Are there any fediverse or self-hostable sort of platforms made for mutual aid? Ideally with some sort of inventory system?
I’m looking to set up a one person super efficient “farm” to be the hub of a mutual aid network (it’s going to take a while to ramp up but I intend to support everyone I can as soon as I can, as long as they are worth supporting… oooh sorry conservatives 6x prices for you…). I’m looking for a self-host able or fedi platforms, that maybe I can link to nearby mutual aid cells, perhaps. Or get them to join by mouthy-words?
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Serious question, why do this online? How can you truly know if others need it or are lying? Why not help your neighbors?
You never know. Neither online or with your neighbors. Building a reputation system online like the fediseer would be possible to see if someone is legit btw.
Yea, I see it as a 2FA authentication in a way.
Yes. It especially helps me think in new ways outside of the current “reveal your identity to everyone” because that just doesn’t cut it. Never has. The world we would need for this to work doesn’t exist. Until it maybe does we need to make sure the person we talk to online is who they say they are, not who ELSE they are. I’d call it managing identities. Maybe thats already a thing.
I’m moving away from anyone that would be my neighbors now, and while I also plan to support the small local community I end up in, my friends are already a bit scattered around a 4-hour radius from my projected landing spot, and they all have people they love and trust, and I still want to support the dispersed community I care about now, as well as being part of an underground pipeline for people to safer spaces.
Being online isn’t ideal, but it may prove to be necessary to maintain inventory and needs for such an extended network. Idk shit about logistics.
I have a few interface points already established who will be delivery/distribution points for wider networks, but if others want to contribute their goods it will get prohibitively difficult for one person to manage
I’ve looked for something like this and haven’t been able to find one.
I’ve started developing one for my local mutual aid group, but that’s still months away from an initial release at the rate I’ve been able to put time into it.
(Side note if anyone does know of one, I’d love to hear about it)
You and @haui_lemmy@lemmy.giftedmc.com would probably be good to chat about that :)
I don’t know shit about shit. I’d love to pretend I do but I don’t and getting competent people together is probably a win
That’s really nice of you to say. You’re obviously a good facilitator.
I’d suggest we use something already there and bolt on the necessary bits since it is already modular. I have mentioned dolibarr. It came to be as erp system with the ability to disable parts and write sour own modules. It of course is Foss and you can reduce it to say inventory, online shop, maybe procurement and finances, done.
Writing an activity pub module should not be that hard since it uses php and SQL. Full disclosure: I found it hard to make a module on my own but I didn’t give it a lot of time next to my work.
Feel free to contact me by mail, matrix or signal if you’re more familiar with that.
Huh, I wasnt originally planning on activitypub in what I’m building cause I see little reason for my group’s needs, currently just thinking a basic api so you could hook several instances together. @ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com would that cover your use case or would a broader activity pub implementation be better?
(Also absolutely no promises this turns into something beyond just being useful to the group I’m involved in, but I would like to make it something broadly useful if I can with the time I’m able to put into it.)
Super sorry for the delay - life stuff got hectic
I think whatever you are planning would be perfectly fine for my needs, since I don’t need much. I was more just looking to see if it already existed but if it leads to a cool collab, that’s pretty awesome too and I’d love to use whatever comes out of it :)
Thats all fine. One, if anyone needs enything beyond your design they should improve on it and two, you’re not obligated to do anything, let alone make stuff for people who you never met. I’m glad we connected and I will help if possible. Do you have a got where one can help with the project?
I just have it on a private Gitea server right now, I’ll move it over to github and send you a DM with some more details
As much as I hate to say it… I use Facebook groups. They’re usually really well established and very local.
So maybe look for a fediverse Facebook replacement like frendica?
Sounds like a federated eBay/amazon but where the “price” can be specified as non financial would do the trick.
I think thats a great idea. Haven’t heard of any projects like this yet though.
It should not be impossible to set up though. You could use Foss erp software like dolibarr to plan and calculate everything and it has a shop as well.
Feel free to contact me for more info.
I don’t know how to do anything techy, unfortunately, so I didn’t understand most of what you wrote… most I know how to do is basic tech support troubleshooting type stuff 😅
No problem. Feel free to DM me and discuss getting this set up. Use a quick search for the following words:
- free and open source
- erp system
- dolibarr
You can use Wikipedia for all of them too. I can help you on the tech stuff and keep you independent at least of proprietary crap. VERY important btw.
What I’m thinking is we use a company planning solution to plan a mutual aid campaign. Of course that’s overkill but it is modular so we can just run tiny parts of it.
I mean I’m down but idk how to do shit until I find a guide for it 😅
So like I’m super nervous but I’m into it.
@Darorad@lemmy.world might be into this also. Idk how mentions work but now you both got one, and I feel fancy.
