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1. ralphtheninja (ralph@social.weho.st)'s status on Sunday, 06-May-2018 06:45:05 EDT ralphtheninja

   Business idea. Create a "company" that:

   * does #freesoftware only, both consulting on existing software and developing new products
   * primarily focuses on local governments, non-profits and the like
   * has no office
   * has no hierarchy and no bosses
   * has no managers
   * employs free software developers from the whole world
   * maximize developer happiness
   * minimize meetings and bureaucracy

   The reason I quoted company is that it doesn't even have to be a legal entity. Call it community if you like.

   1. map witch ebel ⛧ 🧙‍♀️🗺️🌍 (ebel@moytura.org)'s status on Monday, 07-May-2018 02:40:47 EDT map witch ebel ⛧ 🧙‍♀️🗺️🌍

      in reply to

      @ralph @alcinnz you could make it a co-operative. Then it's a legal entity which can do commercial stuff without being controlled by shareholders

      And I think Igalia is doing just this: https://www.igalia.com/nc/about-us/

      Also check out https://social.coop for more about coops