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Kind of want to start a software coop with the aim of making tools to facilitate library economies (sharing of tools, community land management, recycling and repurposing, etc.) explicitly licensed in a way that makes them as difficult as possible for for-profit entities to use.
@jsbarretto So creating software under AGPL. Cooperative + AGPL would be a very powerful combination.
@aral I think AGPL is at least one step forward, yes: although I don't think it's sufficient by itself.
My dream would be a whole all-in-one ecosystem for community organising, keeping track of who has borrowed/shared what, who has which services available, all with fediverse integration. Not simply a social media network, but a digital noticeboard intended to encourage people to collaborate and share.
@aral I've noticed that a lot of services go 20% of the way and then stop because to go further is not profitable. You often see Gumtree/Craigslist being used by folks to advertise their services and tools but the platform just isn't built for it at all.
@jsbarretto Interesting. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. The more folks experimenting with alternative ways of doing things, the better :)
@aral Oh, I have no particular plans. Just another item on the long list of "things I'd do if I had no other commitments" 