Open-source-appropriate technology

Benefits

• Open-source-appropriate technology has the potential to drive applied sustainability.
• The built-in continuous peer review can result in better quality, higher reliability, and more flexibility than conventional design or patenting of technologies.
• The accessible nature of the knowledge provides lower costs, particularly for those technologies that benefit little from the scale of manufacture.
• OSAT enables the end of predatory intellectual property lock-in. This is important for relieving suffering and saving lives in the developing world.