[iDC] 1. Some notes on value...

[Michael Bauwens]

Franz,

It would be really useful to start a resource that collates information on the various quality control mechanisms in peer production projects; any information can be sent to me and I can formalize it and publish it at p2pfoundation.net,

Michel


----- Original Message ----
> From: Franz Nahrada <f.nahrada at reflex.at>
> To: Steve Cisler <sacisler at yahoo.com>
> Cc: idc at mailman.thing.net
> Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2008 3:37:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [iDC] 1. Some notes on value...
> 
> Thanks Steve for relaying that FakeSteve Jobs post. Its pretty cynical,
> but it hits reality and is counter to any kind of false optimism that
> plagues the Open Source and Open Design world especially when things are
> played out in theory. What the people that DO want to promote the P2P
> revolution need least is self - deception.
> 
> I think there is a lot of thoughts going on in many minds to assure
> quality and excellence of Open Design, not just in Software, but in any
> field of information driven material production. Maybe some people in this
> list can describe social innovations really assuring overall quality and
> useability in Free Modes. Thats what I am concerned most at current times,
> that you cannot just simply rely on developers narcissistic viewpoints
> when it comes to design and useability.
> 
> But where is any kind of open design activity including software that has
> managed to really engage in a substantial and productive dialogue with
> users, distributors, supportes,  that outperforms and outrules IP based
> competition in a complete field of human production? What would we need to
> get there?
> 
> Franz Nahrada
> GIVE - Globally Integrated Village Environment
> Laboratory for Global Villages
> Vienna, Austria
> http://rechtsverlag.at/bookandsurf/html/digital_creativity.html
> 
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