OEkoNux

Table of Contents

"Oekonux" - what does that mean?
The project

"Free Software" - what does that mean?
Characteristics of Free Software
Keyword: Free Software Licences
Mode of production of Free Software
Keyword: Selbstentfaltung
Simply and Doubly Free Software
Free Software and commercial influences
Perspectives of Free Software

Special features of Free Software
Free Software is not a simple hobby
Free Software is not a commodity
Free Software is not a gift
Keyword: Scarcity
Keyword: Rivalness
Keyword: Excludability
Cooperation in Free Projects
Keyword: Maintainer model
Free Software = Selbstentfaltung + digital copy
Keyword: Internet
Free in the sense of Free Software
Keyword: Germ form
Keyword: Five-step
Criticism: Germ form thesis

Germ forms and other models and ideas
Dam building vs. ship building

The way to the GPL society
The utopia
Free information goods
Keyword: Creative Commons
Free material goods
Keyword: Fabber / Rapid Prototyping
Other successful Free Projects: Wikipedia
Other successful Free Projects: Open Access
Keyword: Automation
Keyword: Need
Criticism: GPL society

Percpectives
The utopian toilet
Possible actions