Design review is a defining characteristic of open source communities. Three major design review processes have emerged in open source: benevolent dictatorship, Rigid Hierarchy, and community-led. Each offer their own benefits and challenges. More from OpenSource.com
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Open source is expanding beyond high-tech communities into many new aspects of our society. Open source projects often need to be localized for specific communities, and this process can be improved through consistency, communication, and testing. More from OpenSource.com
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If you want to crowd-fund a free software project it is important to have a clear understanding of your audience and how your product benefits users. The process of identify, finding, and reaching out to your audience is one of the biggest challenges of running a successful crowd-funding campaign. More from Hisham Hm
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Cybersquats are small, communal communities that have attracted developers for major open source projects around the world. Video from BBC.
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A group of scientists and food activists are releasing 29 new varieties of 14 different food crops under and open source license. Their goal is to increase diversity in our crops by allowing people to produce their own variations that must be shared under the same open source license. More from NPR
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Coding da Vinci is a German hackathon that brings together cultural heritage institutions, programmers, and designers. It is a 10 week challenge with the mission to improve access to cultural materials. More at OpenSource.com
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Open source communities operate based on a system of meritocracy in which the strongest idea wins. In order to create change in an open source community, one must build relationships and align their interests with the interests of the community. More from Assaf Muller
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OpenStack brings together a very large number of open source communities. Governance of a community this large is a significant challenge, and the OpenStack community has chosen to follow a foundation governance model. Regular elections, reviews, and the use of project team leads for all aspects of OpenStack ensure the long term success of this […]
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Open source design can include a combination of open, transparent processes, open licensing, and open source tools. More from Duncan McKean
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The Open Source Solution to Privacy
In this part of the series, I want to explore the various open source solutions that have risen recently. The transparency of open source software offers a unique solution to the issues of protecting the privacy of citizens by allowing anyone to check the integrity of the code used to generate applications. This is only […]
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If you want to crowd-fund a free software project it is important to have a clear understanding of your audience and how your product benefits users. The process of identify, finding, and reaching out to your audience is one of the biggest challenges of running a successful crowd-funding campaign. More from Hisham Hm
