Editing Local exchange trading system (section)

===Internet networks===
On the whole, the movement was slow to adapt to the internet and to the possibility of networking together. Reluctance to engage with technology, a belief in decentralisation/localisation and lack of funds all contributed to this.{{Citation needed|date=March 2019}}

Examples of LETS networks based on free software are the [[Cape Town]]-based [[Community Exchange System]] (CES), which {{as of|lc=yes|March 2019}} links to the [[Geneva]]-based Community Forge<ref>[http://communityforge.net/ CommunityForge]</ref> and [[Spain|Spanish]]  IntegralCES.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://integralces.net/ |title=Home |publisher=IntegralCES |date= |accessdate=2022-03-16}}</ref><ref name=CESstats/>

Internet Exchange Trading System was established in 1998 as an idea to spread local exchange tradings systems online and establish a service exchange online platform. It didn't reach critical mass of users and the idea was later abandoned.<ref>{{cite web|date=1999-11-22|title=Internet Exchange Trading System|url=http://iets.hypermart.net/|access-date=2021-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19991122035726/http://iets.hypermart.net/|archive-date=22 November 1999}}</ref>