If you thought that 'open source' development only applied to software operating systems like Linux, think again. Here's an example of how it could be applied on farming tools, for instance. The process is closely linked to crowdsourcing and open innovation, but I never saw an example of how small, sustainable farming could benefit from it. As Marcin says at the end of his brief speech: 'the implication of this development could be enormous'. I couldn't agree more...
From TED video: "Using wikis and digital fabrication tools, TED Fellow Marcin Jakubowski is open-sourcing the blueprints for 50 farm machines, allowing anyone to build their own tractor or harvester from scratch. And that's only the first step in a project to write an instruction set for an entire self-sustaining village (starting cost: $10,000)."
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