<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Tere Vadén</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tere.vaden@uta.fi">tere.vaden@uta.fi</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, May 2, 2011 at 3:19 PM<br>
Subject: Re: Getting started hosting an open source project<br>To: Michel Bauwens <<a href="mailto:michelsub2004@gmail.com">michelsub2004@gmail.com</a>><br>Cc: <a href="mailto:jeffalbrecht@mail.com">jeffalbrecht@mail.com</a><br>
<br><br>Hello Jeff!<br>
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Maybe you don't have to start from scratch. The eCars Now! -community is international, and has a functioning internet infrastructure:<br>
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<a href="http://ecars-now.wikidot.com/" target="_blank">http://ecars-now.wikidot.com/</a><br>
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There seems to be a group in the US:<br>
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<a href="http://ecars-now.wikidot.com/local:start" target="_blank">http://ecars-now.wikidot.com/local:start</a><br>
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And, what's best, they have a motorbike-project as well (the main guy, Henkka Palonen, is really something, you should get in touch with him):<br>
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<a href="http://yty.net/c/Random_EV_does_Cagiva/Introduction.html" target="_blank">http://yty.net/c/Random_EV_does_Cagiva/Introduction.html</a><br>
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Best,<br>
<br>
T:T<div class="im"><br>
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On 5/1/11 8:49 PM, Michel Bauwens wrote:<br>
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Dear Jeff,<br>
<br>
I hope you don't mind that I share this request with some friendly<br>
mailing lists, with lots of people involved in similar projects,<br>
<br>
for starters, you may look specifically at other open mobility projects,<br>
see <a href="http://p2pfoundation.net/Product_Hacking#Mobility:_Vehicles" target="_blank">http://p2pfoundation.net/Product_Hacking#Mobility:_Vehicles</a>, to see<br>
how they have approached similar problems as you are wrestling with now<br>
<br>
a project like eCars is specifically dedicated to conversion designs, so<br>
may be similiar in intent; Tere in cc knows more about this specific project<br>
<br>
my hunch is that a combination of software depository (sourceforce,<br>
github), a wiki (we use mediawiki), and a mailing list is the key for<br>
the internal community, while a blog may be appropriate to inform the<br>
external sympathizers and the 'world', about the progress of your project,<br>
<br>
however, I hope that the people here can give you a more specific<br>
recommendation for the sharing of designs<br>
<br>
Michel<br>
<br>
On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 11:58 PM, <<a href="mailto:jeffalbrecht@mail.com" target="_blank">jeffalbrecht@mail.com</a><br></div><div class="im">
<mailto:<a href="mailto:jeffalbrecht@mail.com" target="_blank">jeffalbrecht@mail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
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Hi Michel,<br>
I saw your video on TED. I'm beginning to build a diy series/hybrid<br>
motorcycle evolving into a diy series/hybrid auto conversion and<br>
want to host an open source community/project to collaborate with<br>
people worldwide. Not sure how to start. I've looked through your<br>
website, but not sure where step #1 is. I'm thinking I need a<br>
software platform/management software where everyone can come<br>
together in a forum format and also share drawings, photos, etc. I<br>
know yahoo groups has been used for this in the past, but I'm sure<br>
there are more evolved systems in the public domain today.<br>
<br>
Thanks for your help. Mother Earth News sold over 60,000 of these<br>
plans for auto conversions over the last 4-decades, but I can't find<br>
anyone who has built one. I'd like to start off with the motorcycle<br>
first since that would be less expensive than a car.<br>
<br>
Jeff Albrecht<br>
Boulder, CO usa<br>
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