[nzlug] OSS in Nz schools

[Vik Olliver]

On Sun, 2007-02-04 at 20:54 +1300, cr wrote:
> Whatever happened to the idea of 'number 8 wire' - the idea that a
> good practical Kiwi could fix anything he owned?   Back in the
> seventies and eighties, it would have seemed almost inconceivable to
> us that an average guy could own a car and not be able to fix it if it
> broke down - at least for minor faults like a blown head gasket.   And
> I guess the idea of having a home computer and not being able to
> program it would have seemed equally strange (or, in fact, pointless).

Those days will come back. First, the current commercial system of
centralised manufacturing coupled with "branding" and consumer lock-in
need to be dealt to. I'm working on it. The second RepRap prototype just
fabricated its first object. http://reprap.blogspot.com

Vik :v)
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