# Key Points from #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion

• Participants discussed technical requirements for SKDB (a hardware package management system), seeking a Python-based wiki system that could serve content from Git repositories while allowing anonymous edits and linking to Linux user accounts.

• A proposal for "OpenScienceFund.org" was discussed as a distributed crowdfunding platform for open science projects, using Git repositories with metadata pointing to tracker servers to count monetary pledges.

• The channel explored DIY biology tools, including thermocycler designs for PCR with suggestions to use cast aluminum parts, and a paper on microfluidics technology for directed evolution that claimed a "1-million-fold reduction in cost" for ultrahigh-throughput screening.

• Members discussed creating interactive simulations of laboratory techniques similar to video games like "Cooking Mama," with plans mentioned for a system in SKDB that could convert biology protocols into microfluidic lab-on-a-chip devices.

• Tools for analyzing IRC discussions were shared, including frequency analysis and tag cloud generation, providing insights into the most common terms used in the channel's conversations.

• The group noted interesting parallels between molecular gastronomy and DIYbio, observing that while they often use similar equipment and settings, they face dramatically different public perceptions.

• References to knowledge organization systems were shared, including Creative Combinatorics and ideonomy as approaches to systematic innovation and knowledge management.