permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>]

Jonathan Storvick wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'd like to make to make a couple of quick points here.  First of all, it
> was a pirated pdf copy of Mollison's Permaculture Two that got me interested
> in permaculture in the first place, and inspired me to save up the money to
> take a PDC - and also to purchase a copy of the Designer's Manual.  So while
> in the first place, I engaged in "piracy" - an act which many on this list
> are angrily decrying, it was the impetus for a lifechanging experience and
> has indirectly contributed monetarily to both Mollison and the individuals
> who taught my PDC.  So instead of criminalizing and ostracizing Evan (love
> your blog, btw, dude), we might be thanking him for providing individuals
> like myself with information that can lead to a lifetime of sustainable
> action (which benefits us all in the long run).
>
> Also - some of the diatribes posted on this list against Evan seem
> altogether out of character for a group of folks dedicated to making this
> world a better place.   Shouldn't this issue inspire respectful debate
> rather than anger, finger-pointing and veiled threats?  In my opinion,
> People Care demands much more than that from us.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jon Storvick
> Autonomy Without Tears
> http://autonomywotears.blogspot.com

What a great blog you've created, Jonathan, a major piece of work 
especially your research paper:
"Polycultural Agriculture: How Agroecological Systems Yield Greater
Benefits to the Environment, Human Health and Social Justice"
http://autonomywotears.blogspot.com/2009/08/polycultural-vs-monocultural.html

It is hit and miss, nothing engraved in stone. A book is written to sell 
for income or it is written and made available for free to the public or 
the for-profit work is converted to a freebie after a time. Its all up 
to the author and noone else. Its a time tested proven system. Just 
because its the digital age and it is easy to put any work online 
doesn't give anyone the right to do so without the author's permission.

Facts of life; works will be pirated and put online anyway. Useful for 
those who can access them. If this happened open ended fewer authors 
would write for a living and less good works would be available to help
sustain our cllective knowledgebase.