From: "Lee Flier" <lflier@mindspring.com>
Specifics will be different according to the locality and lots of other factors, but Permaculture as a *system* and a teaching curriculum is, the way I understand it, what Bill has copyrighted. IMO this is a terrific idea because it allows for nearly infinite growth and contributions from everyone involved - BUT it still places a burden on teachers to maintain consistency in the basic principles. Obviously, a lot of people don't do that, and they think that's OK for whatever reason - like: Bill has no monopoly on swales so he has no right to "monopolize" permaculture, or: Bill has a lot of great ideas but some of them are "outdated", or: Bill says it's OK because once you get your design certificate, Permaculture is whatever you think it is. Sorry, but it ain't.
--Lee
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