Let's zoom in on a particular area of the commons: the movement and their deliverables, where a strong credo dominates. The noble focus is on offering open technologies, software and systems. But in their quest to uphold the overlooked aspect is . The ability to not only sustain oneself, but also by extension the creative one is part of. The commons is an entirely chaotic grassroots environment with very specific social dynamics that are not properly accounted for. Instead top-down "herding of cats" governance models that work in regular business environments, are attempted. These may work, but only in small organizational settings, and NOT at scale where they break down.

FOSS in this definition is NOT commons-based. For that we need where FOSS is the deliverable and initiatives the engines of delivery, (Free software development lifecycle) supply chains.

coding.social/blog/reimagine-s

I posted on this notion of before, with a meme attached..

social.coop/@smallcircles/1153

There's nothing wrong with , but it only provides part of the solution as long as the angle is not given due attention to.

Esp. with disruptive inhumanely introduced technologies, new major threats to the community are surfacing, and giving attention to this subject matter is more important than ever.

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