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What?

What is Migiwe?

Migiwe is an online community of people who share a common vision - the realization of a strong and sustainable economy of free.

What is an economy of free?

An economy of free (or a free culture economy) is what you get when you have producers of free, offering free products and services, for the sake of consumers of free (aka the free culture movement), in exchange for free payments.

What is a free payment?

A payment that the consumer is free to make or not. A payment free of any mandatory value or constraints. In other words, a donation. See also here.

Why?

Why Migiwe?

Because we believe that:

  • the free culture movement is a gem that must be protected and fostered
  • without a way for producers to get paid for their work, this movement is condamn to stagnate, if not to disapear
  • free payment is the solution, if not the only solution to acheive a viable economy of free
  • free payment is already everywhere, it only need to be fostered
  • Migiwe is the way to make it happend

Why not use donation instead of free payment?

To break free from the idea of charity often associated with the word donation. A free payment is a business transaction. It is not an act of charity or altruism and producers of free are not panhandlers.

Why a wiki?

How?

How do you intend to do that?

How do I get involved?

  • Become a member of Migiwe

How do I get involved in Migiwe?

  • Become a member
  • Do like you yould do in any other wiki:
    • Browse the content, add you ideas, your knowledge, make modification, create new page, correct spelling mistakes, etc.
    • Take part in discussions, give your opinion, suggestions and criticism.
    • As usual, if your change is significant, it is always a good idea to discuss it in the talk page before posting.

In the Migiwe wiki however, other options are possible:

  • You can browse

Wait...

Wait, what does Migiwe means anyway?

Mìgiwe (mee-gih-way) means "he or she gives" in Algonquin.[1]

Wait, what does the logo represent?

The Migiwe logo is based on a map of the internet produced by Barrett Lyon through the Opte Project.


References

  1. Native Languages of the Americas