Carmen Bianca BAKKER on Nostr: I gave a talk on #cooperatives and #FreeSoftware at the general assembly of the ...
I gave a talk on #cooperatives and #FreeSoftware at the general assembly of the npub10admtmn456zvutt5wpsjjh20dk2lp2anmg998uw9py9tfkkapzvqqttvms (npub10ad…tvms). The very very very short of it is that the philosophies of cooperatives and Free Software share an uncanny amount of fundamental values, such as #freedom, #sharing, #community, #democracy, #autonomy, #learning, and #cooperation.
They both even have a litmus test: the seven cooperative principles and the four essential freedoms of Free Software.
https://www.ica.coop/en/cooperatives/cooperative-identity
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html
If you're thinking of starting a Free Software company, why not extend your values into the social realm and found a new #cooperative?
They both even have a litmus test: the seven cooperative principles and the four essential freedoms of Free Software.
https://www.ica.coop/en/cooperatives/cooperative-identity
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.en.html
If you're thinking of starting a Free Software company, why not extend your values into the social realm and found a new #cooperative?