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Yesterday I had the pleasure to meet Michel Bauwens again on a seminar organized by IAB Belgium. I’m familiar with his work, but it’s nice to see his presentation evolve over time. Afterwards we had a long and interested group discussion about peer to peer principles and uses.

It’s clear for Michel peer to peer is a way of life. Peer to peer is beyond software, although software is part of his philosophy. But not p2p software (like bittorent) per se. It’s more about the creation process.
Michel approaches society from a p2p point of view. Central in this approach is the free will of the individual, bound to a certain goal. It’s by combining these individuals that great things can happen (like Linux, youTube, Wikipedia, ..).

To get an introduction to p2p, I really would recommend to listen to this podcast in dutch, or choose one in English from the directory.

Some more link love
- p2p blog (English)
- p2p blog (Dutch)
- p2p foundation / Wiki

Michel is a very nice person to speak with, he’s intelligent and has some pretty good insights. So if you got the chance to meet him, don’t hesitate. I know he’s back in Belgium June 1 – 15. It might be a good opportunity to organize a session, I’m sure he’s up to it. Keep in mind it’s not technical, it’s society and principles. Would be great to see Michel speak to politicians for example. If you’re interested to meet, you can email him: michelsub2003-at-yahoo.com