[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge Lending Library?
jim
jim at well.com
Mon Feb 8 23:51:08 UTC 2010
seems good to me. my hope is that communicating
ideas promotes solid values that "stick" with
people and we develop a common ethic. the idea of
enforcing things seems an obviously lost cause
(e.g. laws re prostitution, drugs, embezzlement...).
On Mon, 2010-02-08 at 15:13 -0800, Sai Emrys wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 3:06 PM, jim <jim at well.com> wrote:
> do i read correctly that you're suggesting stickers
> on things, including books, to indicate some kind of
> status (e.g. lendable but bring it back, on-premises,
> take it and burn it for all we care...)?
> either way, i like it.
>
> Exactly so.
>
> The point being that (like CC licensing for digital stuff), the
> original owner can easily indicate their intent in a simple and
> standardized way.
>
> No need to have some sort of big tracking system (just open the
> cover); easy to track them down (if they write their contact info
> there); easy to know whether or not this thing is OK to turn into a
> giant stripper pole / robot.
>
> Independently, NB may or may not want to have a policy of required
> minimums (e.g. stuff not on personal shelves should not be labeled
> 'mine'; maybe the library only accepts books labeled 'borrow me') but
> that's independent.
>
> This is just meant to be a way to communicate intent, not to enforce
> it.
>
> - Sai
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