[p2p-research] [esp] Open Source and Co-ops events

[Suresh Fernando]

Josef - any news on this? Due to the work OpenKollab is doing in the Open
Manufacturing arena this is something we'd like to see move forward.

On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Josef Davies-Coates <
josef at uniteddiversity.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> 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?
>
> 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 met with Ed shortly after he started his new job and we discussed
> some of the amazing potential for Co-operative and Open Source
> movements to well, cooperate.
>
> For example, imagine what could happen if the Mondragon Assembly
> factory factory (i.e. they make things that makes things)
> http://www.mondragon-assembly.com/ (itself part of a much larger co-op
> group) co-operated with people on the Open Manufacturing list
> http://openmanufacturing.org/ and amazing projects like Open Source
> Ecology http://openfarmtech.org !
>
> Please let me know ASAP if you can help make this happen.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Josef.
>
>
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