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[[Consumerium]] is a not-for-profit project, developed 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]].   
[[Consumerium]] is a not-for-profit project, developed 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]].   


This will probably be keyed to [[bar code]]s, and may rely on frequently updated data embedded in hand-held devices, 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.  This will enhance the consumer experience, advance product development and keep this planet as hospitable as possible for human and other natural life.
It is one of several [[essential projects]] that will, together, make [[moral purchasing]] a daily reality.
 
Advice will probably be keyed to [[bar code]]s, and may rely on frequently updated data embedded in hand-held devices, 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.  This will enhance the consumer experience, advance product development and keep this planet as hospitable as possible for human and other natural life.
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