Radar Theme: Open Beyond Source

Ryan Schultz [2008-08-14 07:53 AM]

To add to the list... Studio Wikitecture is trying to harness the open source paradigm and apply it to architecture and urban planning.

The following post outlines how they used a 3d-wiki to help facilitate open collaboration around a winning entry for the Open Architecture Network Competition.

http://studiowikitecture.wordpress.com/wikitecture-wins-international-competition/

Marc A. Marti-Renom [2008-08-14 01:57 PM]

Hi Nat,

We have been working on the Tropical Disease Initiative for about 4 years now. In fact, we have been invited twice to the SciFoo (2006-2007) camp to present our advances. The Tropical Disease Initiative will soon release its first "Kernel" for drug discovery (keep one eye on our site for developments in very near time frame).

You can read more on our project for Open Source Drug Discovery at http://www.tropicaldisease.org. In particular this article is what started everything (http://www.tropicaldisease.org/documents/MauRaiSal_PLOS2004.pdf).

Best regards,
Marc

Max [2008-08-15 12:44 PM]

Hi Nat,

perhaps you could add the Participatory Culture Foundation, the makers of Miro, a Free Software and Free Platform, which I think is a boost for the advancement of open, DRM-free, accessible and collaborative publishing on the Internet.

What do you think?

Cheers!
Max

Chris Unitt [2008-08-19 07:27 AM]

In the same vein, Cquestrate (which I'm working on) is a project using open source methods to develop a solution to climate change.

With the basic idea established, the wider scientific community (and others) are invited to help in driving the project onwards.

Oyun [2008-12-30 05:07 PM]

The Tropical Disease Initiative will soon release its first "Kernel" for drug discovery (keep one eye on our site for developments in very near time frame).DRM-free, accessible and collaborative publishing on the Internet.