Manifesto of Open Design Consumer Rights
Discussion
Geoffroy Levy:
'Users are at the heart of the system. They merit what Victor Papanek calls the “Manifesto of consumer rights”, which is a set of rules that designers should respect when creating products:
1 – The right to safety; to be protected against dangerous or poorly designed products
2 – The right to information; not to be manipulated by false information or a lack of information.
3 – The right to basic services, fair prices and choices; if monopolies exist, a minimum guaranteed quality at reasonable prices
4 – The right to representation; to be consulted and to participate in decisions that affect consumers
5 – The right to be heard through recognized channels and have the right to a prompt and fair compensation
6 – The right to consumer education from the perspective of the users themselves
7 – The right to a safe and healthy environment in which the object has no negative impact.
The development of a project must take place through a collaborative work process during which the necessary open source technologies, knowledge and skills are transferred to users to empower them. Technologies are not implemented in a fixed system but remain open so that everyone can make a contribution and improve according to the principles of open source. The effectiveness of this well established approach for computing was proven with the development of linux." (http://ouishare.net/2012/09/open-source-energy-project/)