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@ntnsndr<\/a> Where to start? OCLC has long lost any semblance to its supposed mission. It's a rent-seeking SaaS provider like any other.<\/p>

When a \"non-profit cooperative\" tries to sue its own members' employees into oblivion without a shred of evidence, you know for sure it's beyond redemption (like JSTOR with Aaron).
https:\/\/torrentfreak.com\/alleged-annas-archive-operator-dropped-from-u-s-scraping-lawsuit-250417\/<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mamot.fr\/users\/nemobis\/statuses\/116737089893970651","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mamot.fr\/users\/nemobis\/statuses\/116737089893970651","objectType":"note","content":"

@ntnsndr<\/a> Where to start? OCLC has long lost any semblance to its supposed mission. It's a rent-seeking SaaS provider like any other.<\/p>

When a \"non-profit cooperative\" tries to sue its own members' employees into oblivion without a shred of evidence, you know for sure it's beyond redemption (like JSTOR with Aaron).
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@JMarkOckerbloom<\/a> Right, so it clearly fails the test of \"Cooperatives are democratic organisations controlled by their members\".
https:\/\/ica.coop\/en\/cooperatives\/cooperative-identity<\/a><\/p>

The current OCLC presumably exists to serve the interests of its own staff, i.e. maximising their wages and money extraction from universities. This is often the end result of 501(c) controlled by a self-perpetuating board.<\/p>

Would a worker-owned cooperative avoid such a mismatch? What if members were workers at \"customer\" libraries?<\/p>

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@JMarkOckerbloom<\/a> Right, so it clearly fails the test of \"Cooperatives are democratic organisations controlled by their members\".
https:\/\/ica.coop\/en\/cooperatives\/cooperative-identity<\/a><\/p>

The current OCLC presumably exists to serve the interests of its own staff, i.e. maximising their wages and money extraction from universities. This is often the end result of 501(c) controlled by a self-perpetuating board.<\/p>

Would a worker-owned cooperative avoid such a mismatch? What if members were workers at \"customer\" libraries?<\/p>

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@nemobis<\/a> @ntnsndr<\/a> Yeah, talk to cataloging librarians, and you'll hear some stories.<\/p>

I don't know your criteria for co-ops (I haven't read all you've published on them) but I generally assume that a requirement for a true co-op is that members choose the governing officials, or at least a controlling share of them. That's not the case with OCLC. (There's a council chosen by libraries, but it's subordinate to the board of directors, where the majority of seats are *not* electable by council.)<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/JMarkOckerbloom\/statuses\/116737332656203866","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/JMarkOckerbloom\/statuses\/116737332656203866","objectType":"note","content":"

@nemobis<\/a> @ntnsndr<\/a> Yeah, talk to cataloging librarians, and you'll hear some stories.<\/p>

I don't know your criteria for co-ops (I haven't read all you've published on them) but I generally assume that a requirement for a true co-op is that members choose the governing officials, or at least a controlling share of them. That's not the case with OCLC. (There's a council chosen by libraries, but it's subordinate to the board of directors, where the majority of seats are *not* electable by council.)<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@JMarkOckerbloom\/116737332656203866","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mamot.fr\/users\/nemobis\/statuses\/116737089893970651","url":"https:\/\/mamot.fr\/@nemobis\/116737089893970651"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mamot.fr\/users\/nemobis"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-11:objectType=thread:nonce=c5cd79afa43687a2","notice_info":{"local_id":"12743098","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-12T19:44:49+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@JMarkOckerbloom\/116737332656203866"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr","displayName":"Nathan Schneider","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-original-tmp20251122034438.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-96-20251122043501.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-48-20251122041702.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-24-20251122091232.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"66149"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-96-20251122043501.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Teaching and writing media studies at CU Boulder. Helping to build a cooperative fediverse with Social.coop. Fan of democratic experiences and divine mysteries. Co-leading e2c.how, medlab.host, metagov.org, start.coop, wagingnonviolence.org.","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@ntnsndr","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"ntnsndr","displayName":"Nathan Schneider","note":"Teaching and writing media studies at CU Boulder. Helping to build a cooperative fediverse with Social.coop. Fan of democratic experiences and divine mysteries. Co-leading e2c.how, medlab.host, metagov.org, start.coop, wagingnonviolence.org."}},"content":"

@nemobis<\/a> @JMarkOckerbloom<\/a> yep, if the board is not chosen by members, definitely not a cooperative.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr\/statuses\/116738849525724919","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr\/statuses\/116738849525724919","objectType":"note","content":"

@nemobis<\/a> @JMarkOckerbloom<\/a> yep, if the board is not chosen by members, definitely not a cooperative.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@ntnsndr\/116738849525724919","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mamot.fr\/users\/nemobis\/statuses\/116737762848724252","url":"https:\/\/mamot.fr\/@nemobis\/116737762848724252"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mamot.fr\/users\/nemobis"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/JMarkOckerbloom"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-11:objectType=thread:nonce=c5cd79afa43687a2","notice_info":{"local_id":"12743100","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-12T19:44:47+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@ntnsndr\/116738849525724919"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/JMarkOckerbloom","displayName":"John Mark Ockerbloom","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/74922-original-tmp20221216212909.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":240,"height":240},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/74922-96-20221216212909.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/74922-48-20221216212909.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/74922-24-20221216212909.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"74922"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/74922-96-20221216212909.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"A Philadelphian with professional interests in libraries, technology, copyright, and culture, and nonprofessional interests that include singing, reading, hiking, biking. Also other personal interests that you might pick up from my posts over time.He, him, his. Lent, Easter, Pentecost. Speak out, organize, vote.","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@JMarkOckerbloom","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"JMarkOckerbloom","displayName":"John Mark Ockerbloom","note":"A Philadelphian with professional interests in libraries, technology, copyright, and culture, and nonprofessional interests that include singing, reading, hiking, biking. Also other personal interests that you might pick up from my posts over time.He, him, his. Lent, Easter, Pentecost. Speak out, organize, vote."}},"content":"

@ntnsndr<\/a> I read your last question as a cautionary check on what precedes it, since while what you proposed sounds appealing in some ways, it does *not* describe OCLC as it exists (though it might describe it as some would like or had hoped it would be).<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/JMarkOckerbloom\/statuses\/116736676998178840","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/JMarkOckerbloom\/statuses\/116736676998178840","objectType":"note","content":"

@ntnsndr<\/a> I read your last question as a cautionary check on what precedes it, since while what you proposed sounds appealing in some ways, it does *not* describe OCLC as it exists (though it might describe it as some would like or had hoped it would be).<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@JMarkOckerbloom\/116736676998178840","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr\/statuses\/116733097592587322","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@ntnsndr\/116733097592587322"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-11:objectType=thread:nonce=c5cd79afa43687a2","notice_info":{"local_id":"12741100","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-12T11:56:27+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@JMarkOckerbloom\/116736676998178840"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr","displayName":"Nathan Schneider","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-original-tmp20251122034438.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-96-20251122043501.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-48-20251122041702.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-24-20251122091232.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"66149"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-96-20251122043501.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Teaching and writing media studies at CU Boulder. Helping to build a cooperative fediverse with Social.coop. Fan of democratic experiences and divine mysteries. Co-leading e2c.how, medlab.host, metagov.org, start.coop, wagingnonviolence.org.","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@ntnsndr","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"ntnsndr","displayName":"Nathan Schneider","note":"Teaching and writing media studies at CU Boulder. Helping to build a cooperative fediverse with Social.coop. Fan of democratic experiences and divine mysteries. Co-leading e2c.how, medlab.host, metagov.org, start.coop, wagingnonviolence.org."}},"content":"

@JMarkOckerbloom<\/a> fair enough! Any cautionary tales?<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr\/statuses\/116737007788170641","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr\/statuses\/116737007788170641","objectType":"note","content":"

@JMarkOckerbloom<\/a> fair enough! Any cautionary tales?<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@ntnsndr\/116737007788170641","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/JMarkOckerbloom\/statuses\/116736676998178840","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@JMarkOckerbloom\/116736676998178840"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/JMarkOckerbloom"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-11:objectType=thread:nonce=c5cd79afa43687a2","notice_info":{"local_id":"12741101","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-12T11:56:26+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@ntnsndr\/116737007788170641"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr","displayName":"Nathan Schneider","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-original-tmp20251122034438.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-96-20251122043501.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-48-20251122041702.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-24-20251122091232.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"66149"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-96-20251122043501.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Teaching and writing media studies at CU Boulder. Helping to build a cooperative fediverse with Social.coop. Fan of democratic experiences and divine mysteries. Co-leading e2c.how, medlab.host, metagov.org, start.coop, wagingnonviolence.org.","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@ntnsndr","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"ntnsndr","displayName":"Nathan Schneider","note":"Teaching and writing media studies at CU Boulder. Helping to build a cooperative fediverse with Social.coop. Fan of democratic experiences and divine mysteries. Co-leading e2c.how, medlab.host, metagov.org, start.coop, wagingnonviolence.org."}},"content":"

@natematias<\/a> Absolutely. This would be a chance for an interface that more fully reflects academic values.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr\/statuses\/116735127906680764","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr\/statuses\/116735127906680764","objectType":"note","content":"

@natematias<\/a> Absolutely. This would be a chance for an interface that more fully reflects academic values.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12739616","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/natematias\/statuses\/116734117955618641","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@natematias\/116734117955618641"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/natematias"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-11:objectType=thread:nonce=c5cd79afa43687a2","notice_info":{"local_id":"12739616","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-12T03:58:21+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12739616"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/natematias","displayName":"J. Nathan Matias \ud83e\udda3","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/74223-original-tmp20221216031648.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/74223-96-20221216031648.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/74223-48-20221216031648.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/74223-24-20221216031648.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"74223"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/74223-96-20221216031648.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Social & computer scientist who works alongside communities on science for a safer, fairer, more understanding Internet. Founder, Citizens and Technology Lab \u00b7 Visiting Scholar, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia \u00b7 Assistant Prof at Cornell \u00b7 Guatemalan-American \u00b7 Co-founder of @transparenttechEnjoys taking photos & listening to books\/poetry on very long bike rides.","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@natematias","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"natematias","displayName":"J. Nathan Matias \ud83e\udda3","note":"Social & computer scientist who works alongside communities on science for a safer, fairer, more understanding Internet. Founder, Citizens and Technology Lab \u00b7 Visiting Scholar, Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia \u00b7 Assistant Prof at Cornell \u00b7 Guatemalan-American \u00b7 Co-founder of @transparenttechEnjoys taking photos & listening to books\/poetry on very long bike rides."}},"content":"

@ntnsndr<\/a> yes, with the caveat that it would need robust and rapid alignment \/ safety \/ content policy updates in partnership with mental health services.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/natematias\/statuses\/116734117955618641","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/natematias\/statuses\/116734117955618641","objectType":"note","content":"

@ntnsndr<\/a> yes, with the caveat that it would need robust and rapid alignment \/ safety \/ content policy updates in partnership with mental health services.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@natematias\/116734117955618641","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr\/statuses\/116733097592587322","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@ntnsndr\/116733097592587322"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-11:objectType=thread:nonce=c5cd79afa43687a2","notice_info":{"local_id":"12738523","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-11T23:41:29+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@natematias\/116734117955618641"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/pjw","displayName":"pjw","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/350907-original-tmp20250621114659.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/350907-96-20250621114659.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/350907-48-20250621114659.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/350907-24-20250621114659.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"350907"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/350907-96-20250621114659.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Philosophy lecturer and political activistSenior Lecturer in Philosophy at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Specialize in metaethics, ethics, and philosophy of perception. Dabble a bit in political philosophy. In my spare time I fight (mostly offline) against Israeli apartheid, and, unfortunately, in recent days, against genocide. Also a member of the Footnotes Collective (https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/pjwerner\/home) 90% post in English, 10% Hebrew","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@pjw","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"pjw","displayName":"pjw","note":"Philosophy lecturer and political activistSenior Lecturer in Philosophy at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Specialize in metaethics, ethics, and philosophy of perception. Dabble a bit in political philosophy. In my spare time I fight (mostly offline) against Israeli apartheid, and, unfortunately, in recent days, against genocide. Also a member of the Footnotes Collective (https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/pjwerner\/home) 90% post in English, 10% Hebrew"}},"content":"

@ntnsndr<\/a> yes, absolutely. I'd want it to be democratically accountable, and I may have other concerns, but you didn't ask whether I'd be all in for it, you asked whether I'd feel more comfortable. And in that case it's a definite yes.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/pjw\/statuses\/116733647841505634","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/pjw\/statuses\/116733647841505634","objectType":"note","content":"

@ntnsndr<\/a> yes, absolutely. I'd want it to be democratically accountable, and I may have other concerns, but you didn't ask whether I'd be all in for it, you asked whether I'd feel more comfortable. And in that case it's a definite yes.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@pjw\/116733647841505634","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr\/statuses\/116733097592587322","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@ntnsndr\/116733097592587322"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-11:objectType=thread:nonce=c5cd79afa43687a2","notice_info":{"local_id":"12737895","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-11T21:43:14+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@pjw\/116733647841505634"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr","displayName":"Nathan Schneider","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-original-tmp20251122034438.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-96-20251122043501.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-48-20251122041702.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-24-20251122091232.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"66149"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-96-20251122043501.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Teaching and writing media studies at CU Boulder. Helping to build a cooperative fediverse with Social.coop. Fan of democratic experiences and divine mysteries. Co-leading e2c.how, medlab.host, metagov.org, start.coop, wagingnonviolence.org.","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@ntnsndr","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"ntnsndr","displayName":"Nathan Schneider","note":"Teaching and writing media studies at CU Boulder. Helping to build a cooperative fediverse with Social.coop. Fan of democratic experiences and divine mysteries. Co-leading e2c.how, medlab.host, metagov.org, start.coop, wagingnonviolence.org."}},"content":"

@arod<\/a> like OCLC or credit unions in the US: the purpose is not to distribute dividends but the provide a service at cost.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr\/statuses\/116733330881732028","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr\/statuses\/116733330881732028","objectType":"note","content":"

@arod<\/a> like OCLC or credit unions in the US: the purpose is not to distribute dividends but the provide a service at cost.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@ntnsndr\/116733330881732028","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/arod\/statuses\/116733115259935890","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@arod\/116733115259935890"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/arod"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-11:objectType=thread:nonce=c5cd79afa43687a2","notice_info":{"local_id":"12737540","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-11T20:21:40+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@ntnsndr\/116733330881732028"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/arod","displayName":"Alex Rodr\u00edguez","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/215605-original-tmp20231119181047.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/215605-96-20231119181047.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/215605-48-20231119181047.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/215605-24-20231119181047.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"215605"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/215605-96-20231119181047.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Jazz trombonist, writer, organizer; Co-founder, Mirlo","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@arod","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"arod","displayName":"Alex Rodr\u00edguez","note":"Jazz trombonist, writer, organizer; Co-founder, Mirlo"}},"content":"

@ntnsndr<\/a> what do you mean by non-profit co-op?<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/arod\/statuses\/116733115259935890","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/arod\/statuses\/116733115259935890","objectType":"note","content":"

@ntnsndr<\/a> what do you mean by non-profit co-op?<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@arod\/116733115259935890","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr\/statuses\/116733097592587322","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@ntnsndr\/116733097592587322"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-11:objectType=thread:nonce=c5cd79afa43687a2","notice_info":{"local_id":"12737328","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-06-11T19:26:24+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@arod\/116733115259935890"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr","displayName":"Nathan Schneider","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-original-tmp20251122034438.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-96-20251122043501.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-48-20251122041702.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-24-20251122091232.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"66149"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/66149-96-20251122043501.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Teaching and writing media studies at CU Boulder. Helping to build a cooperative fediverse with Social.coop. Fan of democratic experiences and divine mysteries. Co-leading e2c.how, medlab.host, metagov.org, start.coop, wagingnonviolence.org.","url":"https:\/\/social.coop\/@ntnsndr","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"ntnsndr","displayName":"Nathan Schneider","note":"Teaching and writing media studies at CU Boulder. Helping to build a cooperative fediverse with Social.coop. Fan of democratic experiences and divine mysteries. Co-leading e2c.how, medlab.host, metagov.org, start.coop, wagingnonviolence.org."}},"content":"

Academics: would you feel better about a campus AI contract if it went to a nonprofit co-op, controlled by universities, that runs inference with diverse models on renewable energy and follows university-governed data protection? An OCLC for AI?<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-15:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr\/statuses\/116733097592587322","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.coop\/users\/ntnsndr\/statuses\/116733097592587322","objectType":"note","content":"

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