Re: [ox-en] Terminology: Peer X?
- From: Michael Bauwens <michelsub2003 yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:10:19 -0800 (PST)
Hi Franz,
Just want to point to this important upcoming book by Axel Bruns, which proposes the concepts of produsage and produsers as a way of creating value which is really distinct. In fact, he also proposes to do away with peer production, and I offer a few arguments why this is not a good idea.
Best is to read my review here at http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/the-produsage-revolution-a-stellar-new-book/2007/11/15
Note that the book is NOT yet available, I had an advance copy of the manuscript but cannot distribute it.
One more question: I'm surprised there is not more discussion around siefkes new book, which I haven't read yet. Could we perhaps ask a review, however short, by Stefan Meretz?
Michel
----- Original Message ----
From: Franz Nahrada <f.nahrada reflex.at>
To: list-en oekonux.org
Cc: Stefan Merten <smerten oekonux.de>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 8:53:42 PM
Subject: Re: [ox-en] Terminology: Peer X?
Stefan Merten writes:
I tend to use "peer production" and generally "peer" as an attribute.
What do you think?
I am happy that we are at this point. In fact although Free Software
and
Linux was the earliest successful (hope it will continue) case of the
new
Free Modes of Production, we cannot derive or "deduct" the forms (in
which
material production is based on the total sharing and co-development of
its design components) totally from the software world. So switching to
a
more general concept will open our mind and I think Michel currently is
worldwide the person with the best overview and scope of the vague
"cloud"
we are studying, at least from what he has published. Rallying around
him
and his concept will do oekonux and the likeminded groups a lot of
benefit
to reach out to the society at large. Its important to have a clear
distinctive name. What I am looking for is a good German translation
because we dont have the term in its exact meaning.
"Peer" does not imply a personal relation in my understanding and it
has
the nice meaning that production cannot constitute dominance. When we
were
looking for a name we also thought about "ForumProduction" to point at
the
fact that this mode of production is based on the constant sharing and
exchanging of ideas.
I also like the fact that Michel stated that old production forms do
not
completely vanish or disappear, but they are "submitted" to the new
dominant paradigm.
Franz
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