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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