Operations 2013 Brief - Revision history

Marcin: /* Financial */

2013-02-12T01:27:24Z

Financial

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	We are currently incorporated as a nonprofit organization in Missouri, and we intend to add a production branch to our operations to provide bootstrap funding to the nonprofit research and development. We are currently under 501(c)3 fiscal sponsorship by the Terra Foundation of California.		We are currently incorporated as a nonprofit organization in Missouri, and we intend to add a production branch to our operations to provide bootstrap funding to the nonprofit research and development. We are currently under 501(c)3 fiscal sponsorship by the Terra Foundation of California.
	===Financial===		===Financial===
	We are currently missing financial/legal audit compliance. We are installing book-keeping, accounting, payroll, and audit compliance systems. We need to acquire site ad D&O insurance. We do not have any benefit programs for staff and hires.		We are currently missing financial/legal audit compliance. We are installing book-keeping, accounting, payroll, and audit compliance systems. We need to acquire site and D&O insurance. We do not have any benefit programs for staff and hires.

	===Legal===		===Legal===
	We currently do not retain any legal services, but have access to legal advice through Shuttleworth Foundation.		We currently do not retain any legal services, but have access to legal advice through Shuttleworth Foundation.

Marcin: /* Introduction */

2013-02-12T01:25:35Z

Introduction

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	=Introduction=		=Introduction=
	See [[Executive Director's Statement]] for an overview of a 9 year critical path.		See [[Executive Director's Statement]] for an overview of a 9 year critical path.

			See also this video to [[Shuttleworth Foundation]], our main funder as of 2/2013.

			<html><iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/54558035" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/54558035">OSE Project Outline 2012-2013.</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/opensourceecology">Open Source Ecology</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p></html>

	=Infrastructure=		=Infrastructure=

Marcin: /* Design */

2013-02-12T00:27:43Z

Design

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	===Design===		===Design===
	One route of producing machine designs for the GVCS is to hire dedicated machine designers on a contractual basis ~~via a request~~-for-bids.		One route of producing machine designs for the GVCS is to hire dedicated machine designers on a contractual basis. Public requests-for-bids may be used. Effective contract negotiation of clear specifications is required, and scopes of work must be clear to mitigate risk.

	===Collaborative Design and Hackathons===		===Collaborative Design and Hackathons===
	The main part of our work for 2013 is design and build of the GVCS machines.We are developing methodology to host effective hackathons as a rapid design platform to match our recent achievement of 1-day production runs of Collaborative Production.		The main part of our work for 2013 is design and build of the GVCS machines.We are developing methodology to host effective hackathons as a rapid design platform to match our recent achievement of 1-day production runs of Collaborative Production.

Marcin: /* Development */

2013-02-12T00:25:39Z

Development

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	We will be working with local and remote video editors to deliver a regular video production schedule for instructionals and information videos. We have offers for video production with H2 channel and others which we are considering pending delivery of certain milestones.		We will be working with local and remote video editors to deliver a regular video production schedule for instructionals and information videos. We have offers for video production with H2 channel and others which we are considering pending delivery of certain milestones.

			===Design===
			One route of producing machine designs for the GVCS is to hire dedicated machine designers on a contractual basis via a request-for-bids.
	===Collaborative Design and Hackathons===		===Collaborative Design and Hackathons===
	The main part of our work for 2013 is design and build of the GVCS machines.We are developing methodology to host effective hackathons as a rapid design platform to match our recent achievement of 1-day production runs of Collaborative Production.		The main part of our work for 2013 is design and build of the GVCS machines.We are developing methodology to host effective hackathons as a rapid design platform to match our recent achievement of 1-day production runs of Collaborative Production.

Marcin: /* Production */

2013-02-11T22:16:18Z

Production

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	=Production=		=Production=
	Economic significance of our machines is one of our key tangible outputs. We are building and disseminating for-profit production of machines via our practice of [[Distributive Enterprise]].		Economic significance of our machines is one of our key tangible outputs. We are building and disseminating for-profit production of machines via our practice of [[Distributive Enterprise]]. To do this, we will recruit a production manager.

			=Expansion=

			We are currently developing a New York City branch of OSE for design and development work on the GVCS, while retaining Factor e Farm as the test bed for our machines.

Marcin: /* Introduction */

2013-02-11T22:13:47Z

Introduction

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	See [[Executive Director's Statement]] for an overview of ~~an 8~~ year critical path.		See [[Executive Director's Statement]] for an overview of a 9 year critical path.

	=Infrastructure=		=Infrastructure=

Marcin at 22:12, 11 February 2013

2013-02-11T22:12:59Z

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			=Introduction=
			See [[Executive Director's Statement]] for an overview of an 8 year critical path.

	=Infrastructure=		=Infrastructure=

Marcin: /* Video Production */

2013-02-11T22:11:29Z

Video Production

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	=Development=		=Development=
	===Video Production===		===Video Production===
	We will be working with local and remote video editors to deliver a regular video production schedule for instructionals and information videos.		We will be working with local and remote video editors to deliver a regular video production schedule for instructionals and information videos. We have offers for video production with H2 channel and others which we are considering pending delivery of certain milestones.

	===Collaborative Design and Hackathons===		===Collaborative Design and Hackathons===

Marcin: /* Development */

2013-02-11T22:08:27Z

Development

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	===Documentation===		===Documentation===
	Documentation is the key deliverable in our program, as it allows for replication by others. We are developing standards for effective documentation, and we are working with the greater OSHW community on broad adoption of standard documentation protocols.		Documentation is the key deliverable in our program, as it allows for replication by others. We are developing standards for effective documentation, and we are working with the greater OSHW community on broad adoption of standard documentation protocols.

			=Production=
			Economic significance of our machines is one of our key tangible outputs. We are building and disseminating for-profit production of machines via our practice of [[Distributive Enterprise]].

Marcin: /* Collaborative Production */

2013-02-11T22:06:59Z

Collaborative Production

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	===Collaborative Production===		===Collaborative Production===
	Collaborative Production is our rapid, 1-day build method for machines. The production run typically achieves the 1 day time frame via module-based machine design - which allows for multiple parts of the machine to be built at one time) and IKEA-like fabrication diagrams - which are a culmination of an extensive CAD design and documentation preparation period.		Collaborative Production is our rapid, 1-day build method for machines. The production run typically achieves the 1 day time frame via module-based machine design - which allows for multiple parts of the machine to be built at one time) and IKEA-like fabrication diagrams - which are a culmination of an extensive CAD design and documentation preparation period.
			===Documentation===
			Documentation is the key deliverable in our program, as it allows for replication by others. We are developing standards for effective documentation, and we are working with the greater OSHW community on broad adoption of standard documentation protocols.