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# Convene 



Convene secure, affordable, always-available digital Spaces where anyone can

(play || work || grow || be). 🎲 👩‍💻 🌱 🛋️



- [Overview](#overview)

- [Using Convene](#using-convene)

  - [Purchasing a Convene Operator License.](#purchasing-a-convene-operator-license)

  - [Help and Support](#help-and-support)

- [Contributing to Convene](#contributing-to-convene)

- [Operating a Convene neighborhood](#operating-a-convene-neighborhood)

- [About The Zinc Collective](#about-the-zinc-collective)



## Overview



Convene is an _Operating System_ for **Community Owned Digital Infrastructure**.

Once deployed to a server, Convene is accessed by any web browser.



Convene serves as a community-owned, more ethical alternative to investor-owned online tools like

SquareSpace, Etsy, Patreon, Zoom, Yelp, and more.



A Convene Deployment is a _Neighborhood_. People create _Spaces_ in a _Neighborhood_, and fill those _Spaces_

with _Furniture_ to meet their collective digital needs. For example:



- A Regional Co-operative network could provide their members with shared payments and video communication infrastructure.

- A Farmer's Market could provide professionally designed websites and social media presences for their vendors.

- A Co-operative Startup Incubator could keep capitalization tables, Patronage Records and other logistical records.



Note: `Furniture` has been renamed to `Gizmo/Gizmos`.



You can see more in the [Zinc neighborhood](https://convene.zinc.coop).



We have two milestones we are working towards:



- Product Milestone:

  [1.0 Andromeda](https://github.com/zinc-collective/convene/milestone/1)

- Engineering Milestone:

  [Cleanup!](https://github.com/zinc-collective/convene/milestone/3)



## Using Convene



[Zinc] maintains a Convene Neighborhood at https://convene.zinc.coop. For people

who want to run their own Neighborhood of Spaces, consider purchasing a Convene

Operator License.



[zinc]: https://www.zinc.coop/



### Purchasing a Convene Operator License.



Individuals and non-commercial organizations may run their own Convene

deployment however they see fit without requiring payment.



However, if the person or organization engages in commerce, defined as taking

currency in exchange for goods or services, then the organization must purchase

a license to use Convene.



Pricing is determined on a case-by-case basis. Please reach out to

[`[email protected]`](mailto:[email protected]) for licensing information.



### Help and Support



Organizations and individuals who are comfortable relying on free Community

Support are encouraged to [start a discussion][discussions]. Maintainers

respond as they are available.



Paid support is available for \$135 USD per hour[1][footnote-1].



[prosperity public license]: https://prosperitylicense.com/

[issue-tracker]: https://github.com/zinc-collective/convene/issues

[discussions]: https://github.com/zinc-collective/convene/discussions



## Contributing to Convene



We're always excited for new contributors! Read more in our

[guide to contributing, located in CONTRIBUTING.md](./CONTRIBUTING.md)



## Operating a Convene neighborhood



See our [operator documentation](./docs/operator.md).



## About The Zinc Collective



Convene is maintained by a dedicated community of volunteer Contributors and

Maintainers known as the [Zinc Collective], a digital product and services

cooperative.



We have a [Pledge and Code of Conduct](https://www.zinc.coop/code-of-conduct/).

And anyone can become a [contributor](https://www.zinc.coop/contributing/)

and/or [maintainer](https://www.zinc.coop/maintaining/).



[zinc collective]: https://www.zinc.coop/



## Footnotes 



### Paid Support 



Our paid support rate is pegged to 3x [the San Francisco Living Wage for a

couple with a single worker raising three children][san-francisco-living-wage].



This rate is negotiable for organizations that offer Zinc a [patronage

account][what-is-patronage] or corresponding equity stake.



Paid support clients may also request a deferred payment program, with terms to

be determined on a case-by-case basis.



[footnote-1]: #paid-support

[san-francisco-living-wage]: https://livingwage.mit.edu/metros/41860

[what-is-patronage]: https://www.co-oplaw.org/finances-tax/patronage/#How_Patronage_Works