OrdnanceSurvey

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[edit] Synopsis

At the core of the University of Openess' facilities is the Uo's MapRoom. It seemed like a fortunate synchronicity that the FacultyUnix's trickster Dougie knew the Ordnance Survey's Head of Infrastructure Dave Lipsey. Nothing like the old boy network really is there?

Anyway, one of Dave's headaches is retiring hundreds of OS machines every year, and when he heard about the UO's needs he was happy to help.

[edit] Faculty Unix Plans

The Faculty has begun work on a roadmap to analyse it's current situation and plan a route forward. We have found that out main stumbling block is our lack of workstations. If this shortage can be overcome, we have enough people with enough energy to do some good stuff in 2004.

[edit] What is the University of Openess?

The uo is a framework in which individuals and organisations can persue their shared interest in emerging forms of cultural production and critical reflection such as unix, cartography, physical and collaborative research.

Any member may start a faculty to socialise their research with the Uo. For more information, see the FacultyHowTo page.

The uo:

• is a user led facility of learning and research with its first campus at LimehouseTownHall, London and its first online presence at: http://uo.twenteenthcentury.com.

• runs a core curriculum and regular classes, and at present has several faculties: FacultyUnix, FacultyCartography, PhysicalEducation, FacultyofEducation and the Faculty of CollaborativeResearch.

• is administered by an orgiastic board with a floating Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer and self-elected members of various denominations.

• is open to solicitation for prospective classes, faculties, symposia and more than you can possibly imagine.

uo facilities include a media-lab, map room, library, wikis, a wireless industrial unit, and other distributed campus services, which are actively developed by the faculties' members

In light of recent proposals for allowing extortionate 'top up fees' to be charged for education in the uk, and the increasing tendency of universities to prioritise commercially sponsored research (and to allow that research to become intellectual property of the sponsors), free (in both senses of the word) educational institutions such as the uo are more needed than ever.

• Anyone may study at the UO, in accordance with the UoCharter.

• There are various mailing lists, you can find out about them on the UoMailingLists page.

• The Uo has an expanding list of SisterUniversities. If your institution is a relation of ours, please add it there.