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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.
  • it is alwo an opportunity for the people to take a predominant role in this new economic ecosystem.

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.

How?

How do you intend to do that?

  • by offering this wiki as a gathering place for people who wish to support, contribute and act upon to acheive the Migiwe vision.
  • what will happen next is up to members.

How do I get involved?

  • Become a member of Migiwe

How do I get involved in Migiwe?

  • Become a member of Migiwe
  • Do like you yould do in any other wiki:
    • Browse the content, add you ideas, your knowledge and your knowhow. Make modifications, create new pages, correct spelling mistakes, etc.
    • Take part in discussions, give your opinions, suggestions and criticisms.
    • 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 add todo tasks.
  • You can browse through task lists and chose to execute specific tasks.
  • You can create projects and gather members around you to realize specific tasks in order to achieve more targetted objectives.

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What does Migiwe means anyway?

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

What does the logo represent?

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

Who are you?

Why are you doing this?

References

  1. Native Languages of the Americas