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Chris F at 16:04, 27 September 2011

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	=Introduction=		=Introduction=

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	We are experimenting with the above packages, and will come up with a robust set, or will develop missing pieces, as the GVCS project evolves.		We are experimenting with the above packages, and will come up with a robust set, or will develop missing pieces, as the GVCS project evolves.

			=See Also=
			*[[Development]]

	[[Category:Collaboration]]		[[Category:Collaboration]]
	[[Category:Open Engineering]]		[[Category:Open Engineering]]

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	[[Category:Collaboration]]		[[Category:Collaboration]]
			[[Category:Open Engineering]]

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	The key is to know what to look for. We start with [[OSE Specifications]] as the basic filter. Then we go through the [[Proposal 2008]] for product selection, and [[Distillations]] for general path. Beyond that, it's the availability of individuals to visit and stay at Factor e Farm that gets the real work done. This path is creative and organic, and plans are shattered readily as real work begins and adapts to the reality of the site and project demands. It's a dynamic process that requires creative individuals who can troubleshoot problems.		The key is to know what to look for. We start with [[OSE Specifications]] as the basic filter. Then we go through the [[Proposal 2008]] for product selection, and [[Distillations]] for general path. Beyond that, it's the availability of individuals to visit and stay at Factor e Farm that gets the real work done. This path is creative and organic, and plans are shattered readily as real work begins and adapts to the reality of the site and project demands. It's a dynamic process that requires creative individuals who can troubleshoot problems.

			An iconic language that can help people understand the technologies themselves is begun on the [[Pattern Language]] page.

	=Physical Laboratory=		=Physical Laboratory=

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	~~The~~ [[Open Source Fab Lab]] ~~is still a missing link, and so is the definition of~~ design and analysis software~~, and the development~~ of databases for product design tracking and sharing. Sam Rose is working on the latter part, and we are testing and defining a software set of choice for the overall task.		Here are the barriers to open engineering:
			#Absence of [[Open Source Fab Lab]] equipment
			#Integrated software package for collaboration including design and analysis software
			#Development of databases for product design tracking and sharing. Sam Rose is working on the latter part, and we are testing and defining a software set of choice for the overall task.
			#Refined social technology and organizational process for open product developmment. Wikipedia mastered this for encyclopedic content. We aim to master this for open product development.

	Wikis, blogs, and forums are a useful start for collecting information. Drupal is good for project management, but has a high learning curve. Blender does good 3D rendering, but is hard to learn, and has limited CAD functionality. Good CAE application appear to be available in the open source. Good open source diagramming software exists in the form of CMapTools.		Wikis, blogs, and forums are a useful start for collecting information. Drupal is good for project management, but has a high learning curve. Blender does good 3D rendering, but is hard to learn, and has limited CAD functionality. Good CAE application appear to be available in the open source. Good open source diagramming software exists in the form of CMapTools.

	We are experimenting with the above packages, and will come up with a robust set, or will develop missing pieces, as the GVCS project evolves.		We are experimenting with the above packages, and will come up with a robust set, or will develop missing pieces, as the GVCS project evolves.

			[[Category:Collaboration]]

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	[[Factor e Farm]] is our living collaboratory, where all the projects are integrated to [[build a village]]. Our goal is to build the habitat for 30 people by year end 2009. We are testing [[Solar ~~cubicles~~]] at present.		[[Factor e Farm]] is our living collaboratory, where all the projects are integrated to [[build a village]]. Our goal is to build the habitat for 30 people by year end 2009. We are testing [[Solar cubicle]]s at present.

	=Motivation=		=Motivation=

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Physical Laboratory

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	[[Factor e Farm]] is our living collaboratory, where all the projects are integrated to [[build a village]]. Our goal is to build the habitat for 30 people by year end 2009. We are testing [[~~solar~~ cubicles]] at present.		[[Factor e Farm]] is our living collaboratory, where all the projects are integrated to [[build a village]]. Our goal is to build the habitat for 30 people by year end 2009. We are testing [[Solar cubicles]] at present.

	=Motivation=		=Motivation=

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	The basic process involves tapping the internet as the first step. User groups, forums, networks, and others are good venues for information. We have seen that a leading axpert in, for ~~example,~~ the CEB press and CNC [[torch table]] ~~can be identified~~, and we have ~~successfully found such people to help us evaluate design~~. Internet and phone conversations do the trick.		The basic process involves tapping the internet as the first step. User groups, forums, networks, and others are good venues for information. We have seen that it is possible to find leading axpert in areas of interest quite readily. For example, we found the top designers in the field for the CEB press and CNC [[torch table]], and have gotten meaningful review readily. Internet and phone conversations do the trick.

	Because we are doing this work for the common good, people are generally eager to help out.		Because we are doing this work for the common good, people are generally eager to help out.

	The key is to know what to look for. We start with [[OSE Specifications]] as the basic filter. Then we go through the [[Proposal 2008]] for product selection, and [[Distillations]] for general path. Beyond that, it's the availability of individuals to visit and stay at Factor e Farm that gets the real work done. This path is creative and organic, and plans are shattered readily as real work begins and adapts to the reality of the site and project demands. It's a dynamic process that requires creative individuals who can troubleshoot problems.		The key is to know what to look for. We start with [[OSE Specifications]] as the basic filter. Then we go through the [[Proposal 2008]] for product selection, and [[Distillations]] for general path. Beyond that, it's the availability of individuals to visit and stay at Factor e Farm that gets the real work done. This path is creative and organic, and plans are shattered readily as real work begins and adapts to the reality of the site and project demands. It's a dynamic process that requires creative individuals who can troubleshoot problems.

			=Physical Laboratory=

			[[Factor e Farm]] is our living collaboratory, where all the projects are integrated to [[build a village]]. Our goal is to build the habitat for 30 people by year end 2009. We are testing [[solar cubicles]] at present.

	=Motivation=		=Motivation=

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Basic Process

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	The basic process involves tapping the internet as the first step. User groups, forums, networks, and others are good venues for information. We have seen that a leading axpert in, for example, the CEB press and CNC [[torch table]] can be identified, and we have successfully found such people to help us evaluate design. Internet and phone conversations do the trick.		The basic process involves tapping the internet as the first step. User groups, forums, networks, and others are good venues for information. We have seen that a leading axpert in, for example, the CEB press and CNC [[torch table]] can be identified, and we have successfully found such people to help us evaluate design. Internet and phone conversations do the trick.

			Because we are doing this work for the common good, people are generally eager to help out.

	The key is to know what to look for. We start with [[OSE Specifications]] as the basic filter. Then we go through the [[Proposal 2008]] for product selection, and [[Distillations]] for general path. Beyond that, it's the availability of individuals to visit and stay at Factor e Farm that gets the real work done. This path is creative and organic, and plans are shattered readily as real work begins and adapts to the reality of the site and project demands. It's a dynamic process that requires creative individuals who can troubleshoot problems.		The key is to know what to look for. We start with [[OSE Specifications]] as the basic filter. Then we go through the [[Proposal 2008]] for product selection, and [[Distillations]] for general path. Beyond that, it's the availability of individuals to visit and stay at Factor e Farm that gets the real work done. This path is creative and organic, and plans are shattered readily as real work begins and adapts to the reality of the site and project demands. It's a dynamic process that requires creative individuals who can troubleshoot problems.

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2009-02-13T18:04:31Z

Introduction

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	The 3D drawing and engineering analysis may sound complicated, but a basic level of literacy in these can be learned, and is already available in the [[Home Team]]. This task should eventually be learned, but may initially have a learning curve beyond average developers.		The 3D drawing and engineering analysis may sound complicated, but a basic level of literacy in these can be learned, and is already available in the [[Home Team]]. This task should eventually be learned, but may initially have a learning curve beyond average developers.

			=Basic Process=

			The basic process involves tapping the internet as the first step. User groups, forums, networks, and others are good venues for information. We have seen that a leading axpert in, for example, the CEB press and CNC [[torch table]] can be identified, and we have successfully found such people to help us evaluate design. Internet and phone conversations do the trick.

			The key is to know what to look for. We start with [[OSE Specifications]] as the basic filter. Then we go through the [[Proposal 2008]] for product selection, and [[Distillations]] for general path. Beyond that, it's the availability of individuals to visit and stay at Factor e Farm that gets the real work done. This path is creative and organic, and plans are shattered readily as real work begins and adapts to the reality of the site and project demands. It's a dynamic process that requires creative individuals who can troubleshoot problems.

	=Motivation=		=Motivation=

WikiSysop at 17:58, 13 February 2009

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-The development technique for developing open source products at [[Factor e Farm]] is called open engineering. This is an integrative research and development process that requires generalists rather than specialists to perform. The reason is that ecological technology creation requires the synthesis of disconnected technological pieces into working wholes. The integration requires wholistic thinking, and specialists can be tapped for the details. The most important feature of open engineerins is integration.
+=Introduction=
 The goal of for open engineering is to open-source various technologies, for an accompanying increase in transparency, usability, and modifiability, and correspondingly lower production and maintenance costs as the uses gains more ability to control the given technology. As such, the technological elite no longer control the technology - and therefore your life - as users gain DIY and [[personal fabrication]] access to technologies.
-The process for opensourcing
+The process for opensourcing follows the [[Development Work Template]] - which is essentially the process of proposing an ecological design for a product, studying industry standards as a baseline, and moving onto design. Design includes full concept, conceptual drawing, technical drawing, and 3D modeling and engineering analysis.