[iDC] Undermining open source: iTunes U

[john sobol]

> Another
> development that I noticed is that of labs that are conducive to
> collaboration. Instead of the factory-like rows of lined-up computers
> there are several smaller units with three or four workstations.
> Trebor


Here's a picture of a small media lab I ran a few years back. Maybe 
lots of people have round tables like this but everywhere I go I see 
rows. I found that the circular set up was extremely conducive to 
collaboration, discussion etc.

http://www.johnsobol.com/collaborationspace.jpg

Our hardware/software orientation is rather obvious. All I can say is 
that it worked for us. User-friendliness trumps pretty much everything 
else when working – as we were – with newbie populations (street kids, 
in our case). Not a knock against FLOSS just an observation about the 
value of design excellence.

cheers
j


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