Open source describes practices that promote access to the end product’s source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy; others consider it a pragmatic methodology. Fact is, open is spreading. Open source originated from software coding, but many other realms are seen as potentially open. Some claim they can solve urgent social, economic and ethical issues; others are for play and provocation. With so many creative terrains that can and should be open, defining what shouldn’t be open might be more efficient.
THE OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE LOGO, BUILT FROM GENERIC SHAPES
‘THIS IMAGE OF SIMPLE GEOMETRY IS INELIGIBLE FOR COPYRIGHT AND THEREFORE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN’
OPEN HARDWARE: ARDUINO UNO MICROCONTROLLER BOARD ➝ CRITICAL MAKING / MATT RATTO
PHOTO: THE ARDUINO TEAM, SOURCE: ARDUINO.CC/EN/MAIN/HARDWARE
A FRITZING SKETCH SHOULD BE FAIRLY SELF-EXPLANATORY ➝ FRITZING / ANDRÉ KNÖRIG, JONATHAN COHEN, RETO WETTACH
SKETCH: FRITZING TEAM, SOURCE: WWW.FRITZING.ORG
OPEN PCR: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY FOR THE HOBBYISTS AND CURIOUS
PHOTO: ROBERT GOODIER, SOURCE: WWW.FLICKR.COM/PHOTOS/44221799@N08/
OPEN SOURCE INSTRUMENTS: DJ MIXER
AURORA ➝ WWW.AURORAMIXER.COM
THE CHOICE OF AN OPEN GENERATION: OPEN COLA
PHOTO: UNUKORNO, SOURCE: EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/OPENCOLA_(DRINK)
I’M FEELING OPEN ➝ (UN)LIMITED DESIGN CONTEST / MARIA NEICU
AUTHOR UNKNOWN, SOURCE: TINKERLONDON.COM/NOW/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/2010/09/OPEN-BAG.JPG
OPEN SOURCE ANIMATION SOFTWARE: BLENDER
PHOTO: RPGSIMMASTER, SOURCE: SECURE.WIKIMEDIA.ORG/WIKIPEDIA/EN/WIKI/USER:RPGSIMMASTER
OPEN SOURCE GAMING: LIN CITY, THE OPEN SOURCE NEPHEW OF SIM CITY
SOURCE: COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG
OPEN SOURCE SCIENCE: OPEN WET WARE
DESIGN: JENNIFER COOK-CHRYSOS, INFO: OPENWETWARE.ORG
OPEN BEVERAGES: VORES ØL OPEN SOURCE BEER
VORES ØL ➝ SOURCE:HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/FREE_BEER