Gift as in Barn-Raising (was Free as in freedom)

Rob Myers robmyers at mac.com
Fri Mar 19 11:00:39 EST 2004


On Friday, March 19, 2004, at 03:49PM, <email at greglondon.com> wrote:

>unfortunately, "Shareware" has tainted the term a bit.

Hmmm. You're right. :-)

>So it's not "gift" as in getting a gift for your birthday,
>its 'gift' as in 'gift economy' as in a culture that is
>able to give someone the gift of a barn raising.

I'm unfamiliar with that use of the term but if it has that historical precedent that's good.

How do you feel about the "commons" label?

- Rob.




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