We are running two different events, one physical at TU Delft the 9th of May. We will be also available for the Global sprint of Mozilla running 10th, and 11th of May, from 9:00 to 17:00, CEST timezone.
1. How to participate?
[ ] Read the documentation below and get an idea of what this is about.
[ ] Make a github account and mention below in the comments you would like to participate. You can also mention your background so that we can orient and facilitate better your contribution.
[ ] We will soon create a conference room in Zoom to meet remotely and have a short intro to our workflow and project.
[ ] We will be available 10th and 11th of May from 9:00 am to 5:00pm on CEST timezone. Make sure you can also make it during that time if you want to enter in the
[ ] Let us know also what questions or thoughts you have about the project and the event.
Welcome to the GO!Commons repo and initiative. In the last 10 weeks we have been coached by the Mozilla Open Leaders (Awesome)Program, to learn how to work open and become better impact makers. We are a group of designers and engineers interested in Open Source and Sustainable Development. We are part of a network of communities and organizations that have amazing experience in open source. We are also inspired by amazing initiatives like Open Source Ecology, Precious Plastics, RepRap, Open Source Circular Economy days and many others.
3. What is this hackathon about?
We have been focusing on documenting designs of consumer goods like washing machines, dryers, microwaves, etc. Check this video to see why this theme is so relevant. But the call is open for other equipment as well. If you have an equipment that you want to document leave a message to prepare before the hackathon.
4. What will happen in the hackathon?
We want to get inspiration from you, and hopefully you will get inspired this day. We also want you to get out of the session, with some collaborative tools on your pocket like git and github.
5. How it works
We basically host a set of design repositories. You will learn how to contribute around issues that are specific to a repository or project. There are tasks for people with different backgrounds (from documenting in the Wiki, to CAD Modeling, leading new repos, etc). If you feel you would like to open a new work item, let us know via the comments. We will assist you the best we can online during these days.
To have a clear idea of our collaborative workflow see our contributing guidelines.
But basically interactions take place in specific open design repositories. Follow the issues which are basically tasks posted for people like you to take over and return a valuable increment to the design repository. For instance if you go to the issues section of the open source microwave, repo you will see tasks, but you can also propose new tasks.
The designs documented can be your own version of a machine or a module, but also could be existing versions. These way people can see how things work, and also how professionals work collaboratively.
Making our repo open for the public allows that any person can study, and learn from others by doing and seeing others doing.
6. By the end of this event you will:
Learn the value of open design and its proper documentation.
Collaborate in an open design documentation exercise and learn github in this process.
Get an idea of how to use open licenses and why they are important.
Hopefully join our open design community and become a contributor.
You will get our awesome e-Book on p2p, open source and sustainable development.
7. The impact of having open design documentation
The impact of this project is multifaceted, and has advantages from all kinds of aspects from practical and industrial, to intellectual and spiritual. Think of it as a common resource that facilitates sustainability in many ways.
Students and hobbyists can become highly skilled designers, makers, engineers and facilitators by joining as contributors to the community.
Designs can be more universal, modular and standardize so that repair is facilitated, quality guaranteed and eventually lead to ecofriendliness.
Manufacturers and entrepreneurs can share and use their contributions under open licenses
Can you think of other advantages?
Who is it for?
Anyone interested and willing to participate in developing common industrial design resources for the benefit of all.
Anyone interested in learning from others by working in collaborative decentralized processes.
Anyone interested in teaching and bringing their core expertise to make this happen in the context of highly concurred and collaborative processes. You could be a technologist, designer, illustrator, marketer, project manager, among other many roles.
Table of Contents
We are running two different events, one physical at TU Delft the 9th of May. We will be also available for the Global sprint of Mozilla running 10th, and 11th of May, from 9:00 to 17:00, CEST timezone.
1. How to participate?
[ ] Let us know also what questions or thoughts you have about the project and the event.
See Mozilla Participation Guidelines
2. About the GO!Commons and Mozilla Foundation
Welcome to the GO!Commons repo and initiative. In the last 10 weeks we have been coached by the Mozilla Open Leaders (Awesome)Program, to learn how to work open and become better impact makers. We are a group of designers and engineers interested in Open Source and Sustainable Development. We are part of a network of communities and organizations that have amazing experience in open source. We are also inspired by amazing initiatives like Open Source Ecology, Precious Plastics, RepRap, Open Source Circular Economy days and many others.
3. What is this hackathon about?
We have been focusing on documenting designs of consumer goods like washing machines, dryers, microwaves, etc. Check this video to see why this theme is so relevant. But the call is open for other equipment as well. If you have an equipment that you want to document leave a message to prepare before the hackathon.
4. What will happen in the hackathon?
We want to get inspiration from you, and hopefully you will get inspired this day. We also want you to get out of the session, with some collaborative tools on your pocket like git and github.
5. How it works
We basically host a set of design repositories. You will learn how to contribute around issues that are specific to a repository or project. There are tasks for people with different backgrounds (from documenting in the Wiki, to CAD Modeling, leading new repos, etc). If you feel you would like to open a new work item, let us know via the comments. We will assist you the best we can online during these days.
To have a clear idea of our collaborative workflow see our contributing guidelines. But basically interactions take place in specific open design repositories. Follow the issues which are basically tasks posted for people like you to take over and return a valuable increment to the design repository. For instance if you go to the issues section of the open source microwave, repo you will see tasks, but you can also propose new tasks.
The designs documented can be your own version of a machine or a module, but also could be existing versions. These way people can see how things work, and also how professionals work collaboratively. Making our repo open for the public allows that any person can study, and learn from others by doing and seeing others doing.
6. By the end of this event you will:
7. The impact of having open design documentation
Who is it for?
Leave a comment if you want to join the event!