Changes between Version 14 and Version 15 of StrategyConsultation


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02/26/14 23:59:16 (3 years ago)
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    11This is somewhere the Transition Tech team could draft a response to the [https://www.transitionnetwork.org/strategy-consultation Strategy Consultation] ([[Image(Draft TN strategy.pdf)]]), which was published on January 24, 2014 and which has a deadline of February 26, 2014. 
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    3 == Chris' Response to the Strategy Consultation == 
     3== Draft Response to the Strategy Consultation == 
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    55The 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. 
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    77Using 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. 
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     9=== Submitted Response === 
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     11This was submitted at the last moment in Chris' name: 
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     13> The Transition Network makes use of a lot of Free / Libre Open Source Software ( https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw ), for example, Debian ( https://www.debian.org/ ) and  Drupal ( https://www.drupal.org/ ) 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 Moodle https://moodle.org/) where ever possible. 
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     15> Using and working with open source communities should have reciprocal benefits, for example switching from Google Maps to OpenStreetMap http://www.openstreetmap.org/ 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. 
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    917=== Free / Libre Open Source Applications ===