13 Feb
2014
13 Feb
'14
12:27 p.m.
If others want to spend some time tonight talking through what a
cooperatively owned ISP could look like, I'd love to be a part of that
discussion. Some folks from Mondragon's University just held an event on
cooperatives on Tuesday in SF and I talked with Ricardo from SELC a little
bit about IT cooperatives. If we try and get a picture of how a cooperative
might operate within and in partnership with the mesh tonight, I'd be happy
to stop by the SELC legal cafe next week and get answers on whatever
questions we come up with.
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Jeremy and I are applying to this grant for our
food worker coop ;)
Amazing!!! :-)
(I am not sure what food worker coop is, but still amazing. :-) )
I think the more relevant applications, the
better.
Yes!!! Please, spread the word, apply. Personally, I really think that
people should try to create more coops, it is a very good way for a
social change.
On the other hand, I think it could work if a
group of Berkeleyans wanted
to coordinate a group to start their own "mesh cooperative" since this
seems to be a vibe of many of the folks we've talked to in Berkeley,
students and other residents alike. Any such "mesh cooperative" could
participate in The People's Open Network and work in close coordination
or
simple solidarity with Sudo Mesh.
Yes!
And they do not have to be from Berkeley. Grant are not targeted only to
Berkeley area.
Maybe also think about a coop which would build on top of mesh network.
In guifi.net (Spanish community wireless network with 15k+ nodes) whole
small companies already work inside the network, providing different
services and so on. There are people who would like and are able to pay
to become a member and they want also technical support. A coop could be
that. Or maybe some service on top of it. Or it does not have to be mesh
related, but still something which would integrate mesh at some point
later on. Personally, I really like the idea of IT coops, so instead of
startups, you create a coop. You do the same thing, only all workers own
the company.
One step further is also that you make all your customers own the
company as well. So not only workers, but customers also become members
and then you together determine prices. A friend of mine had an idea for
a farming cooperative, where they would connect multiple small farms
together to be able to fulfill big orders, but also customers would be
members of this cooperative.
Do not forget that there can be many different types of cooperatives,
like housing, worker, and consumer coops.
For an inspiration, the biggest cooperative, with 14 billion EUR in
revenue and 80k employees. Check what all they do:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation
Mitar
On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Mitar
<mitar(a)tnode.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I must say that filing for a coop status only to get this grant is a
> bit... The idea of this grant is to help people who really believe in
> cooperatives as means to a social change and need help with this. If you
> really want and believe in cooperatives and you want to be a
> cooperative, then this is a great opportunity.
>
>
> Mitar
>
>> Could we still file for coop status under the umbrella of SudoRoom?
>> On Feb 11, 2014 11:35 PM, "Mitar" <mitar(a)tnode.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> Just a comment. This money is awarded if you want to create a coop as
an
>>> entity/business. Not only if project
is cooperative in spirit.
>>>
>>> But I do encourage you to apply if you have any coop idea. Friends of
>>> mine (they were at Mass effect) (Derek and Mikey) are for example
>>> creating an IT coop (where mesh is a part of their ideas). (If anybody
>>> has any contacts with other IT coops in the area, if they are any,
>>> please tell me to forward them.)
>>>
>>> So yes, this is a great opportunity. It is yearly. Spread the word
> around.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mitar
>>>
>>>> If anyone is interested in writing an application, the Berkeley
Student
>>>> Cooperative has announced a
$10,000 cooperative development grant for
>>>> cooperative projects that serve students or underserved members of
>>>> low-income communities within the SF Bay Area
>>>>
>>>> https://sites.google.com/a/bsc.coop/eacom/co-op-development-fund
>>>>
>>>> Applications are due 11:59 pm, Sunday March 9th.
>>>>
>>>> I am still interested in starting an extension to the mesh in
Berkeley
>>>> starting within the co-ops. This
might be a nice way to get the
central
>>>> management on board, too and
bring a bit more funding for hefty
> backbone
>>>> equipment / more nodes.
>>>>
>>>> Lemme know if you all have questions. Still have a PicoStation
sitting
>> around waiting for mesh firmware to be loaded
on!
>>
>> Nader
>>
>>
>>
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13 Feb
12:52 p.m.
There's also an interesting talk from 30c3 on a federated ISP model...
http://media.ccc.de/browse/congress/2013/30C3_-_5391_-_en_-_saal_6_-_201312…
On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Jacob Levin <jjflevin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
If others want to spend some time tonight talking
through what a
cooperatively owned ISP could look like, I'd love to be a part of that
discussion. Some folks from Mondragon's University just held an event on
cooperatives on Tuesday in SF and I talked with Ricardo from SELC a little
bit about IT cooperatives. If we try and get a picture of how a cooperative
might operate within and in partnership with the mesh tonight, I'd be happy
to stop by the SELC legal cafe next week and get answers on whatever
questions we come up with.
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Jeremy and I are applying to this grant for our
food worker coop ;)
Amazing!!! :-)
(I am not sure what food worker coop is, but still amazing. :-) )
I think the more relevant applications, the
better.
Yes!!! Please, spread the word, apply. Personally, I really think that
people should try to create more coops, it is a very good way for a
social change.
On the other hand, I think it could work if a
group of Berkeleyans
wanted
to coordinate a group to start their own
"mesh cooperative" since this
seems to be a vibe of many of the folks we've talked to in Berkeley,
students and other residents alike. Any such "mesh cooperative" could
participate in The People's Open Network and work in close coordination
or
simple solidarity with Sudo Mesh.
Yes!
And they do not have to be from Berkeley. Grant are not targeted only to
Berkeley area.
Maybe also think about a coop which would build on top of mesh network.
In guifi.net (Spanish community wireless network with 15k+ nodes) whole
small companies already work inside the network, providing different
services and so on. There are people who would like and are able to pay
to become a member and they want also technical support. A coop could be
that. Or maybe some service on top of it. Or it does not have to be mesh
related, but still something which would integrate mesh at some point
later on. Personally, I really like the idea of IT coops, so instead of
startups, you create a coop. You do the same thing, only all workers own
the company.
One step further is also that you make all your customers own the
company as well. So not only workers, but customers also become members
and then you together determine prices. A friend of mine had an idea for
a farming cooperative, where they would connect multiple small farms
together to be able to fulfill big orders, but also customers would be
members of this cooperative.
Do not forget that there can be many different types of cooperatives,
like housing, worker, and consumer coops.
For an inspiration, the biggest cooperative, with 14 billion EUR in
revenue and 80k employees. Check what all they do:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation
Mitar
On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Mitar
<mitar(a)tnode.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I must say that filing for a coop status only to get this grant is a
> bit... The idea of this grant is to help people who really believe in
> cooperatives as means to a social change and need help with this. If
you
> really want and believe in cooperatives and
you want to be a
> cooperative, then this is a great opportunity.
>
>
> Mitar
>
>> Could we still file for coop status under the umbrella of SudoRoom?
>> On Feb 11, 2014 11:35 PM, "Mitar" <mitar(a)tnode.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> Just a comment. This money is awarded if you want to create a coop
as
an
>>> entity/business. Not only if project
is cooperative in spirit.
>>>
>>> But I do encourage you to apply if you have any coop idea. Friends of
>>> mine (they were at Mass effect) (Derek and Mikey) are for example
>>> creating an IT coop (where mesh is a part of their ideas). (If
anybody
>>> has any contacts with other IT coops
in the area, if they are any,
>>> please tell me to forward them.)
>>>
>>> So yes, this is a great opportunity. It is yearly. Spread the word
> around.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mitar
>>>
>>>> If anyone is interested in writing an application, the Berkeley
Student
>>>> Cooperative has announced a
$10,000 cooperative development grant
for
>>>> cooperative projects that serve
students or underserved members of
>>>> low-income communities within the SF Bay Area
>>>>
>>>> https://sites.google.com/a/bsc.coop/eacom/co-op-development-fund
>>>>
>>>> Applications are due 11:59 pm, Sunday March 9th.
>>>>
>>>> I am still interested in starting an extension to the mesh in
Berkeley
>>>> starting within the co-ops. This
might be a nice way to get the
central
>>>> management on board, too and
bring a bit more funding for hefty
> backbone
>>>> equipment / more nodes.
>>>>
>>>> Lemme know if you all have questions. Still have a PicoStation
sitting
>>> around waiting for mesh firmware to be loaded on!
>>>
>>> Nader
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> mesh mailing list
>>> mesh(a)lists.sudoroom.org
>>> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/mesh
>>>
>>
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2:02 p.m.
Just as a point of reference, the approach we are taking here in Kansas City is
as follows:
The network itself is a commons: anyone can join and participate by building.
Internet service is just that: a service that runs on top of the network. The
idea is to have a really free market for internet access that uses shares a
common infrastructure. In this way, service providers (which would ideally be
cooperative) have an interest in maintaining and expanding the network.
imw
On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 12:52:09PM -0800, J.C. wrote:
There's also an interesting talk from 30c3 on a
federated ISP model...
http://media.ccc.de/browse/congress/2013/30C3_-_5391_-_en_-_saal_6_-_201312…
On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Jacob Levin <jjflevin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
If others want to spend some time tonight talking
through what a
cooperatively owned ISP could look like, I'd love to be a part of that
discussion. Some folks from Mondragon's University just held an event on
cooperatives on Tuesday in SF and I talked with Ricardo from SELC a little
bit about IT cooperatives. If we try and get a picture of how a cooperative
might operate within and in partnership with the mesh tonight, I'd be happy
to stop by the SELC legal cafe next week and get answers on whatever
questions we come up with.
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Jeremy and I are applying to this grant for our
food worker coop ;)
Amazing!!! :-)
(I am not sure what food worker coop is, but still amazing. :-) )
I think the more relevant applications, the
better.
Yes!!! Please, spread the word, apply. Personally, I really think that
people should try to create more coops, it is a very good way for a
social change.
On the other hand, I think it could work if a
group of Berkeleyans
wanted
to coordinate a group to start their own
"mesh cooperative" since this
seems to be a vibe of many of the folks we've talked to in Berkeley,
students and other residents alike. Any such "mesh cooperative" could
participate in The People's Open Network and work in close coordination
or
simple solidarity with Sudo Mesh.
Yes!
And they do not have to be from Berkeley. Grant are not targeted only to
Berkeley area.
Maybe also think about a coop which would build on top of mesh network.
In guifi.net (Spanish community wireless network with 15k+ nodes) whole
small companies already work inside the network, providing different
services and so on. There are people who would like and are able to pay
to become a member and they want also technical support. A coop could be
that. Or maybe some service on top of it. Or it does not have to be mesh
related, but still something which would integrate mesh at some point
later on. Personally, I really like the idea of IT coops, so instead of
startups, you create a coop. You do the same thing, only all workers own
the company.
One step further is also that you make all your customers own the
company as well. So not only workers, but customers also become members
and then you together determine prices. A friend of mine had an idea for
a farming cooperative, where they would connect multiple small farms
together to be able to fulfill big orders, but also customers would be
members of this cooperative.
Do not forget that there can be many different types of cooperatives,
like housing, worker, and consumer coops.
For an inspiration, the biggest cooperative, with 14 billion EUR in
revenue and 80k employees. Check what all they do:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation
Mitar
On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Mitar
<mitar(a)tnode.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I must say that filing for a coop status only to get this grant is a
> bit... The idea of this grant is to help people who really believe in
> cooperatives as means to a social change and need help with this. If
you
> really want and believe in cooperatives and
you want to be a
> cooperative, then this is a great opportunity.
>
>
> Mitar
>
>> Could we still file for coop status under the umbrella of SudoRoom?
>> On Feb 11, 2014 11:35 PM, "Mitar" <mitar(a)tnode.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> Just a comment. This money is awarded if you want to create a coop
as
an
>>> entity/business. Not only if project
is cooperative in spirit.
>>>
>>> But I do encourage you to apply if you have any coop idea. Friends of
>>> mine (they were at Mass effect) (Derek and Mikey) are for example
>>> creating an IT coop (where mesh is a part of their ideas). (If
anybody
>>> has any contacts with other IT coops
in the area, if they are any,
>>> please tell me to forward them.)
>>>
>>> So yes, this is a great opportunity. It is yearly. Spread the word
> around.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mitar
>>>
>>>> If anyone is interested in writing an application, the Berkeley
Student
>>>> Cooperative has announced a
$10,000 cooperative development grant
for
>>>> cooperative projects that serve
students or underserved members of
>>>> low-income communities within the SF Bay Area
>>>>
>>>> https://sites.google.com/a/bsc.coop/eacom/co-op-development-fund
>>>>
>>>> Applications are due 11:59 pm, Sunday March 9th.
>>>>
>>>> I am still interested in starting an extension to the mesh in
Berkeley
>>>> starting within the co-ops. This
might be a nice way to get the
central
>>>> management on board, too and
bring a bit more funding for hefty
> backbone
>>>> equipment / more nodes.
>>>>
>>>> Lemme know if you all have questions. Still have a PicoStation
sitting
>>>> around waiting for mesh firmware
to be loaded on!
>>>>
>>>> Nader
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> mesh mailing list
>>>> mesh(a)lists.sudoroom.org
>>>> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/mesh
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> http://mitar.tnode.com/
>>> https://twitter.com/mitar_m
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We are having meetings on these topics right now and in the next 30
days here in Seattle. Bill Aal (toolsforchange.org) and I met this
morning to begin to map out exactly what such an enterprise might look
like. I am very interested to collaborate with folks on this topic.
And I am half-Basque, I also know a thing or two about MCC (Mondragon) ;-)
Forrest Hartzamendi-Hawes
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If others want to spend some time tonight talking
through what a
cooperatively owned ISP could look like, I'd love to be a part of
that discussion. Some folks from Mondragon's University just held
an event on cooperatives on Tuesday in SF and I talked with Ricardo
from SELC a little bit about IT cooperatives. If we try and get a
picture of how a cooperative might operate within and in
partnership with the mesh tonight, I'd be happy to stop by the SELC
legal cafe next week and get answers on whatever questions we come
up with.
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> Hi!
>
>> Jeremy and I are applying to this grant for our food worker
>> coop ;)
>
> Amazing!!! :-)
>
> (I am not sure what food worker coop is, but still amazing. :-)
> )
>
>> I think the more relevant applications, the better.
>
> Yes!!! Please, spread the word, apply. Personally, I really think
> that people should try to create more coops, it is a very good
> way for a social change.
>
>> On the other hand, I think it could work if a group of
>> Berkeleyans wanted to coordinate a group to start their own
>> "mesh cooperative" since this seems to be a vibe of many of the
>> folks we've talked to in Berkeley, students and other residents
>> alike. Any such "mesh cooperative" could participate in The
>> People's Open Network and work in close coordination
> or
>> simple solidarity with Sudo Mesh.
>
> Yes!
>
> And they do not have to be from Berkeley. Grant are not targeted
> only to Berkeley area.
>
> Maybe also think about a coop which would build on top of mesh
> network. In guifi.net (Spanish community wireless network with
> 15k+ nodes) whole small companies already work inside the
> network, providing different services and so on. There are people
> who would like and are able to pay to become a member and they
> want also technical support. A coop could be that. Or maybe some
> service on top of it. Or it does not have to be mesh related, but
> still something which would integrate mesh at some point later
> on. Personally, I really like the idea of IT coops, so instead
> of startups, you create a coop. You do the same thing, only all
> workers own the company.
>
> One step further is also that you make all your customers own
> the company as well. So not only workers, but customers also
> become members and then you together determine prices. A friend
> of mine had an idea for a farming cooperative, where they would
> connect multiple small farms together to be able to fulfill big
> orders, but also customers would be members of this cooperative.
>
> Do not forget that there can be many different types of
> cooperatives, like housing, worker, and consumer coops.
>
> For an inspiration, the biggest cooperative, with 14 billion EUR
> in revenue and 80k employees. Check what all they do:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation
>
>
> Mitar
>
>> On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Mitar <mitar(a)tnode.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>> I must say that filing for a coop status only to get this
>>> grant is a bit... The idea of this grant is to help people
>>> who really believe in cooperatives as means to a social
>>> change and need help with this. If you really want and
>>> believe in cooperatives and you want to be a cooperative,
>>> then this is a great opportunity.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mitar
>>>
>>>> Could we still file for coop status under the umbrella of
>>>> SudoRoom? On Feb 11, 2014 11:35 PM, "Mitar"
>>>> <mitar(a)tnode.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi!
>>>>>
>>>>> Just a comment. This money is awarded if you want to
>>>>> create a coop as
> an
>>>>> entity/business. Not only if project is cooperative in
>>>>> spirit.
>>>>>
>>>>> But I do encourage you to apply if you have any coop
>>>>> idea. Friends of mine (they were at Mass effect) (Derek
>>>>> and Mikey) are for example creating an IT coop (where
>>>>> mesh is a part of their ideas). (If anybody has any
>>>>> contacts with other IT coops in the area, if they are
>>>>> any, please tell me to forward them.)
>>>>>
>>>>> So yes, this is a great opportunity. It is yearly. Spread
>>>>> the word
>>> around.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Mitar
>>>>>
>>>>>> If anyone is interested in writing an application, the
>>>>>> Berkeley
> Student
>>>>>> Cooperative has announced a $10,000 cooperative
>>>>>> development grant for cooperative projects that serve
>>>>>> students or underserved members of low-income
>>>>>> communities within the SF Bay Area
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://sites.google.com/a/bsc.coop/eacom/co-op-development-fund
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
Applications are due 11:59 pm, Sunday March 9th.
>>>>
>>>> I am still interested in starting an extension to the
>>>> mesh in
Berkeley
>>>> starting within the co-ops. This
might be a nice way to
>>>> get the
central
>>>> management on board, too and
bring a bit more funding
>>>> for hefty
> backbone
>>>> equipment / more nodes.
>>>>
>>>> Lemme know if you all have questions. Still have a
>>>> PicoStation
sitting
>>> around waiting for mesh firmware to be loaded on!
>>>
>>> Nader
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>
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