From: Rik van Riel (riel@nl.linux.org)
Date: Thu Nov 11 1999 - 04:26:47 MST
On Wed, 10 Nov 1999, Doug Jones wrote:
> As for setting up a spacefaring civilization- the minimum is
> enough mass to start bootstrapping more from extraterrestrial
> sources, a Library of Everything (at most a ton or so), a few
> people, and a good head start.
I'm afraid that you'd need more than just a few people if
you want to setup a civilization. While the tech side of
the story might be done by just a few, I guess you'd need
at least a few hundred people to start a self sustainable
space village.
Rik
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