Noncommercial
- the core network is a noncommercial commons where individuals
meet and interact as Citizens of the Earth rather than consumers.
Transparent,
decentralized
and collaborative
democratic governance - to the extent that the consortium exists
as an institution, it is the shared intention of those participating
that its governance be conducted in a manner that is transparent,
decentralized and collaborative.
Chaordic
structure - this is a new word, combining chaos and order, coined
by Dee Hoc, founder of VISA, to describe a new kind of decentralized
organizational structure. We all like the idea and acknowledge that
nobody really knows how to do it yet.
Software Consortium
partners endorse the Earth
Charter, become a member of Commons
Holdings, and agree to strive to achieve greater interoperability
in the software they make available through the Consortium Software
Pool by implementing as many as possible of these five software
principles starting from the top of the stack.
- Open, nonproprietary
file formats and protocols
- Cross platform
implementation
- Decentralized
and distributed servers and databases
- Open API's
- Open Source
We take our
inspiration from the IETF RFC process
and we aspire to emulate that process for emergent social network
standards.