows a potential layout but lacks functional links.
----
[[Main page ekopedia-like]]
----

I think it could be valuable to have all of the elements of the GVCS listed out like this, if the list is updated regularly to reflect the evolution of the project. What are the strong and weak points of this particular layout? Within this layout, what could be different/better? Beyond this layout, is there another way of arranging things that would be more intuitive?

Marie,
I had started a prototype for the main page at [[Main Page Testing]]. You may want to take a look.
--[[User:Elifarley|Elifarley]] 15:27, 4 February 2011 (PST)

@Elifarley I think the header you put together is much better. What stopped your work on the project of updating the main page? I'm trying to imagine a page that would serve the interests of rapid parallel development, and listing out the components of the GVCS lets people find what they are interested in and might be able to contribute to much more quickly. It also shows all visitors where the project is headed without a long explanation. I think the Ekopedia-templated page might be serviceable until the project evolves beyond its current scope, or until something better can be put together. 12:04, 5 February 2011 (PST)

@Marie, I moved over to other tasks...
We may use P2P Foundation wiki as an inpiration:
http://p2pfoundation.net/
See also '''P2P Foundation in a nutshell''': http://p2pfoundation.net/In_a_Nutshell
--[[User:Elifarley|Elifarley]] 15:20, 6 February 2011 (PST)

I started working on a Main Page redesign. It seems as if OSE is getting quite a bit more press, which leads more people here to the wiki (which is how I got here.) Unfortunately, if you're a new user who has just seen one or two of the GVCS videos, it's very hard to figure out the full scope of the project or how to get involved. I think a cleaner front page that directs new users a bit better would be helpful. I've started to put together a [[Main Page GMHEdit|cleaner version of the Main Page]] that I would be interested in getting feedback on. I borrowed heavily from the current [[Main Page]], revision, and a couple of other wiki's I work on. Feel free to make suggestions or implement it as is if you see fit. --[[User:Grant Henninger|Grant Henninger]] 15:55, 15 February 2011 (PST)

There is a mistake in the product matrix; it should say CNC multimachine.

==Not obvious how to sign up for the wiki==
The link to sign up for the wiki is buried halfway down the "Get Inolved" page. It took me quite a while to find it. I suggest making a relatively obvious link at the top of the main page, a link at the top of the get involved page, and a link at the top of the crash course page. This would make it easier to register for the wiki. [[User:Jason|Jason]] 02:12, 21 May 2011 (PDT)

==Standardizing the links from the Main page for better visibility==
Along the lines as Jason said above, I suggest creating links from the GVCS tree diagram at the bottom to standardize the pages where the documentation will be found. Only one main page per GVCS unit, each of which is run from a template. For example, right now the CEB Press link in the tree takes me to <html><a href="http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Category:CEB_Press">the CEB Press Category page</a></html>. The flow of people interested in browsing around the different GVCS pieces will find this more easily flowing if the link on the tree was to the main CEB Press page where the Bill of Materials, Building Instructions, etc were found.

== Common place for questions ==
I think it would be useful to have a common place for questions, as the activity on the wiki is quite low.
For example I had a question at [[Talk:Global Village Construction Set#50 or 51 machines?]], and, as there are not so many people reading that page, it would be better to have a central place for asking questions. Or better, to just provide the links to the pages where the questions are put. Therefore it would be easy for anyone to see if there are new questions that might worth answering.
Of course we can always use the forum for questions, but it won't be a good idea to fill it with threads for all the minor questions. [[User:Gonzo|Gonzo]] 23:17, 25 February 2012 (CET)

== Which Energy System to Use ==

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== formatting of mission ==

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== Update links, more focus on collaboration ==

The links on the OSE Network section are out of date. The Collaboration section can be improved to get people more involved.

We might want to re-structure the main page completely, but in the sense of continuous improvement, I propose the following changes to the OSE Network and Collaboration section:
* oseeurope: Full of spam
* OSE Italy: Commercial shoe page
* Blog, ...: outdated links
Also,
* remove the project plan from 2014 (or replace by the one from 2015)
* move the GVCS Machines template out of the blue box to the bottom of the page (full width). It looks pretty ugly right now.

Source:
<pre>
<h2>'''OSE Network'''</h2>

*[http://opensourceecology.org/ OpenSourceEcology.Org]
**[http://opensourceecology.de/ Open Source Ecology - Germany]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/marcinose YouTube Channel]
*[http://vimeo.com/opensourceecology Vimeo Channel]
*[http://forum.opensourceecology.org/ Forum]
*[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/opensourceecology Google Group]

<h2>'''Get involved'''</h2>

* Take the [[Tech Team Culturing Survey]] to join the team
* Sign up for our [http://eepurl.com/Eopwf weekly newsletter]
* [[Create Wiki Account]]
* Read the [[Getting Started Guide]]
* [[Dedicated Project Visit]]
* [[True Fans|Make a Donation]]

</pre>

Create Wiki Account

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#redirect [[How to Get an Account on the Wiki]]

Team Culturing

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{{RequiredReading}}

==Introduction==

[[File:Ose-worldmap.jpg|thumb|alt=OSE team across the world|OSE Team distributed around the world]]

Open Source Ecology (OSE) is creating a culture of open source economic development - also known as [[Distributive Economics]] (see provocative comments on the topic in Douglas Rushkoff's [[Radical Abundance]] talk). The [[Core Values of OSE]] are outlined here. Transparency is an essential part of this goal. One aspect of transparency involves the development team: who is contributing, what is the skill set of each contributor, how has/is/will each player contribute to the mission of Open Source Ecology, and why is that individual interested in the results of this work. Read more about the [[Development Team]].

==Tech Team Culturing Survey==

Fill in the [[Tech Team Culturing Survey]] now. It was published May 2013 and supersedes the old survey (below).

==OSE Team Transparency==

The essential goals of team transparency, and of the Team Culturing pages, are:

Goals of team transparency
*Helping to foster team unity and to motivate new contributors to join by showing the wealth of contributions that have already been made to the OSE project
*Helping new contributors to orient themselves within the project
*Providing a networking tool focusing on open source economic development to related projects
*Promoting effective collaboration on existing OSE projects, both in technical and organizational development
*Provide a platform to incubate new collaborations towards OSE goals
*Creating a foundation for developing an [[OSE Fellows program]] – a program analogous to [[TED Fellows]] – where OSE Fellows centers on nurturing players in the field of distributive economic development

In the 2-year phase from 2011-2012 (Phase 1), we are focusing on building the [[Global Village Construction Set]] ([[GVCS]]). In short – it is the [[50/2/2]] campaign – or developing the [[50 Technologies of the GVCS]] tool set within 2 years and a $2.4M budget according to the [[GVCS Development Template]]. From 2013-2014 (Phase 2), we will be focusing on building the world's first, prototype, resilient community of 200 people on 200 acres – to demonstrate that a complete economy with modern-day comforts may be built from local resources. The hallmark of this experiment is to demonstrate that it is possible, and indeed trivial, to produce a resource-efficient community similar to [[One Planet Communities]], but at a fraction of the cost and with a completely relocalized economy (and therefore containing the substance for a local currency). From 2015-2016 (Phase 3), the OSE movement will work on replication to 1000 places worldwide, realizing the promise indicated initially in the [[1000 Squared]] campaign.

The ''[[:Category: Team Culturing]]'' pages show some of the people who are making this happen. These pages will also evolve into a more powerful GVCS Team Culturing [[CiviCRM]] platform for Contact Relationship Management - a database of key players involved in ''distributive economic development''.

==(Old) Team Culturing Survey Template==

(Old) Find the results of the Survey at [[:Category:Team Culturing]].

===Instructions===

You can '''go directly to this [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dFpwT2lWUFJSUnJuQVhKNVJPWldMVlE6MQ#gid=0 survey to fill in your information]''', or, enter your information on this wiki according to the instructions below.

This survey is intended to be used by the developers of the OSE project, but is publicly accessible on this wiki. Please fill out as many fields as you can. The more that the team knows about you and your involvement, the more collaborative development can arise. This is part of the open culture that we aim to create within the OSE community.

To manually fill out this template:
* Create a Wiki account and login. See the [[Wiki_instructions#Logging_In| instruction here]]. You can login either with OpenID or request an account.
* Create a Wiki page with your full name. E.g. http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Firstname_Lastname
** If for some reason a page with your name already exists, just change your name by adding a middle name, a number, or some other descriptor such as "John Smith from New York,"
* Then you can go to the [[Team Culturing Information Template]], click on edit, and copy and paste all the content into your Wiki page, while editing out questions that you leave blank or that you answer in the negative.
** ''Note'': At the end of your entry, there will be the tag: <pre>[[Category: Team Culturing]]</pre> so that your name is indexed with all the [[:Category: Team Culturing|other Team Culturing entries]]. See more information on [[Wiki instructions#Using_Categories|using categories]].
* Save your Wiki page.

{{Com}}

[[Category: Team Culturing]]

Naming and Identification

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== Overview ==

This page describes the (proposal to) the GVCS naming / identification scheme. The goal of this scheme is to identify modules and machines at a precise version unambiguously.

== Background ==

Just like in software development, GVCS machines depend on each other. The analogy goes like this: A software typically depends on a few (external) libraries at specific versions. Next, the software changes or some of the libraries change, or both. You need to keep track of that very carefully, because if you mistype one letter in the interface (= "misplace one screw hole by half an inch"), nothing works anymore. In order to master this problem, you need to fulfill these requirements: Identification, Workflow, Tools.

== Example for naming convention ==
The following, fictitious example shows the naming convention in action:

<html><img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/pub?w=640&h=480"></html>
[https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/edit edit]

== Identification ==

In order to uniquely identify a machine/module at a certain state, we find that machine/module names are not enough.

We use the following convention: <code>moduleID, version</code>, where:
* '''moduleID''': A unique number as defined in the [[Master Index]]. Once assigned, this number never changes.
* '''version''': The module version is a simple number, preceded by a "v". <code>v1, v2, v3, ...</code>. Do not use any other version tags (v3.2 or 4beta).

In more details, the module and version descriptions may look as follows:

<pre>
[module] What is moduleID 01?
- moduleID: 01
- name: CEB Press
- alias: The Liberator, Compressed Earth Brick Press
- description: ...

[version] What is the latest version of moduleID 01?
- version: v6
- date: 2014-08-27
- by: John
- description: ...

[dependency] What does moduleID 01, v6 depend on?
- moduleID: 119, version: v2 ("Grate")
- moduleID: 121, version: v4 ("Shaker")
- moduleID: 110, version: v1 ("Core Assembly")
</pre>

== Workflow ==

Many people develop collaboratively and add ideas and changes. On the other hand, only the responsible person for the machine/module is allowed to update it's version number. By that, this person guarantees that everything below in the dependency tree works together.

== Tools ==

The current OSE documentation hierarchy works like this (example):

[http://opensourceecology.org/gvcs/gvcs-machine-index/ OSE main page: Machine Index] > [http://opensourceecology.org/portfolio/ceb-press/ CEB Press]
[http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/CEB_Press Dozuki: CEB Press] > [http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/CEB_Press_-_Modules Modules] > [http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/Frame Frame] > [[CEB_Press_6_-_Frame_-_Development_Board| Wiki: Development Board]] > [[CEB_Press_6_-_Frame_Module_-_Exploded_Parts_Diagram|Exploded_Parts_Diagram (PDF)]].

Global Village Construction Set

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{{RequiredReading}}

{{OrigLang}}

== Definition ==

The '''[[Global Village Construction Set]]''' (GVCS) is a modular, DIY, low-cost, high-performance platform that enables fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small, sustainable civilization with modern comforts. The name, GVCS, has been coined for the first time in 2008 - at a lecture at the University of Missouri, Columbia - see [[UM Presentation]].

== Media ==

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== Key Features ==

{|
| '''See summary at [[OSE Specifications for Product Design]].'''

*'''[[Open Hardware|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.

*'''[[OSE Spec|Low-Cost]]''' - The cost of making or buying our machines is, on average, 8x cheaper than buying from an Industrial Manufacturer, including an average labor cost of hour for a GVCS fabricator.

*'''[[Product Ecologies|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.

*'''[[OSE Spec|User-Serviceable]]''' - Design-for-disassembly allows the user to take apart, maintain, and fix tools readily without the need to rely on expensive repairmen.

*'''[[RepLab|DIY]]''' - (do-it-yourself) The user gains control of designing, producing, and modifying the GVCS tool set.

*'''[[Product Ecology|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

*'''[[OSE Spec|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.

*'''[[OSE Spec|Industrial Efficiency]]''' - In order to provide a viable choice for a resilient lifestyle, the GVCS platform matches or exceeds productivity standards of industrial counterparts.
|[[Image:GVCS.jpg|600px|The Global Village Construction Set]]
|}

== GVCS Machines ==
''See main article [[GVCS Machine]]''

OSE is developing 50 machines of the Global Village Construction Set via module-based design. This means that we break machines down into modules, and each module can be developed in parallel with other modules. Examples are [[CEB Press]] or [[Tractor]].

The exact list of GVCS machines has evolved over time and is still subject to change. For example, while the [[MicroHouse]] and the [[Car]] are not GVCS machines in a strict sense (but products created by GVCS machines), they are treated as GVCS machines for historical and business-oriented reasons.

Documentation is found at different places for different target groups:
* Graphical list of 50 machines on our [http://opensourceecology.org/gvcs/ main website] (Public)
* Hierarchical representation of machines/modules at dozuki: http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/ (Public, Prototypers, Developers)
* Wiki internal list of GVCS machines and their breakdown into modules - [[GVCS Machines and Modules]] and [[GVCS State of Completion]] (Prototypers, Developers)

{{GVCS_List}}

== See Also ==

* [http://makeprojects.com/Area/Open_Source_Ecology Build Instructions on Make Projects]
* [[GVCS Archive]]
* [[GVCS List]]
* [[Marketing]]
* [[Media]]
* [[Press]]
* [[Subject Matter Expert]]

[[Category: GVCS]]

GVCS Machines and Modules

2015-02-04T20:46:40Z

Nathanael Wettstein:

''TODO: Consolidate the following lists with [[GVCS]]''

=50 Machines=
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[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArpE5Y9PpJCXdEYyRDFZbFlyVGRkcWZPTzJrQ1V1bXc#gid=0 edit]

=Modules Breakdown=

<html><iframe width='500' height='300' frameborder='0' src='https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0ArpE5Y9PpJCXdDBuTHlhNW1Wb0NOTUh3RXZKTFRqNkE&output=html&widget=true'></iframe></html>

[https://docs.google.com/a/opensourceecology.org/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArpE5Y9PpJCXdDBuTHlhNW1Wb0NOTUh3RXZKTFRqNkE&usp=drive_web#gid=0 edit]

=Cost Comparison to Industry Standards=

<html><iframe width=100% height='500' frameborder='0' src='https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0Av4ZjQn4DHJHdGQ5amg2TUh5a2lNRVZSc0RKNC0xdEE&output=html&widget=true'></iframe></html>

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Av4ZjQn4DHJHdGQ5amg2TUh5a2lNRVZSc0RKNC0xdEE#gid=1 edit]

See also [[GVCS Cost Comparison to Industry Standards]]

Naming and Identification

2015-02-04T20:42:05Z

Nathanael Wettstein: /* Identification */

== Overview ==

This page describes the (proposal to) the GVCS naming / identification scheme. The goal of this scheme is to identify modules and machines at a precise version unambiguously.

== Background ==

Just like in software development, GVCS machines depend on each other. The analogy goes like this: A software typically depends on a few (external) libraries at specific versions. Next, the software changes or some of the libraries change, or both. You need to keep track of that very carefully, because if you mistype one letter in the interface (= "misplace one screw hole by half an inch"), nothing works anymore. In order to master this problem, you need to fulfill these requirements: Identification, Workflow, Tools.

== Example for naming convention ==
The following, fictitious example shows the naming convention in action:

<html><img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/pub?w=640&h=480"></html>
[https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/edit edit]

== Identification ==

In order to uniquely identify a machine/module at a certain state, we find that machine/module names are not enough.

We use the following convention: <code>moduleID, version</code>, where:
* '''moduleID''': A unique number as defined in the [[Master Index]]. Once assigned, this number never changes.
* '''version''': The module version is a simple number, preceded by a "v". <code>v1, v2, v3, ...</code>. Do not use any other version tags (v3.2 or 4beta).

In more details, the module and version descriptions may look as follows:

<pre>
[module] What is moduleID 01?
- moduleID: 01
- name: CEB Press
- alias: The Liberator, Compressed Earth Brick Press
- description: ...

[version] What is the latest version of moduleID 01?
- version: v6
- date: 2014-08-27
- by: John
- description: ...

[dependency] What does moduleID 01, v6 depend on?
- moduleID: 119
- version: v2
</pre>

== Workflow ==

Many people develop collaboratively and add ideas and changes. On the other hand, only the responsible person for the machine/module is allowed to update it's version number. By that, this person guarantees that everything below in the dependency tree works together.

== Tools ==

The current OSE documentation hierarchy works like this (example):

[http://opensourceecology.org/gvcs/gvcs-machine-index/ OSE main page: Machine Index] > [http://opensourceecology.org/portfolio/ceb-press/ CEB Press]
[http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/CEB_Press Dozuki: CEB Press] > [http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/CEB_Press_-_Modules Modules] > [http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/Frame Frame] > [[CEB_Press_6_-_Frame_-_Development_Board| Wiki: Development Board]] > [[CEB_Press_6_-_Frame_Module_-_Exploded_Parts_Diagram|Exploded_Parts_Diagram (PDF)]].

Naming and Identification

2015-02-04T20:38:15Z

Nathanael Wettstein: Created page with "== Overview == This page describes the (proposal to) the GVCS naming / identification scheme. The goal of this scheme is to identify modules and machines at a precise version..."

== Overview ==

This page describes the (proposal to) the GVCS naming / identification scheme. The goal of this scheme is to identify modules and machines at a precise version unambiguously.

== Background ==

Just like in software development, GVCS machines depend on each other. The analogy goes like this: A software typically depends on a few (external) libraries at specific versions. Next, the software changes or some of the libraries change, or both. You need to keep track of that very carefully, because if you mistype one letter in the interface (= "misplace one screw hole by half an inch"), nothing works anymore. In order to master this problem, you need to fulfill these requirements: Identification, Workflow, Tools.

== Example for naming convention ==
The following, fictitious example shows the naming convention in action:

<html><img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/pub?w=640&h=480"></html>
[https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/edit edit]

== Identification ==

In order to uniquely identify a machine/module at a certain state, we find that machine/module names are not enough.

We use the following convention: <code>moduleID, version</code>, where:
* '''moduleID''': A unique number as defined in the [[Master Index]]. Once assigned, this number never changes.
* '''version''': The module version is a simple number, preceded by a "v". <code>v1, v2, v3, ...</code>. Do not use any other version tags (v3.2 or 4beta).

In more details, the module and version descriptions may look as follows:

<pre>
[module] What is moduleID 01?
- moduleID: 01
- name: CEB Press
- alias: The Liberator, Compressed Earth Brick Press
- description: ...

[version] What is the latest version of moduleID 01?
- version: v6
- date: 2014-08-27
- by: John
- description: ...
</pre>

== Workflow ==

Many people develop collaboratively and add ideas and changes. On the other hand, only the responsible person for the machine/module is allowed to update it's version number. By that, this person guarantees that everything below in the dependency tree works together.

== Tools ==

The current OSE documentation hierarchy works like this (example):

[http://opensourceecology.org/gvcs/gvcs-machine-index/ OSE main page: Machine Index] > [http://opensourceecology.org/portfolio/ceb-press/ CEB Press]
[http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/CEB_Press Dozuki: CEB Press] > [http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/CEB_Press_-_Modules Modules] > [http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/c/Frame Frame] > [[CEB_Press_6_-_Frame_-_Development_Board| Wiki: Development Board]] > [[CEB_Press_6_-_Frame_Module_-_Exploded_Parts_Diagram|Exploded_Parts_Diagram (PDF)]].

GVCS Machine

2015-02-04T20:09:19Z

Nathanael Wettstein:

== Overview ==
A GVCS machine is part of the [[Global Village Construction Set]]. Examples are [[CEB Press]] or [[Tractor]]. Machines are composed of modules, and sometimes even incorporate other machines. For example, the [[Tractor]] includes one or more [[Power Cube]].

{{GVCS_List}}

== Definitions ==
The exact list of GVCS machines has evolved over time and is still subject to change. For example, while the [[MicroHouse]] and the [[Car]] are not GVCS machines in a strict sense (but products created by GVCS machines), they are treated as GVCS machines for historical and business-oriented reasons.

Documentation is found at different places for different target groups:
* Graphical list of 50 machines on our [http://opensourceecology.org/gvcs/ main website] (Public)
* Hierarchical representation of machines/modules at dozuki: http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/ (Public, Prototypers, Developers)
* Wiki internal list of GVCS machines and their breakdown into modules - [[GVCS Machines and Modules]] and [[GVCS State of Completion]] (Prototypers, Developers)

The master reference for GVCS machines and names is the GoogleDoc https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkNG-lv1ELQvdGYycGFSMjYtODlZcFROcHZ2NjBwNEE&usp=drive_web#gid=3 as included in [[GVCS State of Completion]].

As of 2015-01-30, the idea is to keep the wiki slightly unstructured and visualize the hierarchical structure of machines/modules in dozuki. This process is in progress.

<span style="color: #f00">Warning: As of 2015-01-30, all three data sources are different (different names or sets). Also, the following list is not up-to-date.</span>

== Resolve naming inconsistencies ==

''TODO: replace this section by naming conventions when done''

=== General points ===
* We need consistent names for the machines over all databases and communication channels.
* Proposal: Introduce a fixed numbers for each machine (e.g. "GVCS Machine #001: CEB Press") which allows identification when the name changes. This seems to happen a lot during development (e.g. LifeTrac, The Liberator).

===Details (UPPERCASE is name from GoogleDocs, MixedCase from OSE website)===
* IRONWORKER vs. Ironworker Machine
* CNC TORCH TABLE vs. CNC Torch/Router Table
* SOIL PULVERIZER vs.Rototiller and Soil Pulverizer
* SOLAR CONCENTRATOR vs. Linear Solar Concentrator
* WIND TURBINE vs. 50 kW Wind Turbine -- ''Proposal: Do not put technical specs into machine names''
* ALUMINUM EXTRACTOR vs. Aluminium Extractor from Clay
* CHIPPER + HAMMERMILL vs. Chipper/Hammermill
* ELECTRIC MOTOR + GENERATOR vs. Electric Motor/Generator
* ''NICKEL IRON BATTERIES is consistent, but why a plural? -- Proposal: Use singular everywhere''
* Why do some machines have "Open Source" or "machine" in their names? Aren't all machines supposed to be open source? Can we just strip that?
* The reference document should use MixedCase to make the correct spelling visible (e.g. MicroHouse). ''Who can edit that document?''

== Hierarchical design ==
The hierarchical design of machines/modules can be visualized as follows.

<html><img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/15MVO-KAwoKdIZt7chH8O1-Te3Eo5O8jnUv-qrAQy1es/pub?w=480&h=360"></html>
[https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/15MVO-KAwoKdIZt7chH8O1-Te3Eo5O8jnUv-qrAQy1es/pub?w=480&h=360 edit]

== Naming and identification ==
''See main article [[Naming and Identification]].''

Example for module naming/versioning:

<html><img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/pub?w=480&h=360"></html>
[https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/13kZQvjosUuLp4NEqyZh6lHIqJStpwYNiHWWXUVO2dxw/edit edit]

Global Village Construction Set

2015-02-04T18:54:47Z

Nathanael Wettstein:

{{RequiredReading}}

{{OrigLang}}

== Definition ==

The '''[[Global Village Construction Set]]''' (GVCS) is a modular, DIY, low-cost, high-performance platform that enables fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a small, sustainable civilization with modern comforts. The name, GVCS, has been coined for the first time in 2008 - at a lecture at the University of Missouri, Columbia - see [[UM Presentation]].

== Media ==

{|
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|<html><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/16106427" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0"></iframe></html>
|}

== Key Features ==

{|
| '''See summary at [[OSE Specifications for Product Design]].'''

*'''[[Open Hardware|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.

*'''[[OSE Spec|Low-Cost]]''' - The cost of making or buying our machines is, on average, 8x cheaper than buying from an Industrial Manufacturer, including an average labor cost of hour for a GVCS fabricator.

*'''[[Product Ecologies|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.

*'''[[OSE Spec|User-Serviceable]]''' - Design-for-disassembly allows the user to take apart, maintain, and fix tools readily without the need to rely on expensive repairmen.

*'''[[RepLab|DIY]]''' - (do-it-yourself) The user gains control of designing, producing, and modifying the GVCS tool set.

*'''[[Product Ecology|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

*'''[[OSE Spec|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.

*'''[[OSE Spec|Industrial Efficiency]]''' - In order to provide a viable choice for a resilient lifestyle, the GVCS platform matches or exceeds productivity standards of industrial counterparts.
|[[Image:GVCS.jpg|600px|The Global Village Construction Set]]
|}

== GVCS Machines ==
''See main article [[GVCS Machine]]''

OSE is developing 50 machines of the Global Village Construction Set via module-based design. This means that we break machines down into modules, and each module can be developed in parallel with other modules. Examples are [[CEB Press]] or [[Tractor]].

The exact list of GVCS machines has evolved over time and is still subject to change. For example, while the [[MicroHouse]] and the [[Car]] are not GVCS machines in a strict sense (but products created by GVCS machines), they are treated as GVCS machines for historical and business-oriented reasons.

Documentation is found at different places for different target groups:
* Graphical list of 50 machines on our [http://opensourceecology.org/gvcs/ main website] (Public)
* Hierarchical representation of machines/modules at dozuki: http://opensourceecology.dozuki.com/ (Public, Prototypers, Developers)
* Wiki internal list of GVCS machines and their breakdown into modules - [[GVCS Machines and Modules]] and [[GVCS State of Completion]] (Prototypers, Developers)

The master reference for GVCS machines and names is the GoogleDoc https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkNG-lv1ELQvdGYycGFSMjYtODlZcFROcHZ2NjBwNEE&usp=drive_web#gid=3 as included in [[GVCS State of Completion]].

As of 2015-01-30, the idea is to keep the wiki slightly unstructured and visualize the hierarchical structure of machines/modules in dozuki. This process is in progress.

<span style="color: #f00">Warning: As of 2015-01-30, all three data sources are different (different names or sets). Also, the following list is not up-to-date.</span>

{{GVCS_List}}

== See Also ==

* [http://makeprojects.com/Area/Open_Source_Ecology Build Instructions on Make Projects]
* [[GVCS Archive]]
* [[GVCS List]]
* [[Marketing]]
* [[Media]]
* [[Press]]
* [[Subject Matter Expert]]

[[Category: GVCS]]

Getting started as documentation person

2015-02-04T18:54:37Z

Nathanael Wettstein:

== Overview ==

'''Q: How do I document a [[GVCS Machine]]? Where do I find naming and formatting conventions?'''

A: This page helps you get started creating quality documentation for GVCS machines.

== Prequisites ==

You should have read through the documents in [[Template:RequiredReading]]. Have a look at the current [[Civilization Starter Kit DVD]] and read through some of the documentation there.

== Information structure ==

* [[How to Structure the Wiki for GVCS Machines]] proposes a concept to organize information inside this wiki using templates (currently implemented).
* [[Documentation Standards]] proposes an alternative concept for wiki organization (partly implemented).

== Documentation types ==

* The [[Fabrication Diagram]] is a diagram that facilitates the build of a prototype. It contains a visual representation of all fabrication steps and parts.
* Video
* BoM
* ...

GVCS Machines

2015-02-04T18:53:37Z

Nathanael Wettstein: Redirected page to GVCS Machine

#REDIRECT [[GVCS Machine]]

GVCS Machine

2015-02-04T18:52:45Z

Nathanael Wettstein: Created page with "== Overview == A GVCS machine is part of the Global Village Construction Set. Examples are CEB Press or Tractor. Machines are composed of modules, and sometimes ev..."

Fabrication Diagram

2015-02-04T18:37:40Z

Nathanael Wettstein: move overview/definition to top of page

=Overview=
The Fabrication Diagram is a diagram that facilitates the build of a prototype. It contains a visual representation of all fabrication steps and parts. The visual representation allows the fabrication team to understand which steps may be taken in parallel and which steps are done sequentially. Each step links to a fabrication drawing. Supporting files are arranged in well-organized folders.

=Example=
Summary: (click thumbnail below) a fabrication diagram shows how all the components (identified as numbers corresponding to fabrication drawings) of a machine go together, and in what order they are put together - focusing on the order of fabrication by parallel team (8 or more people or pairs). This allows one to allocate people to tasks. The fabrication diagram shows what tasks may be parallelled.

[[Image:cebfabdia.svg|800px]]

'''Sample fabrication diagram from October, 2012 build of the brick press.'''

=Challenges=
One needs to look up the part numbers in a book/PDF of drawings. It may be useful to follow Module-Based Design here more closely - starting a Fabrication Diagram with general module sequence.

The best application of this method can happen when CNC cutting is used - such that most parts are cut automatically and are ready prior to a build - and assembly can happen with a significant number of people.

=Fabrication Diagram Process Overview=
<html><img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/pub?id=1Bc5KstnZgZ_0SmytMhh-RiaV1V48O0GwlSdIzlcggso&w=769&h=449"></html>

[https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1Bc5KstnZgZ_0SmytMhh-RiaV1V48O0GwlSdIzlcggso/edit click edit to access links or edit. There are embedded links]

==Fabrication Tree Diagram - Process Standards==
*Diagram shows every fabrication step of procedure as a unique numbered or named item
**For example, a stock piece of metal, from which a piece of metal is cut to size - is shown as an item in the diagram
*Every item in diagram is either numbered or named so it can be placed in the fabrication Tree Diagram Index
*Every item in diagram corresponds to a Fabrication Drawing
*For simple parts, several parts can be placed on a single Fabrication Drawing - but each part must be labeled so that it can be indexed in Fabrication Tree Diagram Master Index
*Master Index lists all components as unique entries - from primitive stock to fabricated assemblies

==Sample Fabrication Drawing Set==

This is an example from the CEB Press. Each drawing number corresponds to a part in a Fabrication Diagram and to a part in the Master Index.

<html><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxdwbCg3FiGjNzZOaDVFRVg5TVU/preview" width="800" height="480"></iframe></html>

=More=
By visually placing fabrication steps horizontally on a page, we know that several steps can be taken in parallel. Items going down the page, or vertically down - are subsequent steps that have dependencies on prior parts being fabricated. This technique is useful when a team of fabricators is involved in production, such that fabrication can be done in parallel. We are testing this method to build a [[CEB Press]] in one day with 8 people.

See [http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2012/08/open-source-cold-saw-first-prototype-test/ blog post] where Fabrication Diagram is first introduced.

<html><iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed//hzoFwPhjU7g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></html>

=Description=
At minute 6:40, cold saw example. Use part reference number independent of what part is (specifications of part)
*Diagram
*Index
*Component folders

Download the Cold Saw Example - see the Index and Components - [https://github.com/openspeed/Cold-Saw]. The difficulty here is access to [[Solidworks]], so we are considering switching to [[Sketchup]]. While less powerful, Sketchup allows for wider collaboration because everyone has access to the software.

Here's a preview:

<html><iframe width="300" height="210" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed//p9qA7G1ymP8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
</html>

=See Also=
*[http://inkscape.org/ Inkscape: Open Source Vector Graphics Editor]
*[http://www.libreoffice.org/ Open Source Office Suite: Libreoffice]
*[[Further Comments on Fabrication Diagrams]]

Template:RequiredReading

2015-02-04T18:24:39Z

Nathanael Wettstein: change links as described in talk page

<div align=center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center
!colspan=4| <font size=4>OSE Required Reading</font>
|-
|[[Wiki instructions]] {{,}} [[Crash course on OSE]] {{,}} [[Global Village Construction Set]] {{,}} [[Getting Started Guide]] {{,}} [[Team Culturing]]
|-
|}
</div>

Wiki instructions

2015-02-04T18:22:31Z

Nathanael Wettstein: /* Content */

{{RequiredReading}}

{| align="right"
| __TOC__
|}

== Policies ==

A wiki is a place where a large number of people can contribute to content generation and organization. A wiki '''can be used as a repository for a large amount of information which can be organized later'''. We encourage you to internalize this point and start using wikis as a place where human knowledge can be collected, and value can be added to that knowledge by further organization towards applications.

The goal is organize this initial input into distilled, high-quality content. A successfully-implemented wiki has the capacity to self-organize under the guidance of clear procedures in the hands of wiki moderators. Please familiarize yourself with these procedures:

* The [[Wiki Login Policy]] states that users have to log in before creating new pages or editing existing ones.
* The [[Wiki Transparency Policy]] states that the wiki can be viewed by anybody.
* The [[Wiki Documentation Standards]] page describes a workflow to ensure good quality of the OSE wiki.

== Curation ==

A great wiki relies on a high level of curation. Let's work together to keep quality high. If you feel like changing anything to improve this wiki, please do so.

== Content ==

A wide scope of things can be included in the wiki - anything related to accelerated innovation via open source development.

The wiki is designed to be a 'braindump'. Add new information whenever you think it is missing. Before adding new content, search for pages with similar topics. Do not repeat yourself (DRY).

Short entries, or stubs, are acceptable because they can be used as a definition later. Please '''do not''' erase any articles or stubs because database memory is cheap - and well-organized or features articles are not affected in any way by the much wider pool of stubs or less prominent articles.

=== No advertisement ===

There shall be '''no''' advertising on this wiki. Sourcing information and product reviews are allowed, as long as they are directly related to the creation of [[Distributive Economics]].

== Structure ==

We structure information within the wiki using templates and grouping.

We use [[Dozuki]] as a external presentation layer for GVCS machines and modules. Dozuki serves as a nice looking link collection to wiki pages. The main data storage is the wiki.

=== Templates ===
* How to create a template: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:A_quick_guide_to_template
* Good examples for templates include [[Template:GVCS_Sidebar]]
* Find most used / unused / ... templates on [[Special:SpecialPages]]

=== Grouping ===
* Use '''Categories''' to organize a large number of pages, media, and even other categories. Read [[Using Categories]] for more information.
* Use '''[[#Creating Subpages|Subpages]]''' to group pages hierarchically. Don't use too many levels of nesting as this will lead to long names.

== Style Guidelines ==

We make the wiki easy to read and fun to edit by following style guidelines.

* Keep it simple and positive.
** Use short words and phrases. <s>Never use a long word or phrase where a short one will do.</s>
** Try to find an everyday English equivalent for foreign phrases, scientific or jargon words. <s>Acronyms, foreign phrases, jargon and neologisms must be avoided.</s>
** Use active instead of the passive. <s>Never use the passive where you can use the active.</s> (e.g. say "We built the house on Tuesday" rather than "The construction of the house took place on Tuesday".)
** Break any of these rules in favor of simplicity.
* Do not repeat yourself (DRY).
* When writing about measurements, list both imperial and metric values. List both Fahrenheit and Celsius for temperatures.
* The first sentence of an article should be a one-sentence summary of the whole topic
** The next paragraph should be a longer summary of it.
** Then go into details.

== How To's ==

This section describes some important tasks when editing the wiki.

=== Log In ===

{{Info|Log in first!|Before creating new pages or editing existing ones, you have to '''[[How_to_Get_an_Account_on_the_Wiki|log in first]]'''.}}

Any person contributing to the project in a substantial way should fill out the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tech_Team_Culturing_Survey Tech Team Culturing Survey], and therefore, any name should be linkable with a full description of the person, such as [[Marcin Jakubowski]]. This will facilitate referencing and connection between projects and developers. The potential contributions of a person should be transparent if they fill out their abilities in the [[Team Culturing]] Survey.

Please see '''[[How_to_Get_an_Account_on_the_Wiki|How to Get an Account on the Wiki]]''' for more details or if you are unable to log in. Also, check out our Open ID Step Instructions: [[File:Step_Guide_to_Logging_in_With_OpenID.pdf]]

=== Searching ===

You can search for content by typing your search terms on the '''search box''' at the '''top right corner''' and clicking one of the search buttons at the right.
* The '''first button''' will search for text matches on '''this wiki only'''
* The '''second button''' will perform a ''custom Google search'' on '''this wiki''', on '''our [http://blog.opensourceecology.org/ blog]''', on '''our [http://forum.opensourceecology.org/ discussion forum]''' and '''other related sites''', like ''Appropedia''.
** For more details, see the page about the [[OSE custom search engine]]

{{Tip|Search before creating a page|Articles on our wiki should be cross-referenced against articles on [[Special: interwiki|neighboring wikis]] (like ''P2P Foundation'' or ''Appropedia'') to avoid re-inventing the wheel any more than we have to.
So, before creating a page, use the ''second'' search box to see if there are any existing articles on related wikis. If so, creating a link to it may be better than creating a new page, unless the existing page on the other wiki does not contain enough information.

Articles from any wiki listed at [[Special: interwiki]] can be linked to by using the value at the ''Prefix'' column, like this:
'''<html><pre>[[Appropedia: Comparison of electrical motors]]</pre></html>'''
which creates this:
[[Appropedia: Comparison of electrical motors]]
}}

===Uploading a File===

====Simple Way====
# [[How_to_Get_an_Account_on_the_Wiki|Create an account on the wiki.]]
# In the sidebar, under “{{lcfirst:{{int:toolbox}}}}”, click “'''{{int:upload}}'''.”
# Click “'''Browse'''” next to the “'''{{int:sourcefilename}}'''” to locate the file on your computer (the name of the “browse” button depends on your web browser).
# Change the “'''{{int:destfilename}}'''” to something descriptive, if necessary.
# Fill in the “'''{{int:filedesc}}'''”, if necessary.
# Click the “'''{{int:uploadbtn}}'''” button.
# When the file is uploaded, you will be shown a link to the file destination on the OSE wiki.
# To embed the file in your Work Log or on another page, put the file link (such as File:filename.ext) between double brackets - [[]] - and paste into the page that you are editing.

If it is a large file, you may need to wait several seconds for the upload to complete.

====Advanced Way====
To upload a file, go into Edit Mode and use double brackets, followed by File:filename.extension, followed by a closing double bracket. For example (click Edit to see actual code) [[File:filename.ext]]
# Click Save
# Upon saving, a link is created
# when you click on that link, Mediawiki will ask you to upload the corresponding file. Any file type can be used.

=== Creating New Pages ===

To start a new page or to edit an existing one, just type the desired page name in the [[#Searching|search box]] at the top left corner (the one '''above''' the ''OSE custom search engine'' box) and click on the button labeled '''Go'''. If a similar page already exists, you might want to edit that page instead of creating a new one. Otherwise, click on the message '''Create the page "''your page name''" on this wiki!''' (at the top of the search results) to create the new page.

Then you can start editing the page. Also, while editing a page, you can create links to new or existing pages with double brackets around their title, for example: <pre>[[My New Additions]]</pre>

=== Creating Subpages ===

{{Tip|When to use subpages|
A subpage can be used to group pages belonging to some topic or main page
* to create user-specific pages in a given user's ''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Link#User_space user space]''.
* to create [[Translation#Page_Title_Convention|other language versions of an article]]
* to create '''archives of old discussions''' under a talk page
* to create '''scratchpad editing spaces''' under a user page
}}

{{Info|User Spaces|Pages on user spaces do not have to follow strict quality guidelines, as they '''are not official''' OSE content.
Other pages should reflect more closely the official OSE stance on a given issue.}}

If you want to create a [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Subpages subpage] named '''A subpage name''' under a given page (for instance, '''My Parent Page'''), all you have to do is to ''create a page'' whose title is '''My Parent Page/A subpage name''' ''(see [[#Creating_New_Pages|how to create a page]])''.

You can also link to subpages from the parent page using a [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Link#Subpage_feature specific link format].

==== Examples ====

* [[User:Elifarley/pds]] - a subpage named '''pds''' in [[User: Elifarley| Elifarley]]'s user space

=== Deleting Pages ===

A page is a good candidate for deletion if it is advertising or some other malicious attack. Otherwise, everything, no matter how silly, should not be considered for deletion - because this wiki is a sandbox where people explore many things including editing wiki pages. Since memory is cheap, do not delete others' pages as a general rule.

Only Sysops can delete pages. If you're not a Sysop and you would like to mark a page as a candidate for deletion '''(see the [[#When_to_Delete|criteria for deletion above]])''', you should add the following text at the top of the page you would like to delete:
<nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>
This will include the [[Template: delete| delete]] template and will add that page to a list of [[:Category: candidates for speedy deletion| candidates for speedy deletion]].

And if a page is to be deleted, all pages pointing to it should be changed BEFORE the deletion occurs, to avoid broken links.

=== Redirecting ===

You can redirect a page to another page by replacing the contents of the original page with a '''#REDIRECT''', like this:
<pre>
#REDIRECT [[My destination article]]
</pre>

You can redirect a page to an [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links#Interwiki_links interwiki link] too:
<pre>
#REDIRECT [[Appropedia: Justa stove]]
</pre>

[[Using Categories|Adding a category]] may help others find the page, since it'll be listed on the corresponding category page:

<pre>
#REDIRECT [[Appropedia: Justa stove]]
[[Category: Cooking]]
</pre>

{{Tip|Too many redirect pages?|If you're afraid that the wiki will get cluttered with redirected pages, fear not. You can see this as a feature (a good one), not a bug, since anytime someone tries to add a page with title X (X being one of those redirected pages), they would be redirected to the appropriately-named page, instead of being given the chance to create a page with different title but similar content.}}

=== Editing Pages ===

{{Tip|Tips|
* '''Before editing''' a page, click the '''discussion''' tab at the top to check what others are saying about that page
** You can add your own considerations or questions there too
* '''To edit existing pages''', just click the '''edit''' tab
* '''Before saving''' your changes, click the '''Show preview''' button located just below the editing window to make sure everything is as expected
* '''To save''' your work, click the '''Save page''' button
* '''To create links''' to pages inside this wiki or to files uploaded to this wiki, '''ALWAYS''' use [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links#Internal_links internal links] ('''never''' use regular links of the form <nowiki>http://opensourceecology.org/...</nowiki>)
}}

While in edit mode, there are some buttons at the top of the editing window to help with formatting text, creating links, inserting objects, etc.

== Wiki Syntax ==

You need the wiki syntax to format pages, include images and structure content.

To learn about wiki syntax:
* Read http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting.
* See how the syntax looks like at the [[Wiki_Cheatsheet]].
* Click "edit" on any page you like and use it as a good example. Copy the syntax and use it on other pages.
* Use the [[Sandbox]] to try your new skills.

Some of the most important syntax features are described below.

=== Sections ===

'''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples#Section_headings Section headings]''' are created by creating their headings, as below:
<pre>
== First Section ==
=== First sub-section ===
==== First sub-sub-section ====
== Second Section ==
</pre>

{{Tip|Top-Level Sections|Top-level sections should start with '''2 equal signs at each side''', as in '''<html><pre>==My Top-Level Section Example==</pre></html>'''

Sections with only one equals sign per side causes a title the size of the page name. On Wikimedia wikis they are used only sparingly and in prescribed circumstances.
}}

=== Inserting Tables ===

You can copy and paste your data from your spreadsheet to http://area23.brightbyte.de/csv2wp.php and it will convert it to a cut and pasteable mediawiki table.

=== Inserting Templates ===

You can insert a [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Template template] using this code:
<nowiki>{{My Template}}</nowiki>

To '''create or edit a template''' named ''My Template'', '''simply create a page''' named ''[[Template: My Template]]'' (see [[#Creating_New_Pages|how to create a page]]).

=== Text Markup ===

Text color: Put in the name of the color in this markup.

<pre><span style="color: green">Some text</span></pre>
The example above generates this:

<span style="color: green">Some text</span>

Strikethrough: <s>Strikethrough</s>

=== Inserting Images ===

==== Uploaded Images ====

To insert an image, anywhere in the body of a page, type:
<pre>
[[Image:filename.jpg]]
</pre>
Then click ''Save page''. After the page is saved, you'll be allowed to click on that filename, and the wiki will prompt you for an image file to upload.

==== External Images ====

You can simply paste links to images from any of the sites defined on [[MediaWiki: External image whitelist]].
See also: [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgEnableImageWhitelist $wgEnableImageWhitelist]

Example: '''<nowiki>http://openfarmtech.org/temp-gvcs-icons/3d-printer.png</nowiki>''' gives this image:

http://openfarmtech.org/temp-gvcs-icons/3d-printer.png

==== Inserting Image Galleries ====

[[Image:fefrepstrap1.jpg]]

Use the ''gallery'' tag. Example code:
<pre>
<gallery>
Image:fefrepstrap1.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap2.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap3.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap4.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap5.jpg
</gallery>
</pre>

Produces this:

<gallery>
Image:fefrepstrap1.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap2.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap3.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap4.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap5.jpg
</gallery>

=== Directly Linking to Uploaded Files ===
You can create links to any kind of uploaded file (be it an image, a PDF file, etc).

Please see instructions at the top of the [[Special: Upload]] page.

(See also [[#Editing Pages]])

=== Inserting Movies ===

====Youtube Videos====
To insert clickable thumbnails of YouTube videos, use [[Template: YoutubePopup]], as in this example:

* YouTube video you want to embed: <nowiki>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=</nowiki>'''6dwdAF2qr7g'''<nowiki>&feature=player_embedded</nowiki>
* Wiki syntax you should use: <nowiki>{{YoutubePopup|</nowiki>'''6dwdAF2qr7g'''<nowiki>}}</nowiki>

which produces

{{YoutubePopup|6dwdAF2qr7g}}

====Other Videos====
To insert videos in general, see this example:

<nowiki>
<html>
<object width="526" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011U/Blank/MarcinJakubowski_2011U-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MarcinJakubowski-2011U.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1122&lang=eng&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=marcin_jakubowski;year=2011;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=the_rise_of_collaboration;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=talks_from_ted_fellows;event=TED2011;tag=Culture;tag=Technology;tag=open-source;tag=ted+fellows;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgColor="#ffffff" width="526" height="374" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011U/Blank/MarcinJakubowski_2011U-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MarcinJakubowski-2011U.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1122&lang=eng&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=marcin_jakubowski;year=2011;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=the_rise_of_collaboration;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=talks_from_ted_fellows;event=TED2011;tag=Culture;tag=Technology;tag=open-source;tag=ted+fellows;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"></embed></object>
</html>
</nowiki>

The code above generates this:

<html>
<object width="526" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011U/Blank/MarcinJakubowski_2011U-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MarcinJakubowski-2011U.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1122&lang=eng&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=marcin_jakubowski;year=2011;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=the_rise_of_collaboration;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=talks_from_ted_fellows;event=TED2011;tag=Culture;tag=Technology;tag=open-source;tag=ted+fellows;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgColor="#ffffff" width="526" height="374" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011U/Blank/MarcinJakubowski_2011U-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MarcinJakubowski-2011U.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1122&lang=eng&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=marcin_jakubowski;year=2011;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=the_rise_of_collaboration;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=talks_from_ted_fellows;event=TED2011;tag=Culture;tag=Technology;tag=open-source;tag=ted+fellows;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"></embed></object>
</html>

For any video, insert the <nowiki><html> and </html></nowiki> tags, and put in the html code that you get from YouTube or some other video format.

=== Embedding from Blip.tv ===

Here is a sample embed settings screen from blip.tv. Note that you do 'share', 'legacy player', then click 'go.' Then, make sure you select 'in-line player', flv for flash video - and then click 'update embed code above'. Then, copy the code into the blog, and in the blog, make sure you are in HTML, not visual, mode.

[[Image:blipembed.jpg]]

=== Subtitling Videos ===

Here's how to activate Universal Subtitles for your videos:

1- Go to http://universalsubtitles.org/ and click on "Subtitle a video"
2- Paste the URL of the video you want to have subtitled. The URL can point to a file in Ogg, WebM or FLV format, or it can point to a video hosted on YouTube or Blip.TV (Vimeo support will be available soon). Examples of URL:

WebM file: http://content.bitsontherun.com/videos/m3P14laP-283112.webm
YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shqrdCBTD70
Blip.TV video: http://blip.tv/file/3841170/

3- A black page with a central video and a close button (a red tab on the top right corner) will appear. This is the initial step where users can start typing the subtitles for the video. Since you probably don't want to create the subtitle text right away, but instead want the embed code to paste on your blog, you can just click on the close button.

4- In the next screen, the embed code can be found inside the text box below "Embed this video in your site". Just click on the 'Copy to clipboard' icon next to it. The embed code will look like this:

<pre>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://s3.www.universalsubtitles.org/embed.js">

(

{"video_url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shqrdCBTD70"}

)

</script>
</pre>

This embed widget is in alpha stage, so it may have some bugs. I have tested it with youtube videos and it worked quite well. With Blip.TV, the video wouldn't play though.

It'll be really great when it's working correctly with Vimeo and Blip.TV

=== Inserting Mathematical Symbols ===

You can write [http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/latex.html LaTeX] code to render math symbols on our wiki, which uses [http://www.mathjax.org/ MathJax] to display them.

Example:
'''<pre>
<math>
\operatorname{erfc}(x) =
\frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}} \int_x^{\infty} e^{-t^2}\,dt =
\frac{e^{-x^2}}{x\sqrt{\pi}}\sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n \frac{(2n)!}{n!(2x)^{2n}} + \sfrac{(2a)!}{n!(2b)^{2n}}
</math>
</pre>'''

produces this:

<math>
\operatorname{erfc}(x) =
\frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}} \int_x^{\infty} e^{-t^2}\,dt =
\frac{e^{-x^2}}{x\sqrt{\pi}}\sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n \frac{(2n)!}{n!(2x)^{2n}} + \sfrac{(2a)!}{n!(2b)^{2n}}
</math>

while this

'''<pre>this is $ \sfrac{1}{4} $ of a minute...</pre>'''

produces this:

this is $ \sfrac{1}{4} $ of a minute...

=== Inserting Source Code ===

Always wrap source code in 'pre' tags. This ensures proper formatting, and means that someone can copy code without having to 'edit' the page first.

An example looks like this (you can view the markup in Edit mode):

<pre>
int mainup = 5; // Define pins by plugin of hydraulics
int maindown = 6;
int secin = 10;
int secout = 11;
// Define pins 5, 6, 10, and 11 according to their hydraulic
// function on the CEB press - moving main cylinder up and down,
// and moving secondary cylinder in and out. 'In' is defined as
// the direction of brick ejection motion out of the machine.
</pre>

== Technical details ==
This wiki is powered by MediaWiki. For complete and up-to-date technical information about using this wiki, refer to the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents MediaWiki help pages].

== Old pages ==

* [[Wiki maintenance]]
* [[Wiki Reorganization 2011]]

[[Category: Policies]]
[[Category:Wiki]]

Getting started as documentation person

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* [[How to Structure the Wiki for GVCS Machines]]
* [[Documentation Standards]]

Getting Started Guide

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{{RequiredReading}}

== Overview ==

'''Q: How do I start contributing to OSE? How to choose a project and a role to get involved in?'''

A: This page is a collection of notes and something of a guide towards either starting up an OSE project or joining one.

= Choosing a Project =

The Open Source Ecology project (OSE) is working to develop the [[Global Village Construction Set]] (GVCS), a collection of 50 machines intended to enable the development of local, resource-based communities. There are a couple of places where you can see these projects listed.

'''[[Main Page]]'''

The main page of the OSE wiki finishes with a very nice chart, organizing the GVCS tools into six practical categories: Habitat, Agriculture, Industry, Energy, Materials, and Transportation. Each tool in the chart links to the detailed wikipage dedicated to that tool's project. This is a good way to see the whole GVCS project from a 50,000 foot view.

'''[[Global Village Construction Set]]'''

This page describes the GVCS concept and lists the GVCS machines. This page has the official tool icons and a short description. The status on this page has more to do with completion than project status. There are a couple of nice videos after the tool list and an interesting essay on enabling technology from an OSE perspective. At the very bottom is a description of the development process and working assumptions.

'''Other Projects'''

While the GVCS machines are the main projects, there are other, much smaller efforts that should be considered as well. Projects like the [[Open Source Stepper Motor Controller]] are focused on developing common components needed by the GVCS machines.

== Joining a Project ==

There are many ways to contribute or participate in OSE projects. You can contribute to the [http://forum.opensourceecology.org/ OSE Forums] or you can add new pages to the wiki. Becoming a [[True Fan]] is a way to contribute financially and highly recommended.

If you want to get involved on a deeper level, you might considering becoming a member of an OSE project team. The following pages can help you figure out what projects exists and who to contact about joining them.

'''[[Development Team]]'''

The Development Team page lists pretty much everyone who is formally involved in OSE projects. Besides listing the OSE core team and the board of advisers, existing project leaders are listed. Contact one of these people if you want to participate in their project. A number of other teams with common skill sets are defined which are shared by all OSE projects. If you have one of these skills, considering joining one of these teams, which is largely a matter of adding your home page to the appropriate team category.

An example is the [[Development Team/CAD Team]]. Besides the CAD team, there are teams for Technical Review, Subject Matter Experts, Prototyping and Testing, Wiki Curators, Forum Moderators, Information Technology, Documentation and Video, Academic Research, Fabrication, Language Translation, and Natural Building.

'''[[Project Needs]]'''

Next, have a look at the advertised project needs. The first half of this document describes general OSE project needs and the later half focuses on specific project needs. As with other OSE wiki pages, project needs may be a bit out of date. Consult with the OSE project manager for that project to determine current needs.

'''[[GVCS Tools Status]]'''

Finally, it would be a good idea to check the current status of the GVCS tool project you are interested in. This page is a large table with the projects down the left side and various milestones across the top. This is a good place to see how far along a particular project is.

== Getting Started Guides ==

The following guides help you get started in different roles:

* [[Getting started as documentation person]]
* [[Development Team/CAD Team|Get started as a CAD engineer]]

==Leadership==

If you have experience with project management, think you might, or are just too impatient to wait, you might consider leading an OSE Project. If an OSE project doesn't exist and you want to start it up, have a look at [[Starting an OSE Project]]. Be aware that all new OSE projects need to be approved by the OSE Executive Director ([[Marcin]]). If you are tapped to be a project leader, a bunch of useful tips are available at [[Managing an OSE Project]]. Leadership doesn't have to be manager role, either. If you see something that needs doing, just jump in and give it a try. Showing initiative is also a form of leadership.

[[Category: OSE]][[Category:Organization]]

Team

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{{Staff and contractors}}

== Sub-Teams ==

Team members may be part of one or several sub-teams. There are the following sub-teams:
* [[Development Team/CAD Team]]
* ...

[[Category:About]]
[[Category: Outdated Information]]

Wiki instructions

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{{RequiredReading}}

{| align="right"
| __TOC__
|}

== Policies ==

A wiki is a place where a large number of people can contribute to content generation and organization. A wiki '''can be used as a repository for a large amount of information which can be organized later'''. We encourage you to internalize this point and start using wikis as a place where human knowledge can be collected, and value can be added to that knowledge by further organization towards applications.

The goal is organize this initial input into distilled, high-quality content. A successfully-implemented wiki has the capacity to self-organize under the guidance of clear procedures in the hands of wiki moderators. Please familiarize yourself with these procedures:

* The [[Wiki Login Policy]] states that users have to log in before creating new pages or editing existing ones.
* The [[Wiki Transparency Policy]] states that the wiki can be viewed by anybody.
* The [[Wiki Documentation Standards]] page describes a workflow to ensure good quality of the OSE wiki.

== Curation ==

A great wiki relies on a high level of curation. Let's work together to keep quality high. If you feel like changing anything to improve this wiki, please do so.

== Content ==

A wide scope of things can be included in the wiki - anything related to '''accelerated innovation via open source development.''

The wiki is designed to be a 'braindump'. Add new information whenever you think it is missing. Before adding new content, search for pages with similar topics. Do not repeat yourself (DRY).

Short entries, or stubs, are acceptable because they can be used as a definition later. Please '''do not''' erase any articles or stubs because database memory is cheap - and well-organized or features articles are not affected in any way by the much wider pool of stubs or less prominent articles.

=== No advertisement ===

There shall be '''no''' advertising on this wiki. Sourcing information and product reviews are allowed, as long as they are directly related to the creation of [[Distributive Economics]].

== Structure ==

We structure information within the wiki using templates and grouping.

We use [[Dozuki]] as a external presentation layer for GVCS machines and modules. Dozuki serves as a nice looking link collection to wiki pages. The main data storage is the wiki.

=== Templates ===
* How to create a template: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:A_quick_guide_to_template
* Good examples for templates include [[Template:GVCS_Sidebar]]
* Find most used / unused / ... templates on [[Special:SpecialPages]]

=== Grouping ===
* Use '''Categories''' to organize a large number of pages, media, and even other categories. Read [[Using Categories]] for more information.
* Use '''[[#Creating Subpages|Subpages]]''' to group pages hierarchically. Don't use too many levels of nesting as this will lead to long names.

== Style Guidelines ==

We make the wiki easy to read and fun to edit by following style guidelines.

* Keep it simple and positive.
** Use short words and phrases. <s>Never use a long word or phrase where a short one will do.</s>
** Try to find an everyday English equivalent for foreign phrases, scientific or jargon words. <s>Acronyms, foreign phrases, jargon and neologisms must be avoided.</s>
** Use active instead of the passive. <s>Never use the passive where you can use the active.</s> (e.g. say "We built the house on Tuesday" rather than "The construction of the house took place on Tuesday".)
** Break any of these rules in favor of simplicity.
* Do not repeat yourself (DRY).
* When writing about measurements, list both imperial and metric values. List both Fahrenheit and Celsius for temperatures.
* The first sentence of an article should be a one-sentence summary of the whole topic
** The next paragraph should be a longer summary of it.
** Then go into details.

== How To's ==

This section describes some important tasks when editing the wiki.

=== Log In ===

{{Info|Log in first!|Before creating new pages or editing existing ones, you have to '''[[How_to_Get_an_Account_on_the_Wiki|log in first]]'''.}}

Any person contributing to the project in a substantial way should fill out the [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Tech_Team_Culturing_Survey Tech Team Culturing Survey], and therefore, any name should be linkable with a full description of the person, such as [[Marcin Jakubowski]]. This will facilitate referencing and connection between projects and developers. The potential contributions of a person should be transparent if they fill out their abilities in the [[Team Culturing]] Survey.

Please see '''[[How_to_Get_an_Account_on_the_Wiki|How to Get an Account on the Wiki]]''' for more details or if you are unable to log in. Also, check out our Open ID Step Instructions: [[File:Step_Guide_to_Logging_in_With_OpenID.pdf]]

=== Searching ===

You can search for content by typing your search terms on the '''search box''' at the '''top right corner''' and clicking one of the search buttons at the right.
* The '''first button''' will search for text matches on '''this wiki only'''
* The '''second button''' will perform a ''custom Google search'' on '''this wiki''', on '''our [http://blog.opensourceecology.org/ blog]''', on '''our [http://forum.opensourceecology.org/ discussion forum]''' and '''other related sites''', like ''Appropedia''.
** For more details, see the page about the [[OSE custom search engine]]

{{Tip|Search before creating a page|Articles on our wiki should be cross-referenced against articles on [[Special: interwiki|neighboring wikis]] (like ''P2P Foundation'' or ''Appropedia'') to avoid re-inventing the wheel any more than we have to.
So, before creating a page, use the ''second'' search box to see if there are any existing articles on related wikis. If so, creating a link to it may be better than creating a new page, unless the existing page on the other wiki does not contain enough information.

Articles from any wiki listed at [[Special: interwiki]] can be linked to by using the value at the ''Prefix'' column, like this:
'''<html><pre>[[Appropedia: Comparison of electrical motors]]</pre></html>'''
which creates this:
[[Appropedia: Comparison of electrical motors]]
}}

===Uploading a File===

====Simple Way====
# [[How_to_Get_an_Account_on_the_Wiki|Create an account on the wiki.]]
# In the sidebar, under “{{lcfirst:{{int:toolbox}}}}”, click “'''{{int:upload}}'''.”
# Click “'''Browse'''” next to the “'''{{int:sourcefilename}}'''” to locate the file on your computer (the name of the “browse” button depends on your web browser).
# Change the “'''{{int:destfilename}}'''” to something descriptive, if necessary.
# Fill in the “'''{{int:filedesc}}'''”, if necessary.
# Click the “'''{{int:uploadbtn}}'''” button.
# When the file is uploaded, you will be shown a link to the file destination on the OSE wiki.
# To embed the file in your Work Log or on another page, put the file link (such as File:filename.ext) between double brackets - [[]] - and paste into the page that you are editing.

If it is a large file, you may need to wait several seconds for the upload to complete.

====Advanced Way====
To upload a file, go into Edit Mode and use double brackets, followed by File:filename.extension, followed by a closing double bracket. For example (click Edit to see actual code) [[File:filename.ext]]
# Click Save
# Upon saving, a link is created
# when you click on that link, Mediawiki will ask you to upload the corresponding file. Any file type can be used.

=== Creating New Pages ===

To start a new page or to edit an existing one, just type the desired page name in the [[#Searching|search box]] at the top left corner (the one '''above''' the ''OSE custom search engine'' box) and click on the button labeled '''Go'''. If a similar page already exists, you might want to edit that page instead of creating a new one. Otherwise, click on the message '''Create the page "''your page name''" on this wiki!''' (at the top of the search results) to create the new page.

Then you can start editing the page. Also, while editing a page, you can create links to new or existing pages with double brackets around their title, for example: <pre>[[My New Additions]]</pre>

=== Creating Subpages ===

{{Tip|When to use subpages|
A subpage can be used to group pages belonging to some topic or main page
* to create user-specific pages in a given user's ''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Link#User_space user space]''.
* to create [[Translation#Page_Title_Convention|other language versions of an article]]
* to create '''archives of old discussions''' under a talk page
* to create '''scratchpad editing spaces''' under a user page
}}

{{Info|User Spaces|Pages on user spaces do not have to follow strict quality guidelines, as they '''are not official''' OSE content.
Other pages should reflect more closely the official OSE stance on a given issue.}}

If you want to create a [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Subpages subpage] named '''A subpage name''' under a given page (for instance, '''My Parent Page'''), all you have to do is to ''create a page'' whose title is '''My Parent Page/A subpage name''' ''(see [[#Creating_New_Pages|how to create a page]])''.

You can also link to subpages from the parent page using a [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Link#Subpage_feature specific link format].

==== Examples ====

* [[User:Elifarley/pds]] - a subpage named '''pds''' in [[User: Elifarley| Elifarley]]'s user space

=== Deleting Pages ===

A page is a good candidate for deletion if it is advertising or some other malicious attack. Otherwise, everything, no matter how silly, should not be considered for deletion - because this wiki is a sandbox where people explore many things including editing wiki pages. Since memory is cheap, do not delete others' pages as a general rule.

Only Sysops can delete pages. If you're not a Sysop and you would like to mark a page as a candidate for deletion '''(see the [[#When_to_Delete|criteria for deletion above]])''', you should add the following text at the top of the page you would like to delete:
<nowiki>{{delete}}</nowiki>
This will include the [[Template: delete| delete]] template and will add that page to a list of [[:Category: candidates for speedy deletion| candidates for speedy deletion]].

And if a page is to be deleted, all pages pointing to it should be changed BEFORE the deletion occurs, to avoid broken links.

=== Redirecting ===

You can redirect a page to another page by replacing the contents of the original page with a '''#REDIRECT''', like this:
<pre>
#REDIRECT [[My destination article]]
</pre>

You can redirect a page to an [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links#Interwiki_links interwiki link] too:
<pre>
#REDIRECT [[Appropedia: Justa stove]]
</pre>

[[Using Categories|Adding a category]] may help others find the page, since it'll be listed on the corresponding category page:

<pre>
#REDIRECT [[Appropedia: Justa stove]]
[[Category: Cooking]]
</pre>

{{Tip|Too many redirect pages?|If you're afraid that the wiki will get cluttered with redirected pages, fear not. You can see this as a feature (a good one), not a bug, since anytime someone tries to add a page with title X (X being one of those redirected pages), they would be redirected to the appropriately-named page, instead of being given the chance to create a page with different title but similar content.}}

=== Editing Pages ===

{{Tip|Tips|
* '''Before editing''' a page, click the '''discussion''' tab at the top to check what others are saying about that page
** You can add your own considerations or questions there too
* '''To edit existing pages''', just click the '''edit''' tab
* '''Before saving''' your changes, click the '''Show preview''' button located just below the editing window to make sure everything is as expected
* '''To save''' your work, click the '''Save page''' button
* '''To create links''' to pages inside this wiki or to files uploaded to this wiki, '''ALWAYS''' use [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Links#Internal_links internal links] ('''never''' use regular links of the form <nowiki>http://opensourceecology.org/...</nowiki>)
}}

While in edit mode, there are some buttons at the top of the editing window to help with formatting text, creating links, inserting objects, etc.

== Wiki Syntax ==

You need the wiki syntax to format pages, include images and structure content.

To learn about wiki syntax:
* Read http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting.
* See how the syntax looks like at the [[Wiki_Cheatsheet]].
* Click "edit" on any page you like and use it as a good example. Copy the syntax and use it on other pages.
* Use the [[Sandbox]] to try your new skills.

Some of the most important syntax features are described below.

=== Sections ===

'''[http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Wikitext_examples#Section_headings Section headings]''' are created by creating their headings, as below:
<pre>
== First Section ==
=== First sub-section ===
==== First sub-sub-section ====
== Second Section ==
</pre>

{{Tip|Top-Level Sections|Top-level sections should start with '''2 equal signs at each side''', as in '''<html><pre>==My Top-Level Section Example==</pre></html>'''

Sections with only one equals sign per side causes a title the size of the page name. On Wikimedia wikis they are used only sparingly and in prescribed circumstances.
}}

=== Inserting Tables ===

You can copy and paste your data from your spreadsheet to http://area23.brightbyte.de/csv2wp.php and it will convert it to a cut and pasteable mediawiki table.

=== Inserting Templates ===

You can insert a [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Template template] using this code:
<nowiki>{{My Template}}</nowiki>

To '''create or edit a template''' named ''My Template'', '''simply create a page''' named ''[[Template: My Template]]'' (see [[#Creating_New_Pages|how to create a page]]).

=== Text Markup ===

Text color: Put in the name of the color in this markup.

<pre><span style="color: green">Some text</span></pre>
The example above generates this:

<span style="color: green">Some text</span>

Strikethrough: <s>Strikethrough</s>

=== Inserting Images ===

==== Uploaded Images ====

To insert an image, anywhere in the body of a page, type:
<pre>
[[Image:filename.jpg]]
</pre>
Then click ''Save page''. After the page is saved, you'll be allowed to click on that filename, and the wiki will prompt you for an image file to upload.

==== External Images ====

You can simply paste links to images from any of the sites defined on [[MediaWiki: External image whitelist]].
See also: [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:$wgEnableImageWhitelist $wgEnableImageWhitelist]

Example: '''<nowiki>http://openfarmtech.org/temp-gvcs-icons/3d-printer.png</nowiki>''' gives this image:

http://openfarmtech.org/temp-gvcs-icons/3d-printer.png

==== Inserting Image Galleries ====

[[Image:fefrepstrap1.jpg]]

Use the ''gallery'' tag. Example code:
<pre>
<gallery>
Image:fefrepstrap1.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap2.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap3.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap4.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap5.jpg
</gallery>
</pre>

Produces this:

<gallery>
Image:fefrepstrap1.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap2.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap3.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap4.jpg
Image:fefrepstrap5.jpg
</gallery>

=== Directly Linking to Uploaded Files ===
You can create links to any kind of uploaded file (be it an image, a PDF file, etc).

Please see instructions at the top of the [[Special: Upload]] page.

(See also [[#Editing Pages]])

=== Inserting Movies ===

====Youtube Videos====
To insert clickable thumbnails of YouTube videos, use [[Template: YoutubePopup]], as in this example:

* YouTube video you want to embed: <nowiki>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=</nowiki>'''6dwdAF2qr7g'''<nowiki>&feature=player_embedded</nowiki>
* Wiki syntax you should use: <nowiki>{{YoutubePopup|</nowiki>'''6dwdAF2qr7g'''<nowiki>}}</nowiki>

which produces

{{YoutubePopup|6dwdAF2qr7g}}

====Other Videos====
To insert videos in general, see this example:

<nowiki>
<html>
<object width="526" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011U/Blank/MarcinJakubowski_2011U-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MarcinJakubowski-2011U.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1122&lang=eng&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=marcin_jakubowski;year=2011;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=the_rise_of_collaboration;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=talks_from_ted_fellows;event=TED2011;tag=Culture;tag=Technology;tag=open-source;tag=ted+fellows;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgColor="#ffffff" width="526" height="374" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011U/Blank/MarcinJakubowski_2011U-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MarcinJakubowski-2011U.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1122&lang=eng&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=marcin_jakubowski;year=2011;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=the_rise_of_collaboration;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=talks_from_ted_fellows;event=TED2011;tag=Culture;tag=Technology;tag=open-source;tag=ted+fellows;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"></embed></object>
</html>
</nowiki>

The code above generates this:

<html>
<object width="526" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"/><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff"></param><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011U/Blank/MarcinJakubowski_2011U-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MarcinJakubowski-2011U.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1122&lang=eng&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=marcin_jakubowski;year=2011;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=the_rise_of_collaboration;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=talks_from_ted_fellows;event=TED2011;tag=Culture;tag=Technology;tag=open-source;tag=ted+fellows;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgColor="#ffffff" width="526" height="374" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2011U/Blank/MarcinJakubowski_2011U-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/MarcinJakubowski-2011U.embed_thumbnail.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1122&lang=eng&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=marcin_jakubowski;year=2011;theme=design_like_you_give_a_damn;theme=new_on_ted_com;theme=the_rise_of_collaboration;theme=tales_of_invention;theme=talks_from_ted_fellows;event=TED2011;tag=Culture;tag=Technology;tag=open-source;tag=ted+fellows;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"></embed></object>
</html>

For any video, insert the <nowiki><html> and </html></nowiki> tags, and put in the html code that you get from YouTube or some other video format.

=== Embedding from Blip.tv ===

Here is a sample embed settings screen from blip.tv. Note that you do 'share', 'legacy player', then click 'go.' Then, make sure you select 'in-line player', flv for flash video - and then click 'update embed code above'. Then, copy the code into the blog, and in the blog, make sure you are in HTML, not visual, mode.

[[Image:blipembed.jpg]]

=== Subtitling Videos ===

Here's how to activate Universal Subtitles for your videos:

1- Go to http://universalsubtitles.org/ and click on "Subtitle a video"
2- Paste the URL of the video you want to have subtitled. The URL can point to a file in Ogg, WebM or FLV format, or it can point to a video hosted on YouTube or Blip.TV (Vimeo support will be available soon). Examples of URL:

WebM file: http://content.bitsontherun.com/videos/m3P14laP-283112.webm
YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shqrdCBTD70
Blip.TV video: http://blip.tv/file/3841170/

3- A black page with a central video and a close button (a red tab on the top right corner) will appear. This is the initial step where users can start typing the subtitles for the video. Since you probably don't want to create the subtitle text right away, but instead want the embed code to paste on your blog, you can just click on the close button.

4- In the next screen, the embed code can be found inside the text box below "Embed this video in your site". Just click on the 'Copy to clipboard' icon next to it. The embed code will look like this:

<pre>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://s3.www.universalsubtitles.org/embed.js">

(

{"video_url": "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shqrdCBTD70"}

)

</script>
</pre>

This embed widget is in alpha stage, so it may have some bugs. I have tested it with youtube videos and it worked quite well. With Blip.TV, the video wouldn't play though.

It'll be really great when it's working correctly with Vimeo and Blip.TV

=== Inserting Mathematical Symbols ===

You can write [http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/latex.html LaTeX] code to render math symbols on our wiki, which uses [http://www.mathjax.org/ MathJax] to display them.

Example:
'''<pre>
<math>
\operatorname{erfc}(x) =
\frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}} \int_x^{\infty} e^{-t^2}\,dt =
\frac{e^{-x^2}}{x\sqrt{\pi}}\sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n \frac{(2n)!}{n!(2x)^{2n}} + \sfrac{(2a)!}{n!(2b)^{2n}}
</math>
</pre>'''

produces this:

<math>
\operatorname{erfc}(x) =
\frac{2}{\sqrt{\pi}} \int_x^{\infty} e^{-t^2}\,dt =
\frac{e^{-x^2}}{x\sqrt{\pi}}\sum_{n=0}^\infty (-1)^n \frac{(2n)!}{n!(2x)^{2n}} + \sfrac{(2a)!}{n!(2b)^{2n}}
</math>

while this

'''<pre>this is $ \sfrac{1}{4} $ of a minute...</pre>'''

produces this:

this is $ \sfrac{1}{4} $ of a minute...

=== Inserting Source Code ===

Always wrap source code in 'pre' tags. This ensures proper formatting, and means that someone can copy code without having to 'edit' the page first.

An example looks like this (you can view the markup in Edit mode):

<pre>
int mainup = 5; // Define pins by plugin of hydraulics
int maindown = 6;
int secin = 10;
int secout = 11;
// Define pins 5, 6, 10, and 11 according to their hydraulic
// function on the CEB press - moving main cylinder up and down,
// and moving secondary cylinder in and out. 'In' is defined as
// the direction of brick ejection motion out of the machine.
</pre>

== Technical details ==
This wiki is powered by MediaWiki. For complete and up-to-date technical information about using this wiki, refer to the [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents MediaWiki help pages].

== Old pages ==

* [[Wiki maintenance]]
* [[Wiki Reorganization 2011]]

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