Tag: Global Village Construction Set

The future of our open source world

Oct 26, 2012

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by

mwkruse

in Business, Technology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction))

Fortune: The future of our open source world Open source shouldn't just stop at the world of software. In fact, more and more manufacturers are warming up to the cause. FORTUNE — The term "open source" was first coined in response to Netscape's January 1998 announcement that the company would make freely available the source…
Global Village Construction Set

Feb 23, 2012

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by

mwkruse

in Economic Development, Poverty, Technology (Food & Water), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction))

Forty "open source" machines with interchangeable parts to build communities with all the modern-day comforts. Global Village Construction Set (HT: Joe Carter) GVCS in 2 Minutes from Adam Mitchell on Vimeo. Also, see this earlier video: