http://www.nooron.org/know/nooron_pattern_language Nooron is a comprehensive approach to working with information. It is built to simplify reuse. It accelerates software creation and distribution. It can be understood as the interaction of the following patterns. Free Software (ala the GPL) as opposed to narrowly Open Source Software is unambiguous about its availability and clearly committed to the creation of a digital commons. RadicalOpenness http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html Extreme Programming Individuals and interactions over processes and tools. Working software over comprehensive documentation. Customer collaboration over contract negotiation. Responding to change over following a plan. RadicalOpenness http://agilemanifesto.org/ The professionalization of science interposes scientists between us and our participation in the improvement of knowledge. Citizen Scientists take an active role in creating their understanding of the world. LiterateProgramming http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0714525103 Hive Mind Noosphere Global Brain Maybe together we have enough intelligence to solve some of the really big problems. CitizenScientist SelfOrganization RadicalOpenness KnowledgeRepresentation http://bootstrap.org/ http://www.noosphere.org http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/ The implicit criterion in most rating systems is 'goodness'. Every adjectival phrase is a potential criterion and hence a potential dimension along which evaluations may occur. This infinitely extensible space is the space of human opinions. Criteria and evaluations can be used to filter, order, improve and inform rich representations of information. Goodness is not enough. PICS http://www.votery.org PeerReview