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# Modular Politics for Minetest
This is a mod for [Minetest](https://minetest.net) that enables diverse governance mechanisms. It seeks to implement the [Modular Politics](https://metagov.org/modpol) proposal. In the future, it will be possible to use this framework to simulate governance in a number of platform contexts.
Modular Politics is an extension that enables diverse governance processes on multi-user platforms. It seeks to implement a theoretical framework, also called [Modular Politics](https://metagov.org/modpol), which proposes these design goals:
This mod produces an API that can serve as a dependency for other mods that add specific governance functionalities.
* *Modularity*: Platform operators and community members should have the ability to construct systems by creating, importing, and arranging composable parts together as a coherent whole.
* *Expressiveness*: The governance layer should be able to implement as wide a range of processes as possible.
* *Portability*: Governance tools developed for one platform should be portable to another platform for reuse and adaptation.
* *Interoperability*: Governance systems operating on different platforms and protocols should have the ability to interact with each other, sharing data and influencing each other's processes.
Modular Politics produces a library that enables users to create or adapt their own modules that add specific governance functionalities.
This implementation is a mod for [Minetest](https://minetest.net), a free/open-source voxel game. It is designed to be easily adapted to other multi-user platforms that also employ Lua as an extension language.
For background information, documentation, and the project roadmap, see [the wiki](https://gitlab.com/medlabboulder/modpol/-/wikis/home).
## Installation in Minetest
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* Robert Kiraly [[OldCoder](https://github.com/oldcoder/)] (ocutils.lua, storage-local.lua, project refactoring)
* Skylar Hew (documentation)
We'd love to welcome more contributors, particularly from the Minetest community! Please join the conversation in the [Issues](https://gitlab.com/medlabboulder/modpol/-/issues) or the [Minetest.net forum](https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=26037).
We are grateful for initial support for this project from a residency with [The Bentway Conservancy](https://www.thebentway.ca/). Read about us in _[The Field Guide to Digital and/as Public Space](https://www.thebentway.ca/stories/field-guide/)_.
## Contributing
We'd love to welcome more contributors. Please join the conversation in the [Issues](https://gitlab.com/medlabboulder/modpol/-/issues), our [Matrix.org channel](https://matrix.to/#/#minetest-modpol:matrix.org), and the [Minetest.net forum](https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=26037).
Learn more about the project and how to develop your own modules in [the wiki](https://gitlab.com/medlabboulder/modpol/-/wikis/home).
We are grateful for support for this project from a residency with [The Bentway Conservancy](https://www.thebentway.ca/).
## Licenses