open systems

dan paluska2009-07-16

open systems vs closed systems

lower barriers to entryabundance mindsetlinuxwikipediaenglish languageparts of academiabazaardistributedyoutube

higher barriers to entryscarcity mindsetbankscorporationsparts of academiacathedralconsolidatedhollywood

the tragedy of the commons

a dilemma in which multiple individuals acting independently in their own self-interest can ultimately destroy a shared limited resource even when it is clear that it is not in anyone's long term interest for this to happen. used as reasoning for both privatization and government regulation.

paper by Garrett Hardin (science, 1968).

all you need is love...

and accountability.

changelog, cvs, git, forums, bulletin boards, wikiscanner, etc.

informational commons and free marketshow can current systems of commerce, government, business, education, etc be replaced or augmented by more open systems?

some decentralized informational commons leads to lower barriers to entry for all, less consolidation, and a freer market.

linux, wikipedia, pizza, bikes, the english language, etc...

information _________ free

{wants to be, is, isn't, ... }

you don't teach shamu to jump through a hoop by nagging.approximations. positive rewards. animal training.

are you a lottery contestant or a chef?

scalable rewards (fractal, power law distribution)

authormusiciananyone who "hits it big"  information residuals

non-scalable rewards

chefmechanicplumber

work-for-hireno information residuals

open notebook science/artmore process

flickryoutubevimeo ggl docsdelicious facebooktwitterfriendfeed...

distributed grouped/pooled taggedcomment enabledembeddablerss feedstime stampedworld viewablemaintained by someone elseenhanced process docsenhanced reproducibilityrevision history

kits, public domain development, etc.

toaster kitcamera mount kitsrobotic drum kitsculpture kits

Can you improve shop function through automaticpublic documentation?

the broadcasteradd value to a physical location through voluntary public and archived documentation.