"[In a commons] ... there are engagements with the market, they're just not capital-driven, and extractive, and predatory.

...

There can be market activity, but as many Open Source communities know, introducing money and transactionalism to that community can poison relationships. Can start to erode the community. So there's a certain trickiness to dealing with money in a commons."

#DavidBollier, 2025

https://revolution.social/episodes/think-like-a-commoner-author-david-bollier-on-the-/

#podcasts #NosSocial #RevolutionSocial #commons #OpenPlatforms

"In any #freesociety, it is the right of every citizen to access and comment on the news, decisions, and reasonings of their #government. We believe it is a government’s responsibility to ensure this right for its constituents. #Publicinstitutions should communicate with their citizens on #openplatforms, not ones that require creating an account and sending personal data to a self-serving tech company."

Cc/ @marcoamarelo

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/the-world-needs-social-sovereignty/

TIL... 🙄. nationalmap.gov.au is/was an open source TerriaJS instance delivering all kinds of data via open standards in a single space.

The digital atlas of Australia is based on proprietary ESRI services. Colour me disappointed, not surprised

The strategic question being: why develop a new digital atlas if the old one was not used? 🤔

Personally I would have chosen to keep developing an open platform, especially in current geopolitical light.

#geostrategy #openplatforms #foss4g #australia

🎄 Day 16 of our DRAdvent Calendar! 🎄

Today, we’re featuring DRA Trainer, @likeajumprope 's comprehensive slides from her 3-hour online workshop on Data Version Control, Computational Reproducibility, Good Coding Practices, and Open Platforms! 💻✨

Enhance your skills and ensure your research is robust and reproducible.

Check out Johanna’s slides here: https://zenodo.org/records/14268445

#DataVersionControl #ComputationalReproducibility #GoodCodingPractices #OpenPlatforms #ProfessionalDevelopment

"#Buildings are at the heart of our fight against #climatechange. They account for approximately 34% of global energy use and 37% of global greenhouse gas emissions. [We need] to innovate & leverage tech to make buildings smarter & more efficient.

#Openplatforms such as #BuildingX represents a leap forward…enabling more informed decision-making and optimization of resources."

https://tomraftery.com/2024/03/06/cutting-carbon-boosting-profit-the-power-of-open-platforms-in-transforming-buildings/

This piece by @greg had good points on open platforms and federating. I have my doubts about Threads becoming the "blue bubble" of anything though - there engineering team has the chops but their leadership and management don't have the fortitude for a long-term strategy like that. They'll cut off their own hands to make a one-day gain.

https://www.gr36.com/2023/07/10/openness-is-the.html

#SocialMedia #Threads #OpenPlatforms