Re: [ox-en] mozilla use of money
- From: Michael Bouwens <michelsub2003 yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 02:35:52 -0700 (PDT)
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Peer production is predicated on free participation and universal access to its products.
When participation is no longer free, but depends on remuneration, and when this remuneration is dependent on the marketplace, I guess we are then talking about a renewed form of cooperatives, which have always been obliged to work in the market.
For peer production however, there can be no direct link, as that would be re-introducing a form of alienation (working for money). The only solution to preserve the freedom of the producer is to have no direct link between remuneration and the choice of action. A generalized universal income would be the best solution for this. In the meantime, we can think of devices that do not create a to direct link. Lotteries, paying back expenses, giving an equal amount to participants beyond a certain treshold of participation? Or creating a split between pure peer production, and a cooperative which acts in the market responding to specific requests?
Michel
Markus <markus vodes.net> wrote: Hej Per,
Well, there is the problem. You think the purpose of open source
applications should be to generate money and be a success in the
marketplace.
i dont think we disagree on the fundamental goal... id like to see people
using gimp instead of photoshop and
openoffice instead of word.
but imo this is inseparably linked to market forces. perhaps we disagree
on the way there? i think generation of money is essential if one wants to
achieve this. but im not sure to what extent this goes hand in hand with
"careful accounting" and "anxious property protection".
there is open accounting
(http://www.vodes.net/revstartshere/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=11&Itemid=133)
and transparency (work in progress) but this is more to ensure that the
money is indeed spend for the cause and does not go into the wrong pockets.
i dont think there is much "property protection" though. could you
elaborate what you mean with that?
you made a couple of very good points regarding steering of a community.
of course, i dont know if the idncc really provides for a better, fair and
more effectivce community governance scheme; but i know there is only one
way to find out. worst case, you end up knowning that its defenitely not
the right thing to do. :)
i think ive talked enough about our project on this list. if someone is
interested in providing critism, suggestions for improvements or working
with us, please dont hesitate to drop me a line.
apologies to the others for the spam. :)
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