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The FairWare - project stresses the question, what might arise, when open innovation and fair production / fair trade comes together in one organization.

The idea is simple: the people who contribute innovation, conceptual work and design to the production process, are being paid fairly. This knowledge is then owned by a charitable trust. Patents and Designs will be released under a "FairWare" license. Small manufacturers who produce under fair conditions may produce and sell the products under a joint label.

The idea is in "preliminary stage". Support (to think along, to join the project group, financial support for the foundation of the charitable trust) is welcome.

Are you dreaming of a cooperative, fair and ecological economy?

Imagine all products we purchase and use contain the following quality features:

• functional
• worthwhile
• durable
• fully serviceable
• easy to keep up-to-date (acc. techn. products)
• fancy
• positive ecobalance

Imagine something even weirder: in such factories, where above described products are manufactured we would even loke to work.

From there, we would love to use these products with clear conscience and a kind of pride as we consider it as "our products". These products belong to us, because they are 'developed from our pure needs and designed and made by us, potentially. More, trademark rights and patents are owned by us in our roles as worker/producer and consumer, concurrently.

These are products whose design and goodwill is considered common knowledge.

In this sense there are already a lot of useful initiatives, e.g. Software relying on a range of striking Open Source applications.

But what about cell phones, sneakers, furniture, cars, solar panels, as well as many other products?
Indeed, even here there are some remarkable projects launched, but didn't made headway, so far.

In comparison to above mentioned initiatives recent global incorporations are more powerful, financially strong, and rather efficient, too.

Think about what will happen, if we combine efficiency of an affiliated group, the capability of Open Souce, IT options, and the vitality of Social Communities?

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