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Re: Defintion of exchange (was: [ox-en] RE: Open Money?)



In response to: "B. Fallenstein" <b.fallenstein gmx.de>

Hi All,

I really enjoy this open money debate on oekonux and nettime.

Has he really? "To force the *users* of free software to *compensate its
creators* with free software *in return*?" If I want to use free
software, first I have to write some other piece of free software so
I'll be allowed to use the first piece?

Yes, this logic makes in a small world where producers and users
are the same people. The GPL so far only works amongst a
small group of programmers.
 
What I would like to introduce in this debate is the issue of scale.
The free money people must have made thoughts about it but
in the free software world I don't

Scale in a science in itself. Ideas that may work well on a micro
level perhaps won't a macro level. I think many debates on
Oekonux are testing the treshold between micro and macro
but have not really gone beyond the self-satisfied small scale
communities (that we all like and nurture, including me). 

We all know certain principle work well in small groups and
amongst specialists. But will they in society at large? And if
not what is then our conclusion? 

At the moment I can see very real cultural boundaries why
free software is not leaving the boundaries of male hobbyism
and (consequently) the very specific server market linux 
operates within so well. But the issue is: can it first of all
jump into other fields of IT, even outside of the IT-
industry and join similar force within society which 
practice similar ideas (copyleft, basic income, LETS, etc.).

I agree with Benja that 'exchange' is not going to be a 
very likely leading category/practice on the level of society.

Ciao, Geert


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