Introduction and Overview › Glossary for the Networking Language · 1 min read
Commons are collectively maintained resources that are used, cared for, managed, and further developed by people together.
At the core is not ownership alone, but the way in which people take responsibility for shared goods.
Commons can be material or immaterial.
Examples include:
Commons do not arise solely from the existence of a resource.
What is crucial is the community that takes responsibility for this resource.
This includes:
Commons are often seen as an alternative to purely state or purely private management.
They create spaces in which people can take responsibility together.
Commons support:
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