[p2p-research] Fwd: modular p2p architecture, from eric hunting

[Kevin Carson]

On 9/20/09, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Anyway, here is a short reviews for the HIB you noted. I couldn't produce
> one for the other site because it appears to be a racket of some sort. The
> 'open source' plans can be looked it in basic details but they ask hundreds
> of dollars each for their document packages. The 'free green' housing cannot
> be examined at all without a $100 a year subscription fee. Good luck with
> that particular business model...

Interesting.  It does sound like a racket, but it could be technically
compatible with open-source if there are no legal restrictions on the
free dissemination of the documentation once it's purchased.

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