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+ + + +THE COOPERATIVE LINK SOCIETY  ·  EST · MMXIV  ·  FOLIO N° I + +
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+ +# co‑op.link + +#### *Short links, for cooperatives.* + +
+ +> *A modest utility for the commonwealth of cooperatives, collectives, mutuals & unions.* + +--- + +## § I — Particulars + +> *Three notes, set in brief.* + +### *i.*   Owned in common. + +The service is to be held by the cooperatives that use it, on a one member, one vote basis, in keeping with the Rochdale principles. + +### *ii.*   Brief by design. + +Tools simple enough to be governed by their members. No tracking, no surveillance, no upsells, no surprises. + +### *iii.*   Open to all forms. + +Worker, consumer, housing, producer, and platform cooperatives are equally at home here, alongside mutuals, federations, and the unions that support them. + +--- + +## § II — On the Matter + +> *Two questions, answered plainly.* + +### *i.*   What it is + +A link shortener turns long, unwieldy web addresses into brief ones. The form `co-op.link/abcd` takes the place of fifty characters of query string, useful for print, for speech, for any occasion in which a long URL is impractical. + +### *ii.*   Why one in common + +The shorteners in common use are commercial concerns. They record each click, monetise the data, and may vanish with their parent company, taking the links with them. A co­operative answers to its members rather than its shareholders, and the links it issues are meant to endure. + +--- + +
+ +## § III — Register Your Interest + +*To register your interest, write to —* + +### **[`jbrock@techsupport.coop`](mailto:jbrock@techsupport.coop?subject=co-op.link%20%E2%80%94%20register%20interest&body=Hello%2C%0A%0AI%27d%20like%20to%20register%20my%20interest%20in%20co-op.link.%0A%0AOrganisation%3A%20%0AForm%20of%20cooperative%20%28worker%2C%20consumer%2C%20housing%2C%20producer%2C%20platform%2C%20mutual%2C%20other%29%3A%20%0AApproximate%20membership%3A%20%0AWebsite%3A%20%0A%0ANotes%3A%20)** + +✶   REPLIES TYPICALLY WITHIN A FEW DAYS   ✶ + +
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+ +Colophon — Set in Source Serif 4 & JetBrains Mono. Composed on the occasion of the 182nd anniversary of the founding of the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, 1844. + +
+ +co-op.link  ·  a small enterprise in formation  ·  © MMXXVI — no rights reserved + +