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A solution to the current world economic crisis

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could be called an “Open Source Economy”.

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To explain what an open source economy is and could be,

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Lets compare it to the “Free Market Capitalist Economy”.

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Open Source is essentially

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the opposite of Capitalism.

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In a the Capitalist system intellectual property,

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inventions, designs, ideas,

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engineering methods, schematics, etc

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are patented, copy righted , trademarked

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and the information is withheld buy groups and individuals

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so only they are able to maximise profit from them.

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This way they gain an advantage over others

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by not allowing anyone without the legal rights

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to see any of their now private information.

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Open Source on the other hand is exactly the opposite.

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The words Open Source mean the Source

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of the product, the technology, or whatever we are talking about

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is Open for everyone

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to see, to use, to change, to expand on, to improve etc.

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So it benefits the inventor AND everyone else at the same time.

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It promotes a equal, sharing, collaborative culture for everyone.

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And there are very simple open source licences

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that will keep the work and open source products, open source.

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There already exists an open source culture in the world today.

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Many people use open source software like Ubuntu

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and we are now starting to see this trend spread into “hardware”.

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Open Source Hardware and Technology is a growing culture

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and it is and will continue to facilitate free access

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to how to create a lifestyle of your own design.

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Slowly leading towards less reliance

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on the Free Market Capitalist system,

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allowing us to unplug

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and move in a sustainable and resilient direction.

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Sustainable because it allows us to be self-sufficient in communities,

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a trend that with time will allow individuals to be self-sufficient

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when the technology becomes advanced enough.

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Resilient because by learning how the technology works

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and how to repair and improve it,

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you can change and adapt it to meet your particular needs

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wherever you may be in the world.

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Owning the knowledge

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of how the technology you use works

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affords you autonomy.

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This also opens up a new educational path.

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In life we get two educations,

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one is given to us

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and the other we give to ourselves.

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The open source direction provides us

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with open access to information

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to educate ourselves and others if we wish to.

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The possibilities from open sourcing information

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on how technology works

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are endless when you start to think about it.

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Imagine what we could create locally and globally

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by open sourcing the information

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behind energy production technology,

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food production technology

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and construction technology.

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We would truly be working towards a freer society.

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If you want to get involved and find out more

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please visit “opensourceeconomy.org”

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where you will find links to people and communities

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that already exist and that are forming.

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Actions speak louder than words.

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Let's collaborate.