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Linux.com :: The gift economy and free software
There are already many microcosms that thrive on the concept of the gift economy, the scientific community being the most famous.
2004, article, gift-economy, linux, science saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.linux.com/feature/36554
Gift economy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A gift economy is an economic system in which goods and services are given without any explicit agreement for immediate or future quid pro quo.
anarchism, commons, economics, gift-economy, reference saved by: meryn more details ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gift_economy
Gifford Pinchot - The Gift Economy
The first step toward a sustainable sense of success is taking pride in the value of our contributions to others rather than taking pride in the value of our possessions.
1995, contribution, economics, essay, ethics, frugality, future, gift-economy, hyde, integrity, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.context.org/ICLIB/IC41/PinchotG.htm
frontline: high stakes in cyberspace: Stewart Brand | PBS
Brand is the founder of the WELL, a popular online service in San Francisco, and a pioneer of the electronic frontier.
1995, brand, economics, generosity, gift-economy, interview, pbs, prosperity, stabilization, standardization, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/cyberspace/brand.html
The Hi-Tech Gift Economy by Richard Barbrook
It is impossible to understand my article without remembering the bizarre moment in the late-1990s when so many pundits believed that the Net had almost magical powers.
1998, 2005, altruism, anarchism, anarcho-communism, barbrook, capitalism, communism, copyright, culture, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue3_12/barbrook
The Hacker Milieu as Gift Culture
Gift cultures are adaptations not to scarcity but to abundance. They arise in populations that do not have significant material-scarcity problems with survival goods.
1998, abundance, anthropology, competition, cooperation, craftsmanship, culture, economics, essay, gift-economy, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://catb.org/~esr/writings/homesteading/homesteading/ar01s06.html
Check, Please: The New Yorker
Tippers aren’t trying to drive hard bargains or maximize their economic interests; they’re trying to demonstrate their status and to reciprocate what they see as good behavior.
2005, article, gift-economy, newyorker, tipping saved by: meryn more details ...
http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/09/05/050905ta_talk_surowiecki
P2P Foundation » Blog Archive » Interview on Peer to Peer Politics with Cosma Orsi
It is [...] only a matter of time that open design communities striving for absolute quality, start making designs that will eventually be better than those that can be produced by for pr...
2008, abundance, bauwens, capitalism, commons, contribution, distributed, economics, future, gift-economy, More... saved by: meryn more details ...
http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/interview-on-peer-to-peer-politics-with-cosma-orsi/2008/04/10