The world's first open-source lavatory?

[hazel]

A man called Peter Glover has designed a small arch-roofed cubicle, intended to be erected over a pit latrine, whose structure is based on the Arch of Ctesiphon in Iraq. It can be thrown up very quickly by local people using available materials and is ideal for use in disaster areas and refugee camps.

Glover has licensed it so that it can be used free of charge by anyone provided that they allow any modifications or improvements they may make to be shared on the same basis. On his site, he actually quotes Linux as a model for the project. See this link for further details.

[MASONTX]

How appropriate, open source for an open pit. Good thing Peter didn't follow the Windows model, you'ld have to pay $200 for each seat, it would freeze up, and from time to time the whole thing would crash. Every few years the whole thing would become unsupported, and you would have to replace your system.

[Doug McGarrett]

Mason TX says (re Windows) "Every few years the whole thing would become unsupported, and you would have to replace your system. "

Unlike Linux, which between every 18 months and every 3 years becomes unsupported, and you have to replace your system. And there are tales
of disaster when applying system upgrades. Oh, well. . . .

--doug

[MASONTX]

True, but the replacement is free, you don't have to pay for it.

[MASONTX]

True, but the replacement is free, you don't have to pay for it. Not only that, but it still works. I have Ubuntu 8.04 on an older laptop, and it serves me quite well.

[hazel]

Mason TX says (re Windows) "Every few years the whole thing would become unsupported, and you would have to replace your system. "

Unlike Linux, which between every 18 months and every 3 years becomes unsupported, and you have to replace your system. And there are tales
of disaster when applying system upgrades. Oh, well. . . .

--doug

Oi! No trolling on this forum.