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What is Open Development?

📺 This short video explains open development models and challenges: youtu.be/0Adz3rHXvA8

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Open Development
What is open development? This short presentation explains open development models and challenges It summarises content from Chapter 9 of the textbook, “Information and Communication Technology for Development”: https://www.routledge.com/Information-and-Communication-Technology-for-Development-ICT
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October 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
christophera.bsky.social
So yes, let's make "I support it only if it's open source" more common. But let's raise the bar: "I support it only if it practices #OpenDevelopment." The future of human agency depends on infrastructure we can truly trust, not just read. 10/10 ៚
August 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
christophera.bsky.social
What if @ethereum.foundation‬, Zcash Community Grants,
@hrf.org and other funders required grant recipients to meet #OpenDevelopment levels? Not just "is it open source?" but "is it Observable? Reproducible? Cooperative? Distributed?" 7/10
August 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
christophera.bsky.social
Real world example: OpenSSL was "open source" but maintained by 1 person working quarter-time. Result? Heartbleed. The license didn't prevent catastrophe - lack of Sustainability (a core #OpenDevelopment principle) did. 5/10
August 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
christophera.bsky.social
n 2023, I proposed an #OpenDevelopment framework with 7 principles: Accessibility, Collaboration, Diversity, Strategy, Transparency, Sustainability & Openness. Open source licensing? That's just Level 0 of 8 maturity levels. 3/10 blockchaincommons.com/articles/Open-Development/
Open Development: The Necessary Next Step for Open Source
This is the meant to be the beginning of a discussion on the topic of Open Development as a growth beyond Open Source. It outlines how we think about it at Blockchain Commons, and why we think it’s im...
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August 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
christophera.bsky.social
Agree @vitalik.ca‬ - "I support it only if it's open source" SHOULD be more common! But open source is just the beginning - it's only Level 0 of what we need! True #OpenDevelopment requires so much more to actually deliver on the promises you outline. 🧵… 1/10
August 13, 2025 at 3:17 AM
underlap.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
Last post in my recent series: Open development experiment: reflection and conclusion

https://underlap.org/open-development-experiment-reflection-and-conclusion

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November 6, 2024 at 11:13 AM
underlap.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
New blog post: Open development experiment: ordering function definition: https://underlap.org/open-development-experiment-ordering-function-definition

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November 1, 2024 at 10:07 AM
underlap.fosstodon.org.ap.brid.gy
New blog post: Open development experiment: re-entry - in which I try to get back into the experiment after a month not thinking about it much.

https://underlap.org/open-development-experiment-re-entry

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October 17, 2024 at 11:11 AM
cddmanchester.bsky.social
What is #OpenDevelopment?
 
This short presentation explains open development models and challenges:
 
youtu.be/0Adz3rHXvA8
March 26, 2024 at 11:48 AM