Specifications Specification

Introduction

This page defines the specifications for an effective Specification for GVCS tools. In order to streamline the development process of the GVCS tools - and to set standards for a broader open source product development pipeline - we begin with clear requirements of an effective Specification definition of products to be developed. This Specification the first step in a general product development methodology. See GVCS Development Template.

The more complete name for a Specification is Product Specification and Design Rationale - but it will be referred to herein as Specification for brevity. The specific content of the Speciification should include all information sufficient to inform the design of a product - ie, it is a description that can yield an explicit 3D CAD or technical drawing or schematic for a particular product. This Specification includes both the technical design and the rationale for that design. Design rationale defines a functioning mechanism/principle and why that particular mechanism or principle was chosen, based on an analysis of industry standards.

The goal of the Specification is to provide technological transparency for the purpose of fostering technological literacy among the users of a particular technology. The goal of our Specification is to expose not only the technical requirements of a certain device, but also the functional mechanisms/principles that go into the design. The fundamental intent of technological literacy in the populace is to promote human responsibility in their technological choices.

The Specification includes much more than technical design specifications, because this Specification follows a much more broadly-defined OSE Specifications. OSE Specifications include not only technical design and performance - but also - cost factors, ergonomics of production, open source qualities, distributive economics qualities, human factors, ecological factors, lifetime design, design-for-fabrication, modularity, and fit within a greater product ecology.

Note that the most effective Specification should

Specifications Specification

• Ecological requirements - requirements regarding eco-friendliness of materials and production methods.