Erik, Thanks for the excellent information! I've updated the spreadsheet http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AiJ9wl9qbZEzdGRYY2YzRlhHemVMT3ZFd1otSHp0anc&hl=en
We now have 35 projects but there is still a lot of missing contact information (yellow highlight) I'm wondering if all of you can take a look at this and help me to expand the list and get the contact details. Once we have made a reasonable collective effort to get this data my plan is to send out a group email to everyone with the emails visible so that everyone knows that we are approaching a number of different projects. The objective of the email will be advise everyone that we are working on the Pooled Fund initiative and to try to locate some projects that might be willing to work with us and each other to pull together and ecosystem. We also need to put together a project team to work on this. It's very difficult for me to lead all aspects of this process so if you are willing to help, please let me know. In case there is any ambiguity, the reason for all of this is to be build an innovative model that will help to bridge traditional social venture funding sources and innovative projects that are sorely lacking in capital. If you believe that this is a worthy cause, we could use your help! Please let me know your thoughts. Thanks, Suresh On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Erik de Bruijn <[email protected]> wrote: > You should probably also add: > - Makerbeam - open source construction material (Sam Putman, > [email protected]) > - f...@home (Hod Lipson and Evan Malone, are very hard to reach though) > - Makerbot of course, but you could leave it under the RepRap > heading... (it's derived from it and uses many components and software > in common) > - Contraptor > - Open3DP (Not necessarily open source but promoting open > collaboration, Gerald [email protected] and Mark Ganter > <[email protected]> ) > They released an open source 3D printer done with a group a students > (See Personal 3D printer on thingiverse here: > http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:815 > , still alpha)) > - http://homemade3dprinter.blogspot.com/ (openly shared, not sure > about license) > - http://groups.yahoo.com/phrase/3d-printer (unsure about diffusion) > - > http://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~minides/<http://users.soe.ucsc.edu/%7Eminides/>(openly > shared 3D mineral > printer, project not very active) > - CandyFab from Evil Mad Scientists (started around 2007?) > www.candyfab.org > (limited diffusion) > - RepTab by Open Source Ecology - a CNC plasma torch table (cuts > through steel) > - MultiMachine: open source drill press, milling machine, lathe, etc. > all-in-one system (unsure about diffusion) > - Microfactories, like oomlout's wire cutting system: > http://blog.thingiverse.com/2009/02/11/new-year-new-things/ (not > diffused, though) > - ... I can look up more of them if it's useful... > > And obviously there are many examples of open source CNC systems, > since this technology have been around for a very long time. Please > update me if you have the document improved, it would be a useful data > source for me as well as soon as it's more complete! Perhaps you could > share it with my (edit rights)? (if so, use [email protected]) > > Erik de Bruijn > http://blog.erikdebruijn.nl/ > > On Jan 5, 7:20 pm, Suresh Fernando <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hey Folks, > > > > In looking through the member list for this group, I note that many of > you > > are a part of the Open Manufacturing Ecosystem. > > > > In case you are not aware, OpenKollab, > > <http://mudball.net/openkollab/> the Forward > > Foundation <http://forwardfound.org/>and the P2P Foundation > > <http://p2pfoundation.net>are collaborating on mapping out this space in > > some detail. > > > > In mapping the ecosystem we are interested in understanding > > > > - What the various projects in this space are working > > - What the goals of the projects are > > - What relationships they have with each other (common technologies, > > processes, markets, people etc.) > > - What possibilities there are for projects to work together > > - Etc. > > > > The following spreadsheet is what we plan to use to gather data: > http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AiJ9wl9qbZEzdGRYY2YzRlhHemVMT... > > > > The reason that we are mapping the ecosystem is > > > > - We are looking for candidate projects for the OpenKollab Ecosystem > > Pooled Fund <http://www.slideshare.net/sureshf/openkollab-pooled-fund > > > > - We will be able to develop research and intelligence on how P2P > > networks are structured and how they function. This intelligence can > then be > > used to develop visual maps and other sorts of 'views' of the space > that can > > then be used to connect work being done in this area with work that is > being > > done in other ecosystems. > > - We can help to build collaborative infrastructure and processes to > help > > these networks function more effectively. > > > > Candidate projects will be those that bear some relation to each other > and > > where we can identify synergy or mutual interdependence. Since you are > all > > working on distributed manufacturing projects, there is clearly some > > relationship. > > > > *The question is whether you are willing to come together and work > together > > to make it possible for us to support you by helping you to raise money.* > > > > In short, we believe that the work that is being done in this space good > > benefit from better financing methodologies so we are working towards > > developing a model to make this happen. > > > > Let me know your thoughts and whether you would be willing to collaborate > > with us on this initiative. > > > > Regards, > > > > -- > > Suresh Fernando > > > > WEBSITE:http://radical-inclusion.com > > WEBSITE:http://wiki.openkollab.com > > BLOG:http://sureshfernando.wordpress.com > > TWITTER:http://twitter.com/sureshf > > FACEBOOK: facebook.com/suresh.fernando > > 604-889-8167 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Media Ecology Workshop '09" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<media-ecology-workshop-09%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/media-ecology-workshop-09?hl=en. > > > > -- Suresh Fernando WEBSITE: http://radical-inclusion.com WEBSITE: http://wiki.openkollab.com BLOG: http://sureshfernando.wordpress.com TWITTER: http://twitter.com/sureshf FACEBOOK: facebook.com/suresh.fernando 604-889-8167--
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