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==Welcome to Consumerium.org R&D Wiki== | ==Welcome to Consumerium.org R&D Wiki== | ||
[[Consumerium]] is a not-for-profit project, | [[Consumerium]] is a not-for-profit project, being designed under [[GFDL]] [[licences|license]], to develop [[w:free software|free software]] and [[Hardware Requirements|infrastructure]] for storage, transport and display of varying levels of [[Features|product information]] to [[consumer]]s at the [[point of purchase]]. It may also develop or aggregate other software to assist in the compilation and validation of information to guide purchasing. | ||
It is part of a major trend in activism - one of several [[essential projects]] that will make [[moral purchasing]] a daily reality. Consumerium focuses '''''[[moral purchasing power]]''''' to keep this planet hospitable as possible for life. How exactly will this be done? Here's our best guess yet: | |||
Advice will probably be seen by the [[end user]] as a [[red light|red]]/[[yellow light|yellow]]/[[green light]] traffic-type signal, or as a [[score]] easily translated into a [[price premium]], or as a note in [[Simple English]] about issues with, or merits of, the product. All rely on [[opinion wiki]] comments compiled by software using a [[wikitext standard]]. [[Semantic link]] standards may be required also. | |||
However it is seen by the consumer, the release of this advice is keyed to [[bar code]]s, and may rely on frequently updated data embedded in hand-held devices, and/or dynamic retrieval via [[short-range wireless]] to the shelf front. Where possible, reasons for making buying decisions, or refusing a certain product, will go as [[feedback]] to the [[producer]]s. | |||
We invite you to participate by editing proposals and discussions below. | |||
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===Selected articles=== | ===Selected articles=== | ||