[Olpcaustria] Fwd: [Reminder ]Linuxwochen Wien - Call For Papers

[Ralf Schlatterbeck]

On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 11:08:49PM +0100, L. Aaron Kaplan wrote:
> Therefore in the long run, it will simply be a matter of common sense  
> for all of us to have solar power.
> Because it will be cheaper than drawing power from the grid.
> 
> Which is exactly another puzzle piece in the quest for self relying ,  
> free, autonomous structures:
> * free and open source software
> * free and open source networks (funkfeuer, ...)
> * free and open source education - a competition of the best ideas,  
> teachers. Access to know how for everybody
> * free, renewable power to supply all those needs

Yeah!

> ok, we still have to work on free open source food :)
> (and open hardware is also missing from that list - can't do that yet)

... and don't forget community currencies (not necessarily local ones as
the wikipedia article implies) to tie it all together. That has chances
to solve the food problem and I guess if the money crisis continues
like this we have an opportunity to change things...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_currency
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiemgauer (they're doing it since 2003)
http://www.zeit-fragen.ch/ausgaben/2008/nr51-vom-15122008/ein-regionales-zahlungsmittel-foerdert-die-region/ (in german)

> --> I hope we can find a good speaker for linuxwochen for the solar  
> stuff. Let's also see if this is interesting (and in what specific  
> form) to Linuxwochen.

I'm looking forward to it :-)

Ralf
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