On 09/20/2016 10:03 AM, Denver Gingerich wrote: > On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 07:40:31AM -0700, Aaron Wolf wrote: >> Of all the >> options proposed "Crowdmatching for public goods" feels like the least >> mental work to read and parse. > > Overall I like that slogan. > > There is one point I haven't seen come up in discussion (apologies if I > missed it) but should be highlighted. I don't have a strong personal opinion > on how important this point is, but because of whose point it is and the > projects Snowdrift.coop aims to support, it should at least be mentioned: > > https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#DigitalGoods > > Now the slogan doesn't say "digital goods", but it does use "goods" in a way > that to me felt slightly confusing initially (and would probably be more > confusing to most people, since they spend less time thinking about software > than the majority of us). > > I don't know if there are good alternatives, though. "Public works" isn't an > option since it has its own meaning ( > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_works ) and "public works of authorship" > feels a bit long to me. > > Anyway, I just wanted to highlight this. To me, the current slogan shouldn't > be rejected solely on the basis of this, but it at least warrants a review by > people more connected to the project than I. > > Denver > http://ossguy.com/
Thanks for the thoughts, Denver! To address the concern: Yes, the metaphor of "goods" inherently causes problems in terms of thinking about non-rivalrous works, but actually "public goods" is the precise, accepted term in economics for non-rivalrous, non-exclusive works. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_good So, it's not just a sorta-good description, it's *the* correct term for precisely what we're focusing on. Cheers, Aaron
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