Open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. 

practical method of development


as an alternative form of software development it has much wider implications.


Many current alternative press sources share values on copyright with the open source movement.

open source software production


bottom up

low cost

low barrier

low cost to integrate the contributions

easy to contribute and participate


commons based, community-driven processes for data generation

FOSS, technology, commons, and developing countries >>> how does it work there?





amateur mappers
participatory mapping

DIY


crowdsourcing