[p2p-research] (almost) Gone to Croatan

[Josef Davies-Coates]

Very quick response:

Thanks for positive responses :-D

Yes, I think the main thing will a decision making platform of sorts so that
people can nicely decide (together, but with their own personal preferences)
when money should go.

Is there somewhere I can have a play with the drupal stuff you've got
already?

Thanks!

Josef.


2008/9/23 Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com>

> A quick reply to one part:
>
> Joseph, I will follow your lead, too. Maybe you can talk about details, as
> I have fallen behind on keeping track of your progress. Do you need
> software, help, what do you need to get collaboration around resource
> pooling going online? I have some workable code done in Drupal that could be
> used if needed...
>
> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 7:16 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Sam, Paul, Josef,
>>
>> thanks for  thinking this through and for your proposals ...
>>
>> 1) I'm definitely interested in money/resource pooling, but would rather
>> follow a lead in this. If Josef takes the lead, we can support him in the
>> ways he requires ...
>>
>> 2) merging of movements ... Again, I'm interested and have put forward
>> some proposals in that sense. But you have to take into account both ego and
>> branding, and 'visions'. Ego: people are invested in their projects; Brand:
>> online brands, even if they at presently fail to generate much return, have
>> value as well. What I'm saying is that I would be really reluctant to give
>> up the 'brand' of p2p foundation. Visions: p2pfoundation and cooperation
>> commons are related, but also different, their purpose is not the same.
>>
>> So, how would you create a higher entity, especially if you do not have
>> any financial means to begin with. What would the purpose be of such a
>> higher entity. Research (coop comm), political change (p2p found) ?
>>
>> I'm interested in creating a explicitely political movement, dedicated to
>> bringing about a p2p society. Such an entity could then have a research wing
>> (coop comm and p2p found wiki), a political wing, a funding entity, etc...
>>
>> If you simply want to intermesh research, I think the solution is
>> technical, i.e. the ability to easily cross-reference ...
>>
>> One more thing, as an individual, I'm most interested in continuing to act
>> as a librarian, and as a political theorist; any proposal which allows me to
>> do this in a broader entity, with more means, I'm game.
>>
>> Josef: do you remember our prior discussion about merging UD and p2p ...
>> what about it?
>>
>> Michel
>>
>>
>>
>>
>


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