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This group promotes the creation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_culture_movement Free Culture] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_society Open Society] initiatives.  The words free and open, in this case, are all about free as in free speech, and open as in accesible and transparent.  With that in mind we are especially interested in initiatives that promote these concepts in the Raleigh-Durham region.
 
This group promotes the creation of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_culture_movement Free Culture] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_society Open Society] initiatives.  The words free and open, in this case, are all about free as in free speech, and open as in accesible and transparent.  With that in mind we are especially interested in initiatives that promote these concepts in the Raleigh-Durham region.
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* [[Libre Thursdays]] dedicated hack nights
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* [[Open Data Initiative]]
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* [[NC LIDAR Expedition]]
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* [[Cypherpunks]]
  
 
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* [[Open Data Initiative]]
 
* [[Open Data Initiative]]
 
Promotes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_culture_movement Free Culture] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_society Open Society] initiatives.  Meets during Libre Thursdays.
 
Promotes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_culture_movement Free Culture] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_society Open Society] initiatives.  Meets during Libre Thursdays.
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* [[NC LIDAR Expedition]]
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Explore and develop new uses for the North Carolina LIDAR data, which was originally collected for [http://www.ncfloodmaps.com NC Flood Plane Mapping Program]. Meets during Libre Thursdays.

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This group promotes the creation of Free Culture and Open Society initiatives. The words free and open, in this case, are all about free as in free speech, and open as in accesible and transparent. With that in mind we are especially interested in initiatives that promote these concepts in the Raleigh-Durham region.


Initiatives

A time to hang out Thursdays from 18:00 to 19:30 at the Space and hack on libre projects.

Promotes Free Culture and Open Society initiatives. Meets during Libre Thursdays.

Explore and develop new uses for the North Carolina LIDAR data, which was originally collected for NC Flood Plane Mapping Program. Meets during Libre Thursdays.