[P2P-F] Collaborative book about the age of P2P

Sat Mar 12 07:57:07 CET 2011

Dear Teilo,

This is an excellent idea but it would need an editor (probably two), to
keep the flow going and make the final editing decisions,

we now have a cooperative within the p2p foundation which aims to produce
publications,

perhaps we can discuss here with the community first,

my feeling is, we should go for it, but the project will need a 'driver' to
push it forward,

Michel

On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Teilo T. London <teilolondon at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello!
>
> There is a big possibility that an economic, political and social crisis is
> coming in the future. I think we should inform as much people about the P2P
> theory as possible. My idea is to create a systematic and easy to read book
> about an alternative to current political, economic and social system.
>
> When I first visited the homepage of P2P Foundation, it was hard for me to
> understand, what it is about. It took about 3 months to get a better
> understanding of the P2P transformation. My friends are not so motivated and
> intrested of this topic, as I am. It would be great, If we could distribute
> a book about P2P, that is easy to understand.
>
> My idea is to write it collaboratively. There is also a need to formulate
> and clarify the timeline, policies, guidelines, and other project-space
> infrastructure relating to this project.
> *Thoughts about the book:
> *
>
>    - Interesting to read for the common people.
>    - The book is written in english, but the content is international -
>    translatable into many other languages.
>    - It should be systematic, easy to understand and unified (glossary
>    included).
>    - Facts represented are verifiable and come from reliable resources.
>    - We could use existing good quality texts (with cc licences) about
>    P2P.
>    - A lot of information is represented visually (diagrams) and in tables
>    for easier understanding.
>
> What do you think of such a project? Could the wiki of P2P Foundation be
> used for it?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Teilo T. London
>

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