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Can open source save the planet?
- gldalmaso 15y agoI think has huge potential as indeed nowadays tools are being design for short-life durability and I think an open source effort can turn out tools that are more useful in that aspect and that will iterate to be all that is needed. On the other hand, how long until John Deer and Holland start sueing with infringment of "ability to plow the earth" patents?
- mjwalshe 15y agohmm sounds nice but as some one in IT who started in mech eng I think you have a very optimistic idea of what is possible. Also your mistaking cheap DIY tools with the ones the pro's use.
- cq 15y agoOpen source definitely will not save the planet, but the ideas behind Free Software might.
- mjwalshe 15y agopossibly but this has been going on for 40+ years under the name of sustainable development.
- Jksteelerz 15y agoThis is a perfect place to start eliminating money from the world and going to resource based system. Recylced tools with high performance and anyone can build.
- mjwalshe 15y agoYou know one of Maos big ideas in the great leap forward was for villagers to make steel - it did not turn out well.
- Roybatty 15y agoYes, and Steve Buscemi will proclaim, "this is GNU/RMS/Linux..I know this", right before they destroy the asteroid.