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Since OSE assumes in general that any 'breakthrough' is merely incremental mash-up of existing knowhow - the best way to begin the development process of any technology is to perform exhaustive research on existing tools and their mechanisms. See [http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Ironworker_Prototype_II_Proposal#Analysis_of_Industry_Standards sample analysis] from the Ironworker machine. Otherwise, one risks 'reinventing the wheel' - the default practice of propriety research and development. 

Is it really the default practice, if that seems wasteful? Yes, non-collaboratory business ([[BAU]]) is extremely wasteful. Wannabe monopolies do not publish their R&D openly - which means that development efforts in BAU enterprises such as universities or corporations start from the ground up - ie, reinvent the wheel - as opposed to building on a readily-accessible pool of knowledge.

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