Difference between revisions of "Commons-based peer production"
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Also known as long-tail production, term coined by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yochai_Benkler Yochai Benkler]. | Also known as long-tail production, term coined by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yochai_Benkler Yochai Benkler]. | ||
| − | The distinction between ''commons-based peer production'' and | + | The distinction between ''commons-based peer production'' and ''[[peer production]]'' is the co-ownership or communal stewardship of resources and platform. |
= Characteristics = | = Characteristics = | ||
| − | A mode of production that is '''open''' (access to participation, [[permissionless]]), '''transparent''' (access to information), '''decentralized''' (allocation of resources) and '''horizontal''' (autonomy), involving many actors who use p2p communications (e.g. the Internet) to coordinate. These actors are both independent and interdependent. They may freely share material [[resources]] and the platform ([[infrastructure]]), their knowledge, and collaborative effort to provide solutions to problems. | + | A mode of production that is '''open''' (access to participation, [[permissionless]]), '''transparent''' (access to information), '''decentralized''' (in terms of allocation of resources) and '''horizontal''' (autonomy), involving many actors who use p2p communications (e.g. the Internet) to coordinate. These actors are both independent and interdependent. They may freely share material [[resources]] and the platform ([[infrastructure]]), their knowledge, and collaborative effort to provide solutions to problems. |
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| + | Wen we speak about [[peer production]] we suppose that the infrastructure is under the [[nondominium]] form of property (ex. [[Bitcoin]]). | ||
= Challenges = | = Challenges = | ||
Revision as of 20:39, 14 February 2024
Also known as long-tail production, term coined by Yochai Benkler. The distinction between commons-based peer production and peer production is the co-ownership or communal stewardship of resources and platform.
Characteristics
A mode of production that is open (access to participation, permissionless), transparent (access to information), decentralized (in terms of allocation of resources) and horizontal (autonomy), involving many actors who use p2p communications (e.g. the Internet) to coordinate. These actors are both independent and interdependent. They may freely share material resources and the platform (infrastructure), their knowledge, and collaborative effort to provide solutions to problems.
Wen we speak about peer production we suppose that the infrastructure is under the nondominium form of property (ex. Bitcoin).
Challenges
The central question of commons-based production is this: if the ownership / stewardship of commons are in the hands of a large community, how are the fruits of collaboration (due to a skilled or inventive minority group) to be distributed among participants?
One solution is by direct accounting: what is harvested from the commons shall be shared fairly among participants.
In Practice
Sensorica expands this model by adding a contribution accounting system, which allows for an equitable redistribution of economic gains, based on everyone's contribution. This mode of production is powered in large part by a variety of intrinsic motivations (such as contributing to the wealth and welfare of the commons), but also by the desire to access tangible benefits, including financial remuneration.
This production system may benefit in many cases (particularly with regard to non-physical commons such as knowledge and cultural reservoirs) by scaling up to a large ecosystem of diverse membership. It is important that this remain a community such that exploitation and competition do not become overriding forces. Open source development and licensing enables higher-order currencies like reputation to act as a strong binding principle of self-organization.
References
See definition on p2p Foundation