Changes between Version 12 and Version 13 of StrategyConsultation

Timestamp:

02/26/14 23:50:59 (3 years ago)

Author:

chris

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StrategyConsultation

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 == TTech Response to the Strategy Consultation ==
 
-The Transition Network makes use of a lot of [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw Free / Libre Open Source Software], for example, [https://www.debian.org/ Debian] and [https://www.drupal.org/ Drupal] and we would like to see this commitment retained and further developed. We would love to be able to offer free alternatives to commercial applications (eg. !YouTube, !SoundCloud, Skype etc.) to ensure that Transition Initiaves and projects are not dependant on corporate services. Where new services are being developed, for example on-line learning courses we would like to see a commitment to try to use self hosted free applications (for example [https://moodle.org/ Moodle]) where ever possible.
+The Transition Network makes use of a lot of [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw Free / Libre Open Source Software], for example, [https://www.debian.org/ Debian] and [https://www.drupal.org/ Drupal] and I would like to see this commitment retained and further developed.  I would love to see the Network offering free alternatives to commercial applications (eg. !YouTube, !SoundCloud, Skype etc.) to ensure that Transition Initiatives and projects are not dependant on corporate infrastructure. Where new services are being developed, for example on-line learning courses I would like to see a commitment to try to use self hosted free applications (for example [https://moodle.org/ Moodle]) whereever possible.
 
 Using and working with open source communities should have reciprocal benefits, for example switching from Google Maps to [http://www.openstreetmap.org/ OpenStreetMap] would reduce the Transition Network's dependency on a corporation and also help the !OpenStreetMap project as people in local initiatives assist in updating local maps.