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The [[Distillations]] videos give an overview and you can also read the entire theory of Open Source Ecology in the [[Proposal_2008|OSE Proposal document]]. | The [[Distillations]] videos give an overview and you can also read the entire theory of Open Source Ecology in the [[Proposal_2008|OSE Proposal document]]. | ||
Open Source Ecology's goal and current engagement is building the world's first replicable, open source, modern off-grid [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Village_(term) global village] using open source permaculture and technology to work together for providing basic needs and self replicating the entire operation at the cost of scrap metal. This is a stepping stone to transcending survival and [[OSE_Brochure|evolving to freedom]]. [[Factor e Farm]] is the land-based facility where we put this theory into practice. The means of achieving that is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecology ecology], or ecosystem, of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source open source] hardware that works as an ecological whole - the [[Global Village Construction Set]]. However, the name implies much more than technology - for technology is merely a basis upon which social organization can happen, in harmony with its natural life support systems. The real issue then emerges - ''the possibility of unprecedented quality of life for all''. | Open Source Ecology's goal and current engagement is building the world's first replicable, open source, modern off-grid [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Village_(term) global village] using open source permaculture and technology to work together for providing basic needs and self replicating the entire operation at the cost of scrap metal. We seek societal transformation through interconnected self-sufficient villages and homes. This is a stepping stone to transcending survival and [[OSE_Brochure|evolving to freedom]]. [[Factor e Farm]] is the land-based facility where we put this theory into practice. The means of achieving that is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecology ecology], or ecosystem, of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source open source] hardware that works as an ecological whole - the [[Global Village Construction Set]]. However, the name implies much more than technology - for technology is merely a basis upon which social organization can happen, in harmony with its natural life support systems. The real issue then emerges - ''the possibility of unprecedented quality of life for all''. | ||
Taken literally, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source open source] means that the goods and knowledge for reproducing the complete product (the "source") is freely accessible (open), and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecology ecology] is the study of living interactions between organisms and their natural environment. From a human perspective, we seek to push our vision of ecology beyond [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_crisis ecological crisis] and into ecological harmony and human productivity. | Taken literally, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source open source] means that the goods and knowledge for reproducing the complete product (the "source") is freely accessible (open), and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecology ecology] is the study of living interactions between organisms and their natural environment. From a human perspective, we seek to push our vision of ecology beyond [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecological_crisis ecological crisis] and into ecological harmony and human productivity. | ||