[p2p-research] Open Source and Co-ops events [TTLLP #1461]

Tue Jan 5 17:50:13 CET 2010

THANKS for this Michel!

As you know, I am one of the founding members of the Manchester Film
Cooperative, and have been interested in the Cooperative movement for some
time (some of the first cooperatives in the UK were started Manchester,
though the first was in Scotland), and have recently come into the free
software community. In the same spirit as Suresh, I'll try to help out if
possible. Josef and I are planning to touch base tomorrow.

Yours, Phoebe

2010/1/5 Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>

> Thanks for letting me know if you know of other free software coops which
> should be on that list,
>
> from http://p2pfoundation.net/Free_Software_Cooperatives#Examples
>
> see
>
>  Argentina
>
>    1. Cooperativa de Trabajo Tecso Limitada <http://www.tecso.coop/es/>
>    2. Gcoop <http://p2pfoundation.net/Gcoop> - Argentina;
>    pablo at gcoop.com.ar
>
> [edit<http://p2pfoundation.net/Free_Software_Cooperatives?title=Free_Software_Cooperatives&action=edit&section=3>
> ] Brazil
>
>    1. Colivre <http://www.colivre.coop.br/Colivre> Cooperativa de
>    Tecnologias Livres
>    2. SOLIS <http://p2pfoundation.net/SOLIS> - Brazil, Júnior Mulinari <
>    junior at solis.coop.br>
>
> Also:
>
>    - Joice Käfer <joice at brod.com.br>
>
>
> [edit<http://p2pfoundation.net/Free_Software_Cooperatives?title=Free_Software_Cooperatives&action=edit&section=4>
> ] India
>
>    1. OSSICS <http://p2pfoundation.net/OSSICS>, Kerala, India
>    2. WikiOcean <http://www.wikiocean.net/>, Pune, India, uses Weko/Reppo<http://www.wekosystem.org/>based governance system. Contact for info:
>    pungaliya.ag at gmail.com
>
>
> [edit<http://p2pfoundation.net/Free_Software_Cooperatives?title=Free_Software_Cooperatives&action=edit&section=5>
> ] UK
>
>    1. software.coop <http://www.software.coop/> is present in North West
>    and London, but also in the South West England; contact via
>    mjr at software.coop
>
> see also:
>
>    1. Turo Technology LLP <http://www.ttllp.co.uk/>, UK
>    2. The Open Co-op <http://open.coop/>, UK
>
> [edit<http://p2pfoundation.net/Free_Software_Cooperatives?title=Free_Software_Cooperatives&action=edit&section=6>
> ] Others
>
>    1. Chicago Technology Cooperative <http://chicagotech.org/>
>    2. Easter Eggs <http://p2pfoundation.net/Easter_Eggs> [1]<http://www.easter-eggs.com/>- France
>    3. Ikusnet <http://www.ikusnet.com/> - Spain
>    4. Koumbit, http://koumbit.org/en - Canada
>    5. OS Alliance <http://p2pfoundation.net/OS_Alliance>, Austria, "Georg
>    Pleger" <gp at osalliance.com> ; Roland Alton-Scheidl <ras at osalliance.com>;
>    Eric Poscher <ep at osalliance.com>
>    6. Pong <http://pong.ch/> - Switzerland
>    7. Gnusha <http://p2pfoundation.net/Gnusha> [2] <http://gnusha.org/>,
>    USA (into open manufacturing, hacklab/fablab infrastructues, etc.)
>
> Other contacts:
>
>    1. Rama <rama at xicnet.com>
>
>
> Inactive?:
>
>    1. KunLabori Collaborative<http://www.vivarto.com/tiki-index.php?page=Business+Model&bl>,
>    Sweden (no longer active, according to Josef Davies-Coates, May 2008)
>
> See also:
>
>    1. HostSharing eG<http://www.hostsharing.net/genossenschaft/finanzierung/geschaeftsplan/3-organe-der-genossenschaft-und-zusammensetzung.html>- a german coop specialising on ISP Services
>
> [edit<http://p2pfoundation.net/Free_Software_Cooperatives?title=Free_Software_Cooperatives&action=edit&section=7>
> ] More Information
>
>    1. Spanish-language discussion list, maintained by Gcoop in Argentina: Cooperativismo
>    y el Software Libre<http://lists.gcoop.com.ar/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cooperativismo-sl>
>    2. Cooperativas de Software Livre <
>    cooperativas at listas.softwarelivre.org>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 6:30 PM, MJ Ray <mjr at software.coop> wrote:
>
>> Josef Davies-Coates wrote:
>> > I'm thinking of co-ordinating the production of 3 events during
>> > Cooperative Fortnight June 19th - July 3rd 2010 about the potential of
>> > uniting the Open Source and Co-op movements.
>> >
>> > The rough idea for the 3 events is:
>> >
>> > 1) presenting the amazing achievements of open source software/
>> > hardware to people in the co-op movement
>> > 2) presenting the amazing achievemenets of the co-op movement to
>> > people in the open source world
>> > 3) a big open space event that bring everyone together to try and
>> > answer a question like "how can the open source and co-operative
>> > movements help each other to thrive (in the face of climate, energy
>> > and economic uncertainty)?"
>> >
>> > The events would (most likely) take place in Manchester and London.
>> >
>> > Who would like to get involved/ present/ fund/ help make it happen?
>>
>> Sounds good to me and I think our co-op would like to be involved.
>>
>> software.coop is present in North West and London, but also in the
>> South West England, where Cooperatives 2010 will be held in nearby
>> Plymouth
>> during Cooperative Fortnight.  I've already approached John Atherton
>> (Worker Co-operative Development Officer, Co-operativesUK) about
>> running a session along the lines of event 1 in Plymouth and I hope
>> we'll hear back soon.
>>
>> I'm talking with others in the Bristol area about an open space event
>> something like 2 and 3 before Cooperative Fortnight.
>>
>> Can we merge these events under one umbrella?
>>
>> Also, please can we present it as Free and Open Source Software, to
>> include free software and the social aspects of it?  They are more
>> easily linked to cooperative principles.
>>
>> > A bit of background...
>> >
>> > Ed Mayo, who headed up the new economics foundation (nef) when I
>> > worked there for a while has recently taken on a job heading up
>> > Co-opsUK.
>> >
>> > In his first speech
>> >
>> http://www.cooperatives-uk.coop/live/images/cme_resources/Public/speeches/a_dog_helps_dog_world.pdf
>> > he state that one of the central economic challenges is to:
>> >
>> > "6. to take advantage of the digital economy, we can embrace the
>> > creative commons of co-operation online, from open source to platforms
>> > for user generated content, rather than try to shore up traditional
>> > private business. If there can be increasing as well as diminishing
>> > returns to investment in a knowledge economy, then economic policy
>> > should economic sharing and limit private monopolies, rather than
>> > increasing the protectionism of intelletual property as the UK and EU
>> > has done."
>>
>> I'll take your word for it.  Ghostscript still can't open that PDF
>> because of the copy-control, which is ironic and frustrating.
>>
>> Let me know if we can combine efforts on the events.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> --
>> MJ Ray, member of www.software.coop Experts in web and GNU/Linux
>> (TTLLP # in subject emails = copy to all workers unless asked.)
>> Turo Technology LLP, reg'd in England+Wales, number OC303457
>> Reg. Office: 36 Orchard Cl., Kewstoke, Somerset, GB-BS22 9XY
>>
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Employment profile: http://www.espach.salford.ac.uk/page/Phoebe_Moore

JCEPS--my recent article: UK Education, Employability and Everyday Life
http://www.jceps.com/index.php?pageID=article&articleID=151

Media Ecologies workshop, Nov 2009, Manchester
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Manchester Film Cooperative: http://www.manchesterfilm.coop/
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