Tag: Year of Open Source

Siri, Print Me a Chair.

By Sam Muirhead

02.20.13, 3:08pm Comments (0)

When you combine 3D software with digital fabrication equipment like CNC mills and laser cutters, you're just a few mouse clicks away from your own quasi-futuristic space furniture. That's the theory, anyway. This week I've been experimenting with creating my own open source chairs and there's more to it than just hitting Ctrl+P. Read more »

How Public is Your Transport?

By Sam Muirhead

09.24.12, 5:33am Comments (0)

For a country with an astonishingly incomprehensible language, the Finns do have a very clear public transport system, and it's a great example of open data in action. This isn't a universal movement yet – I live in Germany, where organisations love the idea of modernity, but can't quite bring themselves to follow through. Read more »

Serve Cold, with a Heated Licensing Discussion

By Sam Muirhead

09.06.12, 4:45am Comments (13)

Depending on your point of view, the Non Commercial license applied to creative works -- and to these two beers -- is either the methadone that can wean copyright junkies off their all-rights-reserved habit, or it is a gateway drug to the psychedelic and dangerously addictive world of open source and free culture. Read more »

What Exactly is Open Source Dentistry?

By Sam Muirhead

08.23.12, 2:53pm Comments (3)

How would you open source dentistry? This question, and a high-powered drill, were going through my head this week as I cut my teeth on Linux, explored FOSS video editing software and encountered my first difficulties in my Year of Open Source. Read more »

Kicking off a Year of Open Source Everything

By Sam Muirhead

08.06.12, 9:47am Comments (14)

Berlin filmmaker Sam Muirhead is going completely open source for a year, from sneakers, to beer, to software. In his Year of Open Source column, Sam will reveal what works and what doesn't as he trailblazes an open source life. Read more »