media labs
on the cheap
free and open-source tools to start your own makerspace
Nate Stone, Program Coordinator, ideaLAB
Community Technology Center | Denver Public Library
@why_nate
http://bit.ly/CALCONflosspresentation
hi, I'm Nate.
I work here.
but we started like this
so, I may have misled you a bit.
what do you mean by "free"?
free beer
(gratis)
free speech
(libre)
flavors of free
open source
freeware
what do libraries do?
libraries are open source.
so what I'm saying is:
source code = government documents = car repair manuals = young adult paranormal postapocalyptic romance novels =
FREE (libre) AND UNFETTERED ACCESS TO INFORMATION
=
we can put our money where our mouth is.
free-beer-type benefits
free-speech-type benefits
ADE example
WHAT I'M NOT SAYING
don't freak out.
WHAT I AM SAYING
anyway.
Here's a couple things that are swell.
here's our favorites
good resources
running portably
any questions?
Nate Stone
ideaLAB | Community Technology Center
Denver Public Library
720-865-3446