語順訳 - マーチン・ヤクボスキー: 文明の設計図をオープンソース化する試みについて

Hi,/ my name is Marcin --/ farmer,/ technologist.// I was born in Poland,/ now/ in the U.S.// I started/ a group called Open Source Ecology.// We've identified the 50 most important machines/ that we think it takes for modern life/ to exist --/ things/ from tractors,/ bread ovens,/ circuit makers.// Then/ we set out/ to create an open source,/ DIY,/ do it/ yourself/ version/ that anyone can build and maintain at a fraction of the cost.// We call this the Global Village Construction Set.//

So let me/ tell you/ a story.// So I finished my 20s/ with a Ph.D./ in fusion energy,/ and I discovered/ I was useless.// I had no practical skills.// The world presented me/ with options,/ and I took them.// I guess/ you can call it/ the consumer lifestyle.// So I started a farm/ in Missouri/ and learned about the economics of farming.// I bought a tractor --/ then/ it broke.// I paid to get/ it repaired --/ then/ it broke again.// Then pretty soon,/ I was broke too.//

I realized/ that the truly appropriate, low-cost tools/ that I needed to start/ a sustainable farm and settlement just didn't exist yet.// I needed tools/ that were robust,/ modular,/ highly efficient/ and optimized,/ low-cost,/ made from local and recycled materials/ that would last a lifetime,/ not designed for obsolescence.// I found/ that I would have to build/ them myself.// So/ I did just that.// And I tested them.// And I found/ that industrial productivity can be achieved on a small scale.//

So then/ I published the 3D designs,/ schematics,/ instructional videos and budgets/ on a wiki.// Then/ contributors/ from all/ over the world began showing up,/ prototyping new machines/ during dedicated project visits.// So far,/ we have prototyped eight of the 50 machines.// And now/ the project is beginning to grow/ on its own.//

We know/ that open source has succeeded with tools/ for managing knowledge and creativity.// And the same is starting to happen/ with hardware too.// We're focusing/ on hardware/ because it is hardware/ that can change people's lives/ in such tangible material ways.// If we can lower the barriers/ to farming,/ building,/ manufacturing,/ then/ we can unleash just massive amounts of human potential.//

That's not only/ in the developing world.// Our tools are being made for the American farmer,/ builder,/ entrepreneur,/ maker.// We've seen lots of excitement/ from these people,/ who can now start a construction business,/ parts manufacturing,/ organic CSA/ or just selling/ power back/ to the grid.// Our goal is a repository of published designs so clear,/ so complete,/ that a single burned DVD is effectively a civilization starter kit.//

I've planted a hundred trees/ in a day.// I've pressed 5,000 bricks/ in one day/ from the dirt/ beneath my feet/ and built a tractor/ in six days.// From what I've seen,/ this is only the beginning.//

If this idea is truly sound,/ then/ the implications are significant.// A greater distribution of the means of production,/ environmentally sound supply chains,/ and a newly relevant DIY maker culture can hope to transcend/ artificial scarcity.// We're exploring/ the limits of what we/ all can do to make a better world/ with open hardware technology.//

Thank you.//

(Applause)//