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===== Open money =====

**This is a new page very much in development**

==== Our working definition ====
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==== Key topic pages ====
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  * //Open money// is the descendant and expansion of the original [[LETS|LETSystem]] concept. Although one specific category within the broader //open money// concept is consistent with the the original [[https://archive.lets.net/gmlets/design/home.html|LETSystem design]], it also open up the concept of [[money]] in a number of ways. In particular, it enables users to create and steward their own monies|currencies|measures creating unlimited [[variety]] within the set. In this sense in particular it can be regarded as a true //commons money//.

==== Related terms and definitions ====
More accessible material is in preparation. Meanwhile, the following pages will help to explain some of the concepts:
  * https://openmoney.org (2001)
  * https://archive.lets.net
  * https://openmoney.github.io/basics/
  * https://openmoney.github.io/openmoney-links/
  * https://openmoney.github.io/specification/

==== Commentary ====
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==== Open questions ====