Open-source appropriate technology
[1][2] Open source is a development method for appropriate technology that utilizes distributed peer review and transparency of the process.In an article published on Harvard Business Review, Vasilis Kostakis and Andreas Roos argue that the "open-source" model can act as a driver of sustainable development since it enables localization for communities that do not have the resources to tempt commercial developers to provide local versions of their products, minimizing the need to ship materials over long distances and organizing material activities accordingly.[17] At the university level, the use of open-source-appropriate technology classroom projects has been shown to be successful in forging the connection between physics and social benefit.[18] This approach has the potential to use students' access to resources and testing equipment in furthering the development of appropriate technology.[24] Carroll Pursell says that the movement declined from 1965 to 1985, due to an inability to counter advocates of agribusiness, large private utilities, and multinational construction companies.