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Author Pearce, Joshua, author

Title Create, share, and save money using open-source projects / Joshua M. Pearce
Published New York : McGraw Hill, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (x, 165 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction to the open-source philosophy and the benefits of sharing -- Making and sharing recipes, life hacks, and household tricks -- Making and sharing digital photographs and open-source cameras -- Making and sharing art -- Making and sharing music, software, and instruments -- Scanning, making paper and audio books, and sharing books -- Making, editing, and sharing videos -- Making and sharing maps and GIS data -- Making and sharing clothing -- Making and sharing woodworking and other old-school skills -- Making and sharing electronics -- Making and sharing digital at-home manufacturing -- Making and sharing scientific equipment -- Making and sharing data as a citizen scientist -- Making and sharing waste recycling: recyclebots -- Making and sharing big free stuff -- How to make a million dollars of value -- Making the future of sharing
Summary "Live a more sustainable and economical life using open-source technology! Designed for beginning hobbyists and makers, this engaging guide is filled with ways to save money by making use of free and open-source technologies on a wide and impressive range of products. Written by a leader in the field of open-source technology, the book reveals the potential of at-home manufacturing and recycling projects--and even how to score free big-ticket items, including housing and electricity. All the projects have big money saving in mind, but also big fun!"--Publisher's description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource, viewed Febuary 4, 2021
Subject Open source software.
Do-it-yourself work -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Thriftiness.
do-it-yourself manuals.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Electronics -- General.
Do-it-yourself work
Open source software
Thriftiness
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781260461770
1260461777