[TOS] POSSE 2011 cohort admissions - new applications, 12/15 seats remain

[Karl R. Wurst]

On 3/26/11 5:34 PM, tosmaillist.neophyte_rep at ordinaryamerican.net wrote:
> Looks to me like two more good candidates.  I'm glad to see Freshman
> and non-techies are perceived as legitimate candidates for Open Source
> tools exposure.  (Maybe this is where I can mention Make magazine and
> the more broad Maker culture.  They don't just do software; hardware
> and art are legitimate arenas of participation to "Makers".  I'll stay
> in software, personally.)

I had been thinking about whether Maker culture relates to Open Source
culture - I even had a note about that in my draft of my POSSE
application, but it didn't make it into my final write-up.

I think the two cultures are related, and your comment validates that.
I'll be interested in hearing more from people about how to draw
connections and comparisons between the two. Certainly sites like Make,
and Instructables strike me as examples of open source communities.

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