OSE Community

Introduction

We are building a community for open source product development towards completing the Global Village Construction Set by 2028. To this end, we have learned about modular design as a key to the breakdown of complex designs into bitesize chunks. Every complex product can be broken into modules. These modules can then be taken through an open source product development process. 50 machines x 12 module x 40 development items get us 2400 items. There are several prototpes required for each product release.

Working Doc

For a meaningful community to be established, these are the functions that need to be met.

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OSPD

• Design Challenges
• OSE Clubs
• Swag is a collaborative effort to develop simple products for development funding for team members. Stickers, T-Shirts, etc. Can do an Enterprise Sprint on this.
• Open Source Swag - solely open source products produced on 100% open source toolchains. Developed as proof of concept of feasibility of open source tools.
• Referral fees - for liberatory products, open source.
• True Fans - revenue goes to incentive challenges?
• Enterprise Sprints - where we package our content. Enterprise Sprint Guidelines - for OSPD DE development.
• Manufacturing contracts - get others to produce our wares. Jeff's Open Source Hardware 3D printed ring, etc,

Education

• Curriculum feeds the entire project
• Feeds student projects in elementary, high school, and college
• Modular breakdown allows effective development
• Curriculum Requirements

Community Manager

• 1/2 time position paid by running 3D Printer workshops the other half of the time

Work Log

• Record of work, with hour graph for contributors

OSE Infobox

• For each project, infobox with status. Examine Wikipdia, Appropedia, and FreeCAD

OSE Dashboard

• Projects completed, their status, current work
• Priorities
• Timeline
• Active Projects

OSE Community Wiki Page

• Gallery of contributors of all sorts
• Picture
• Badges embedded

Badges

• FreeCAD
• True Fan
• OSE Developer

Icons

• Common graphical language for communicating in diagrams
• SVGs like in Open Building Institute
• FreeCAD icons for workbenches

OSE Meetups

• Kansas City and St. Joseph - proposal is for monthly meetings with people of allied interests.
• Local Contacts.