2020 has seen many people and organizations, de-funded, de-platformed (kicked off of popular platforms like Facebook and Twitter) People are scared, broke and confused as to the future financial health of their families. Many developers have lost projects because their client's income has been cut off. This is Capitalism and unfair business practices at work.
GET FREE: Here is a site that will help you choose the best GNU/Linux operating system based on what you need.
There are tactical and logistical efforts we can use to create value within our communities, and we do that by cooperating, not competing.
CoopGuide will work to reveal the achievable dreams of Cooperators, not just list profiles. Come meet us at the Weekly Show and Tell with Agaric - skillshare and discussions.
Agaric is a worker-owned web technology cooperative since 2006 - One member = One vote. Here are a few links to free software tools and some cooperative networks recommended for learning more about being a tech worker-owner. You may add resource links in the comments!
Recommended blog post - Free software that Agaric uses daily
Platforms:
"Find It Program Locator" a Drupal Distribution on GitLab
Website built on the Find It Platform with the City of Cambridge, MA
Books Agaric has contributed to:
- Ours to Hack and to Own - the Rise of Platform Cooperativism (Chapter 34)
- The Definitive Guide to Drupal 7 - 35 authors reveal how to work with D7
Cooperative links to connect with networks:
- United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives
- Democracy At Work Institute - DAWI
- Start.coop - An accelerator and incubator for coops
- May First Movement Technology - (Agaric's preferred hosting provider)
- "FACT[TIC]" Argentinian worker coop federated network
- The Platform Coop Consortium
- Internet Of Ownership - a directory of platforms being built:
- The 7 Coop Principals
- Nice repo of tech coop links
- Solidarity Economy Network
Legal information:
- Co-opLaw
- Sustainable Economies Law Center, helps with coop formation/operation
Mailing lists to join:
- Tech Workers Coop
- Platform Cooperativism website and the discussion list: platformcoop-discuss@lists.riseup.net
Get Involved with IEEE SAOPEN - brought to us by ieee.org
Become a member of the Community Advisory Group. We are starting the process to set standards for free and open source software. Tech and Organic voices are necessary!