Oops, I meant:
Even if Rep-Rap did what it claimed, "self-replicating" is NOT the
solution to the problems facing society.
On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 8:20 AM, Patrick Anderson <agnucius gmail.com>
wrote:
Even if Rep-Rap did what it claimed, "self-replicating" is the
solution to the problems facing society.
Wheat is already self-replicating (except when Monsanto gets
involved), yet we have almost none left in the US because the insane
drive to keep price above cost caused legislation (the 1996 Farm Bill)
eliminating 'our' reserves.
The solution we keep avoiding is discovering how to share physical
sources in a manner analogous to how Free Software helps us share
virtual sources.
The GPL Society requires physical production, not just "Open Design",
and physical production requires physical sources (traditionally
called the "Means of Production").
Making physical sources available "at cost" to the consumers that use
those products would create a dynamic similar to what Free Software
does in the 'virtual' realm when it makes virtual sources available
"at cost" to the users of those products.
I have an idea how to do this, but it's a bit long-winded.
Patrick
On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 9:19 AM, graham <graham theseamans.net> wrote:
http://technocrat.net/d/2008/6/5/42592
discussion on several different oekonux related themes..
Graham
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