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<strong>Welcome to The Open Source Solar Project</strong>
 
<strong>Welcome to The Open Source Solar Project</strong>
  
OSSP is a collaborative, multi-lingual effort to gather information, resources, and tools on photovoltaic system design, installation and use. The mission of the project is to improve practices, user experiences and safety in areas of the world where there are not well-developed standards or appropriate training available. The project aims to be both a direct resource in these areas and to serve as a readily-adaptable base for the development of training materials that are tailored to the needs and standards of a particular area. OSSP is open and license-free running on the same platform as Wikipedia - start contributing.
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OSSP is a collaborative, multi-lingual effort to gather information, resources, and tools on off-grid photovoltaic system design, installation and use. The mission of the project is to improve practices, user experiences and safety in areas of the world where there are not well-developed standards or appropriate training available for this context. The project aims to be both a direct resource in these areas and to serve as a readily-adaptable base for the development of training materials that are tailored to the needs and standards of a particular area. OSSP is license-free running on the same platform as Wikipedia - please reach out if you are interested in collaborating or see incorrect information.
  
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Goals of OSSP:
*Infomation must be acessible and practical for an audience with a varying level of technology literacy.
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*Provide infomation that is acessible and practical for an audience with a varying level of technology literacy.
*Concepts that are universal should remain universal. Information or resources that are location specific should be added to a country page.
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*Present universal concepts in a way that is universal. Information or resources that are location specific should be added to a country page.
*Graphics or content added must be in the public domain.  
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*Only utilize graphics or content added must be in the public domain.  
*Graphics should avoid including text to enable them to be used in various languages.
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*Utilize graphics should with text only as completely necessary to enable easy translation.
*This is not a platform for the promotion of commercial products.
 
  
 
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Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.

Revision as of 20:21, 21 September 2020

Welcome to The Open Source Solar Project

OSSP is a collaborative, multi-lingual effort to gather information, resources, and tools on off-grid photovoltaic system design, installation and use. The mission of the project is to improve practices, user experiences and safety in areas of the world where there are not well-developed standards or appropriate training available for this context. The project aims to be both a direct resource in these areas and to serve as a readily-adaptable base for the development of training materials that are tailored to the needs and standards of a particular area. OSSP is license-free running on the same platform as Wikipedia - please reach out if you are interested in collaborating or see incorrect information.

Goals of OSSP:

  • Provide infomation that is acessible and practical for an audience with a varying level of technology literacy.
  • Present universal concepts in a way that is universal. Information or resources that are location specific should be added to a country page.
  • Only utilize graphics or content added must be in the public domain.
  • Utilize graphics should with text only as completely necessary to enable easy translation.

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