A solution to the current world economic crisis

could be called an “Open Source Economy”.

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

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

Open Source is essentially

the opposite of Capitalism.

In a the Capitalist system intellectual property,

inventions, designs, ideas,

engineering methods, schematics, etc

are patented, copy righted , trademarked

and the information is withheld buy groups and individuals

so only they are able to maximise profit from them.

This way they gain an advantage over others

by not allowing anyone without the legal rights

to see any of their now private information.

Open Source on the other hand is exactly the opposite.

The words Open Source mean the Source

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

is Open for everyone

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

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

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

And there are very simple open source licences

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

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

Many people use open source software like Ubuntu

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

Open Source Hardware and Technology is a growing culture

and it is and will continue to facilitate free access

to how to create a lifestyle of your own design.

Slowly leading towards less reliance

on the Free Market Capitalist system,

allowing us to unplug

and move in a sustainable and resilient direction.

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

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

when the technology becomes advanced enough.

Resilient because by learning how the technology works

and how to repair and improve it,

you can change and adapt it to meet your particular needs

wherever you may be in the world.

Owning the knowledge

of how the technology you use works

affords you autonomy.

This also opens up a new educational path.

In life we get two educations,

one is given to us

and the other we give to ourselves.

The open source direction provides us

with open access to information

to educate ourselves and others if we wish to.

The possibilities from open sourcing information

on how technology works

are endless when you start to think about it.

Imagine what we could create locally and globally

by open sourcing the information

behind energy production technology,

food production technology

and construction technology.

We would truly be working towards a freer society.

If you want to get involved and find out more

please visit “opensourceeconomy.org”

where you will find links to people and communities

that already exist and that are forming.

Actions speak louder than words.

Let's collaborate.