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Aral Balkan
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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 14 Nov 2012

    Right, just decided on my talk for @MKGeekNight: The High Cost of Free. On building an alternative— open—future via design‐led open source.

    3:10 AM - 14 Nov 2012
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    • Julian Adams MK Geek Night Rachel 🐝
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      2. FJ!!‏ @fj 14 Nov 2012
        Replying to @aral

        @aral Were I in the audience, I'd <3 sum words on how free services are the only 1s attainable for low-incomes, & the dilemmas they face.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 14 Nov 2012
        Replying to @fj

        @fj Noted — thanks FJ :)

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      2. Matt Cannon‏ @_matt_cannon 14 Nov 2012
        Replying to @aral

        @aral design-led open source is a bit of an oxymoron at the moment, perhaps a change of O/S culture is needed...

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 14 Nov 2012
        Replying to @_matt_cannon

        @_matt_cannon Bingo! That is *exactly* what is needed.

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      2. Prisca Schmarsow‏ @prisca_eyedea 14 Nov 2012
        Replying to @aral

        @aral sounds great ;) Looking forward to it ;-) @mkgeeknight

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      3. Ilze Spruge‏ @ilze_spruge 14 Nov 2012
        Replying to @prisca_eyedea

        @prisca_eyedea are you going to mkgeeknight in December? Are you staying there over night?

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      4. Prisca Schmarsow‏ @prisca_eyedea 14 Nov 2012
        Replying to @ilze_spruge

        @ilze_spruge yep, going to #mkgn ;) But no, just going there and back again on the night - are you coming?

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      5. Ilze Spruge‏ @ilze_spruge 14 Nov 2012
        Replying to @prisca_eyedea

        @prisca_eyedea I'm thinking to go :) never been there so would be nice to go. I have to check train tickets

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Prisca Schmarsow‏ @prisca_eyedea 14 Nov 2012
        Replying to @ilze_spruge

        @ilze_spruge did you get tickets for it ? - it's free but you need to get a ticket via eventbrite - it's sold out as far as I know... :-/

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      7. Ilze Spruge‏ @ilze_spruge 14 Nov 2012
        Replying to @prisca_eyedea

        @prisca_eyedea I don't have a ticket :( Oh never mind :) the same thing happened in October, when I wanted to go it was sold out :(

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      8. Prisca Schmarsow‏ @prisca_eyedea 14 Nov 2012
        Replying to @ilze_spruge

        @ilze_spruge oh no... shame... #mkgn is fantastic - tickets go very quickly - next one though!!! How about #LWS?

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      1. Jamie Bullock‏ @jamiebullock 14 Nov 2012
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        @aral can you think of any existing successful examples of design-led open source?

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      1. Adam Onishi‏ @onishiweb 14 Nov 2012
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        @aral @mkgeeknight looking forward to it sir… I think ;)

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      1. Oliver Waters‏ @oliverwaters 14 Nov 2012
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        @aral Looking forward to it!

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      1. Rafa Garcia-Lepper‏ @rglepper 14 Nov 2012
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        @aral @MKGeekNight I don't know if you've read it, but you might find this Book relevant for that topic. http://books.google.com/books/about/Free.html?id=lLZbXN2odVYC&redir_esc=y …

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      1. Rachel  🐝‏ @MissRachilli 14 Nov 2012
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        @aral Looking forward to it! :)

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