Evolving Perspective on Community and Governance

Abstract

This chapter argues that collaboration of the type found in open source software is not new. Open source software communities and business teams make sharing the default position. They rely upon the fact that the reproduction of completed software components does not consume a scarce resource. Furthermore, company participants in open source communities recognise that because large portions of their products can be standardised and thus shared with collaborators at minimal cost there is an opportunity to reduce the initial cost of production and ongoing costs of maintenance for their businesses. Fundamental to the success of this model of software production is the adoption of an open source license. It is the license that protects each participant from exploitation. The license seeks to ensure that all contributors remain on equal terms.

CO2 and HDPE Upcycling: A Plasma Catalysis Alternative

“…While the plasma-only system achieves the lowest conversion, it is not far behind that of the perovskite systems. To analyze the impact of the plasma-activated materials, it is important to look further into the product distribution of the condensates. − …”