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1. mike_hales (mikehales@social.coop)'s status on Saturday, 30-Jun-2018 21:36:50 UTC mike_hales

   • Benjamin Mako Hill

   Puzzled . . @mako makes a clear pitch on "Free software production needs free tools" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_nK6nP_RCY&feature=youtu.be
   And is very clear on #commons and #P2P (though says most code comes from solo not collaboration!). Yet not a hint of coop ownership of #platforms to keep tools honest & open (GitHub!). Surely tools today become platforms? And platforms require collaboration even if code doesn't? So why doesn't #coop follow automatically, as we talk tools? How does libre not equal coop in FLOSS world?

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   • h (h@social.coop)'s status on Saturday, 30-Jun-2018 23:39:03 UTC h

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     @mike_hales @mako Most coop people don't understand software, let alone Free Software. Most Free Software people don't understand coops. The intersection of these two groups is tiny, but hopefully growing.

     What I would like to see would be more people interested in learning, and less people trying to impose their very particualr views on the other camp.

     The implied assumption that Free Software projects can't possibly stay honest is indicative that a lot more work is needed.