[p2p-research] OpenKollab Wednesday Meeting - Implementing P2P Currencies - 16 September at 8am PST / 11am EST / 3pm GMT in #openkollab on IRC Freenode

[Michel Bauwens]

Good luck Matt,

some intro material:


The P2P Foundation supports the direct social production of money, such as
for example through Open Money <http://p2pfoundation.net/Open_Money> and
other P2P Exchange Infrastructure
Projects<http://p2pfoundation.net/P2P_Exchange_Infrastructure_Projects>systems.
This marvellous presentation by Robin
Upton <http://www.altruists.org/f598> explains how this can work.

Key distinctions: Currencies <http://p2pfoundation.net/Currencies> ; Free
Currencies <http://p2pfoundation.net/Free_Currencies> ;
Wealth<http://p2pfoundation.net/Wealth>


*Introductory Articles*

   1. Read this excellent introduction to the negative role of
   interest-based money by Charles
Eisenstein<http://www.realitysandwich.com/money_a_new_beginning>
   2. Best current report on the topic: Creating New
Money<http://p2pfoundation.net/Creating_New_Money>:
   A monetary reform for the information age. By Joseph Huber & James
   Robertson. New Economics Foundation
   3. Arthur Brock: Differences between Open Source and Open
Currencies<http://p2pfoundation.net/Differences_between_Open_Source_and_Open_Currencies>
   4. Kevin Carson introduces the Peer
Money<http://p2pfoundation.net/Peer_Money>debates
   5. Michel Bauwens on the Importance of Peer
Money<http://p2pfoundation.net/Michel_Bauwens_on_the_Importance_of_Peer_Money>
   6. *Alan Rosenblith: We need P2P Architectures for
Money<http://p2pfoundation.net/P2P_Architectures_for_Money>
   !!*


*Hot Topics:*

   1. WIR Economic Circle
Cooperative<http://p2pfoundation.net/WIR_Economic_Circle_Cooperative>:
   this 70-old Swiss mutual credit clearing system is getting traction as a
   model for the rest of Europe
   2. The creation of the Open Source Hardware Reserve
Bank<http://p2pfoundation.net/Open_Source_Hardware_Reserve_Bank>.
   Details here<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/the-economics-of-open-source-hardware-need-a-oshw-bank/2009/03/14>
   3. The Metacurrency Project<http://p2pfoundation.net/Metacurrency_Project>:
   the tci/ip platform for diverse currency creation: *see the
Flowspace<http://p2pfoundation.net/Flowspace>project
   * as first attempt to establish sucn an infrastructure for Free
   Currencies <http://p2pfoundation.net/Free_Currencies>
   4. Open Coin<https://trac.opencoin.org/trac/opencoin/browser/trunk/standards/>:
   an actual published open specification for creating distributed digital
   currency
   5. The Swedish interest-free Jak
Bank<http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Money?title=Jak_Bank&action=edit&redlink=1>
   [2] <http://www.feasta.org/documents/review2/carrie2.htm>


*Goals:*

   1. Better redistribution of the existing
money<http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Policy>
   2. Transformation of the monetary
system<http://p2pfoundation.net/Monetary_Reform>through the social
production of money
   3. Alternatives to money: Peer
Production<http://p2pfoundation.net/Peer_Production> ;
   Gift Economy <http://p2pfoundation.net/Gift_Economy> ;
Sharing<http://p2pfoundation.net/Sharing>;
   and other ways to assist in a transition to a more Resource Based
Economy<http://p2pfoundation.net/Category:Money?title=Resource_Based_Economy&action=edit&redlink=1>through
Peer
   to Peer Exchanges <http://p2pfoundation.net/Peer_to_Peer_Exchanges> and P2P
   Exchange Infrastructure
Projects<http://p2pfoundation.net/P2P_Exchange_Infrastructure_Projects>


On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 9:24 PM, Matt Cooperrider <mattcooperrider at gmail.com
> wrote:

> Dear Open Collaborators,
>
> Tomorrow is our weekly open meeting in the #openkollab channel on IRC
> Freenode.  Last week an excellent discussion on alternative currencies
> emerged from the accidental assembly of interests and intentions on that
> day.  Here's one insight:
>
> <paulbhartzog> new currencies emerge when there is a lack of available
> desired currency
>
> There's no question that many of us working at the leading edge of
> collaboration are short on funds.  I propose that we continue this
> discussion this week, with an eye towards implementing a solution that helps
> all achieve our research and development goals.
>
> Some background:
>    * Wall Street Journal piece explains the concept:
> http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/09/09/the-currency-revolution/ (found via
> P2P Foundation blog<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/the-digital-currencies-are-here/2009/09/15>
> )
>    * Flowplace, a platform for issuing new currencies (just a demo):
> http://flowplace.org (shared by OK regular gerryg)
>
> We need your help to make this work.  Join us tomorrow.  Visit
> http://openkollab.com for instructions on how to join, if you are not
> familiar with IRC (or email me).
>
> Best,
> Matt
>
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