Re: [Taler] syllabus, money as debt aspect

[Thomas]

Money as debt should be not a general problem, see sardex.net
https://www.ft.com/content/cf875d9a-5be6-11e5-a28b-50226830d644
https://www.dw.com/en/italys-b2b-cashless-sardex-currency-set-to-take-on-the-world/a-45300395

I think the question of "money as debt" is "only" depending on the
"social structure/agreement" of the community/society who is using it.
Best regards

Am 28.04.21 um 00:44 schrieb Calvin Burns via Taler:
> Thank you.
> The Problem I see with Banco Palmas is that again money is created as debt.
>
> On Sun, 04/25/2021 07:37:55 PM, Christian Grothoff wrote:
>> Hi Calvin,
>>
>> I think you need at least a good GNU/Linux system administrator training
>> (Web server (nginx or Apache), databases (Postgres), key management
>> (TLS), network configuration (IP, DNS), backup, and of course software
>> installation). If you train people with those skills, they should be
>> able to setup Taler.
>>
>> For the governance question, my personal belief is that it would be key
>> to really involve the local government and start the process by funding
>> public works from the seigniorage while at the same time ensuring the
>> tokens have money by having the government accept these
>> tokens for taxes and fees.  You should also probably look at
>>
>>         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_Palmas
>>
>> for inspiration.
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Christian
>>
>> On 4/23/21 1:49 PM, Calvin Burns via Taler wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> if you would create a course "creating local currency based on GNU Taler" 
>>> what
>>> would be a "minimal" syllabus for theory and practical aspects such that
>>> participants would be able to actually deploy GNU Taler as local currency?
>>>
>>> Any thoughts on how seigniorage can be direct-democratically controlled and
>>> organized in a local community?
>>>
>>> thanks in advance, 
>>> Calvin Bruns
>>>