A free co-operative (Dublin)

dublin | miscellaneous | other press Monday February 12, 2007 01:12 by David Collins

A brief notice about a small web-based project which aims to facilitate free sharing of goods, and free provision of services.

Address: http://ie.uk.to/

Initially, this project would mainly be focused on 'shareable' goods - allowing users to both offer and request items. When offering goods, users can specify how long they are willing to lend them for, request a monetary deposit as security (in case goods aren't returned, or are damaged), request a proof of address from borrowers, and - in case one ends up lending items regularly - request donations to help recover the initial cost of goods.

Although an option to ask for donations is provided, the idea behind the project is really to enable people to share goods without the need for money. The project - if it goes ahead - would hopefully be an experiment in moneyless economics.

An option to request help / services is also provided.

For more information on the project, read here: http://ie.uk.to/motivation