[AktiviX] Re: activist-geek co-op

[max]

Hello all!

got a few responses from the last email about an geek collective or co-op, 
mostly asking for clarification, so here goes :-)

at the aktivix we were talking about forming a collective of campaigners who 
are doing paid work on linux things. personally i'm looking to be involved in 
/ start up some kind of collective (could be as loose as a mutual-aid 
network, or something like a proper workers' co-op)  of people who are doing 
Free Software IT work. The idea is that we could provide support to other 
members if and when needed.

Just as an example: I'm thinking of doing paid work around linux 
(installation, migration, training etc), but would like to have contacts with 
ppl who may be able muck in (for a fair share of the fees) if, for example, i 
got a really big contract that i couldn't deal with on my own, and needed 
help for a few days. obviously the help would work in all directions, and i'd 
be available for other members to call on for support.

I can see a loose network fulfilling this function well - every time we felt 
we needed help we could just send out a shout to the network, and negotiate 
from there. But if ppl are interested in taking this further and making it a 
proper co-op (ie run it as a distinct business) then i'd be interested in 
that too.

If anyone else is interested it would be great if they could drop me a line

cheers

max



On Thursday 09 Oct 2003 10:37 am, you wrote:
> Hi all
>
> at the aktivix we were talking about forming a collective of campaigners
> who are doing paid work on linux things.
>
> I'm still interested in this idea, and i was wondering:
>
> - who else is interested?
>
> - what is the purpose of the collective, how closely can/will we work
> together?
>
> - if enough people are into such a collective, perhaps we should meet up
> (next aktivix? or earlier on irc?)
>
> max