The Root & Branch Library has been updated with 4 new structural audits. 🏛️

We are moving beyond translation into forensic analysis:

- Why 'Retained Surplus' is not 'Profit.'
- The 1844 Rochdale Rules as a solvency algorithm.
- W.E.B. Du Bois on the 'Group Economy.'

We need to stop treating the social economy as charity and start treating it as superior engineering.

Explore the analyses: https://rootandbranch.online/library/

#SocialEconomy #OpenSource #PoliticalEconomy #Coops #SystemChange

The Root & Branch Library has been updated with 4 new structural audits. 🏛️

We are moving beyond translation into forensic analysis:

- Why 'Retained Surplus' is not 'Profit.'
- The 1844 Rochdale Rules as a solvency algorithm.
- W.E.B. Du Bois on the 'Group Economy.'

We need to stop treating the social economy as charity and start treating it as superior engineering.

Explore the analyses: https://rootandbranch.online/library/

#SocialEconomy #OpenSource #PoliticalEconomy #Coops #SystemChange

Wow, we just attended the @patio general assembly. 23 organisers from tech worker co-operative worldwide. Very energising.

We demand democracy and freedom instead of authoritarian tech dystopia. Join us in the international struggle!

Hack the planet! :fediverse: 🌏 🏴‍☠️

#techcoops #coops #foss #democracy #patio

Wow, we just attended the @patio general assembly. 23 organisers from tech worker co-operative worldwide. Very energising.

We demand democracy and freedom instead of authoritarian tech dystopia. Join us in the international struggle!

Hack the planet! :fediverse: 🌏 🏴‍☠️

#techcoops #coops #foss #democracy #patio

Greetings!

We are considering starting a cooperatively owned, democratically managed cloud computing service for values-driven organizations. Its working name is Henhouse. Our first service would be web hosting, followed by other computing services determined by member discussion and vote.

If this interests you, please complete our brief survey: https://nc.limeleaf.coop/apps/forms/s/MjksQf6xEsnJHGHqeoYwoAKG

Your input will help us understand market needs, competition, and pricing expectations. #coops #bigtech #DigitalAutonomy

Thanks to the Interledger Foundation for their generous Grant for the Web to the Social Web Foundation. With the help of ILF, we are launching a new program area focused on economic issues on the Social Web. In particular, we’ll be producing three reports: one on sustainability for social web instances; one for the Fediverse and the creator economy; and one for cooperatives on the Social Web. In addition, we’ll be engaging multimedia Fediverse apps for using the Web Monetization standard. You can read more about grant on our shared announcement: Interledger Foundation awards $200,000 to Social Web Foundation to support decentralized social media.

Thanks to the Interledger Foundation for their generous Grant for the Web to the Social Web Foundation. With the help of ILF, we are launching a new program area focused on economic issues on the Social Web. In particular, we’ll be producing three reports: one on sustainability for social web instances; one for the Fediverse and the creator economy; and one for cooperatives on the Social Web. In addition, we’ll be engaging multimedia Fediverse apps for using the Web Monetization standard. You can read more about grant on our shared announcement: Interledger Foundation awards $200,000 to Social Web Foundation to support decentralized social media.

"the reality is that now you have all these other jobs that [other] people used to do, and now you have to do them too.”

Having been a worker-owner for ten years now, there's a lot in this article that rings true. But seizing the means of production was always going to be ambitious. #coops are not for the weak willed.

https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/journalism-coops-seem-utopian-whats-it-like-working-in-one/

"the reality is that now you have all these other jobs that [other] people used to do, and now you have to do them too.”

Having been a worker-owner for ten years now, there's a lot in this article that rings true. But seizing the means of production was always going to be ambitious. #coops are not for the weak willed.

https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/journalism-coops-seem-utopian-whats-it-like-working-in-one/

▶️ Workers cooperatives explained

In a worker cooperative, members share interest in the work wich is provided by or ensured through the cooperative.

The members are individual workers (worker-members) whose jobs are directly assured through the cooperative.

A worker cooperative aims to offer its members decent working conditions and income.

https://www.ilo.org/topics-and-sectors/cooperatives

#coops #cooperatives #ILO #workercoop

Greetings!

We are considering starting a cooperatively owned, democratically managed cloud computing service for values-driven organizations. Its working name is Henhouse. Our first service would be web hosting, followed by other computing services determined by member discussion and vote.

If this interests you, please complete our brief survey: https://nc.limeleaf.coop/apps/forms/s/MjksQf6xEsnJHGHqeoYwoAKG

Your input will help us understand market needs, competition, and pricing expectations. #coops #bigtech #DigitalAutonomy

The Calder Valley #CommunityLandTrust are raising money to buy a house. Seems they are over 90% now but it closes tomorrow. FYI

https://caldervalleyclt.org.uk/northfield-share-offer/

#coops #cooperatives #CalderValley #CommunityShares

We will be honest and say that for a small to medium organisation, their are more up front costs to a more open infrastructure.

There's more upfront costs e.g. discovery, communications, quotes, setup. We're a small co-op so we don't have the same amount invested in automation as big tech.

However these costs balance out over the long term as you don't get locked into the tiers and paywalling of big providers where as soon as you hit a certain scale they tighten the screws and start trying to get real money out of you.

That's how big tech work, they set themselves up using loads of capital, hook in the small fishes for free or cheap to get market dominance then once folks are locked into their workflows, they go for the big clients.

Stop playing their game! There is a different way.

:boost_ok:

#foss #infra #coops

We will be attending #fosdem this year (and also for the first time). So if you are around and want to talk about #LAUTI, #events in the fediverse, #coopcloud or tech #coops in general just drop us a line for a meetup.
#fosdem2026 #fosdem26