The DigitalGaia manifesto¶

The following are some fundamental tenets guiding how the DigitalGaia collective operates:

we write free software, copyright is DigitalGaia
we strive for quality in code, not deadlines

Documentation is encouraged and appreciated, especially when kept up-to-date. Tests are part of the specs/doc and should be readable.
we work towards sustainability, not profits

The collective is meant to be a specific size and not grow over time. If it ends up doing that it should be split into multiple “copies” of the collective the same way as for instance the human body is made of multiple cells, not a giant one that grew. Growth is also fractal in the sense that 5 collectives can join together and form a “super-collective” in the same way that 5 persons joined together to form a single collective.
we choose freely what we work on

No one is required to work on anything on particular, if people want to team up to work on a common project they are free to do it and can rescind that collaboration whenever

People choose to do what they want to do with their time (except for some needed coordination stuff) (also: Just for Fun. No, Really. [HN])

The idea is that there is more symbiosis when a working structure emerges by itself through free will rather than be imposed by a central authority. That way, each participant can use their skillset to their best potential instead of being assigned to a task that doesn’t necessarily fit them.
we need to be resilient / antifragile

Decisions are collective, 1 human 1 vote (unless we find something better)

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