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closed groups and open groups — These terms are sometimes applied to social groups or organizations which have (respectively) fairly impermeable boundaries, and therefore little interaction with outsiders, or permeable boundaries with few barriers to relations with outsiders.… … Dictionary of sociology
groups, closed and open — See closed groups and open groups … Dictionary of sociology
Open Space Technology — (OST) offers a method to run meetings of groups of any size. ( Technology in this case means tool a process; a method.) OST represents a self organising process; participants construct the agenda and schedule during the meeting itself.… … Wikipedia
Open Grid Forum — Formation 2006 Type Standards Development Organization Purpose/focus Developing standards for Grids Creating Grid communities Region served Worldwide OGF President … Wikipedia
Open-space technology — (OST) is an approach for hosting meetings, conferences, corporate style retreats, and community summit events, focused on a specific and important purpose or task but beginning without any formal agenda, beyond the overall purpose or theme.… … Wikipedia
Open-source architecture — (OSArc) is an emerging paradigm[citation needed]describing new procedures for the design, construction and operation of buildings, infrastructure and spaces. Drawing from references as diverse as open source culture, avant garde architectural… … Wikipedia
Open source software — (OSS) began as a marketing campaign for free software [cite web archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060423094434/www.opensource.org/advocacy/faq.html title=Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=Open Source Initiative archivedate=2006 04 23… … Wikipedia
Open research — Open Science Open research is research conducted in the spirit of free and open source software. Much like open source schemes that are built around a source code that is made public, the central theme of open research is to make clear accounts… … Wikipedia
Open Source Development Labs — (OSDL) was a non profit organization supported by a global consortium tasked to accelerate the deployment of Linux for enterprise computing. [1] Founded in 2000, its goals included to be the recognized center of gravity for the Linux industry. On … Wikipedia
Open Mic UK — Begins August 2011 Ends January 2012 Frequency Annually Location(s) … Wikipedia
