\section{Context}

This document is part of a set that describes \emph{The Framework of Open
Organizations}:

\begin{itemize}

\item \href{http://www.open-organizations.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/OpenOrgNetCultCapital}{On Cultural Capital: recognition, accessibility and non-scarcity of power}
\item \href{http://www.open-organizations.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/OpenOrgFramework}{Open Organizations: A Framework}
\item \href{http://www.open-organizations.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/OpenOrgGuideFrame}{Guidelines for Open Organizations}
\item \href{http://www.open-organizations.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/OpenOrgGuideWgr}{Guidelines for
Volunteer Working Groups}
\item \href{http://www.open-organizations.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/OpenOrgGuideConsensus}{Guidelines
for Online Consensus Decision Making}

\end{itemize}

\section{History}

Patterns presented here were recognized while working on the
\href{http://www.indymedia.org}{Indymedia} network 2000 - 2002, and then used and
drafted into a charter in November 2001 for the
\href{http://uk.indymedia.org/lwg.html}{imc-london working group}.  A proposal for
\href{http://attac.org.uk/attac/html/london.vm}{ATTAC London} was presented in February
2002, and documented at
\href{http://www.open-organizations.org}{http://www.open-organizations.org}.