[p2p-research] replab and replication

[Michel Bauwens]

I've also asked Erik and Sam Putnam (via twitter) ... hopefully someone will
come forward,

Michel

On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 12:42 AM, Kevin Carson <
free.market.anticapitalist at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 11/24/09, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for someone to explain the importance of the replab
> initiative
> > to our audience? would you have some time?
>
> I'd be glad to, but since I'm not an engineer or a hardware person my
> explanation would probably be of limited value.
>
> And IMO while self-replicability is a plus, all other things being
> equal, it's not all that important in itself.  What's really important
> is having all the prerequisites of replicating an entire Fab Lab in a
> networked, resilient local economy so that there's no danger of having
> the chain of production broken.  I agree with Franz Nahrada's
> observations re OSE that resilience and replicability are best
> achieved at the level of the community economy, rather than either the
> individual tool or the individual shop.
>
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