WEBVTT 00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:02.506 A solution to the current world economic crisis 00:00:02.606 --> 00:00:04.560 could be called an “Open Source Economy”. 00:00:04.610 --> 00:00:06.932 To explain what an open source economy is and could be, 00:00:06.966 --> 00:00:11.041 Lets compare it to the “Free Market Capitalist Economy”. 00:00:11.041 --> 00:00:12.373 Open Source is essentially 00:00:12.373 --> 00:00:13.857 the opposite of Capitalism. 00:00:13.857 --> 00:00:16.007 In a the Capitalist system intellectual property, 00:00:16.007 --> 00:00:17.289 inventions, designs, ideas, 00:00:17.289 --> 00:00:20.520 engineering methods, schematics, etc 00:00:20.520 --> 00:00:22.526 are patented, copy righted , trademarked 00:00:22.526 --> 00:00:25.022 and the information is withheld buy groups and individuals 00:00:25.022 --> 00:00:28.513 so only they are able to maximise profit from them. 00:00:28.513 --> 00:00:30.659 This way they gain an advantage over others 00:00:30.659 --> 00:00:32.864 by not allowing anyone without the legal rights 00:00:32.864 --> 00:00:36.736 to see any of their now private information. 00:00:36.736 --> 00:00:39.729 Open Source on the other hand is exactly the opposite. 00:00:39.744 --> 00:00:41.703 The words Open Source mean the Source 00:00:41.703 --> 00:00:44.907 of the product, the technology, or whatever we are talking about 00:00:44.907 --> 00:00:46.068 is Open for everyone 00:00:46.068 --> 00:00:50.451 to see, to use, to change, to expand on, to improve etc. 00:00:50.451 --> 00:00:54.128 So it benefits the inventor AND everyone else at the same time. 00:00:54.128 --> 00:00:58.143 It promotes a equal, sharing, collaborative culture for everyone. 00:00:58.143 --> 00:00:59.723 And there are very simple open source licences 00:00:59.738 --> 00:01:03.010 that will keep the work and open source products, open source. 00:01:03.025 --> 00:01:06.108 There already exists an open source culture in the world today. 00:01:06.124 --> 00:01:08.429 Many people use open source software like Ubuntu 00:01:08.429 --> 00:01:11.494 and we are now starting to see this trend spread into “hardware”. 00:01:11.494 --> 00:01:13.873 Open Source Hardware and Technology is a growing culture 00:01:13.873 --> 00:01:16.951 and it is and will continue to facilitate free access 00:01:16.951 --> 00:01:19.528 to how to create a lifestyle of your own design. 00:01:19.528 --> 00:01:21.395 Slowly leading towards less reliance 00:01:21.395 --> 00:01:22.784 on the Free Market Capitalist system, 00:01:22.784 --> 00:01:24.776 allowing us to unplug 00:01:24.776 --> 00:01:27.864 and move in a sustainable and resilient direction. 00:01:27.864 --> 00:01:31.397 Sustainable because it allows us to be self-sufficient in communities, 00:01:31.397 --> 00:01:34.645 a trend that with time will allow individuals to be self-sufficient 00:01:34.645 --> 00:01:37.059 when the technology becomes advanced enough. 00:01:37.059 --> 00:01:39.637 Resilient because by learning how the technology works 00:01:39.637 --> 00:01:41.378 and how to repair and improve it, 00:01:41.378 --> 00:01:43.700 you can change and adapt it to meet your particular needs 00:01:43.700 --> 00:01:46.022 wherever you may be in the world. 00:01:46.022 --> 00:01:47.671 Owning the knowledge 00:01:47.671 --> 00:01:49.552 of how the technology you use works 00:01:49.552 --> 00:01:50.899 affords you autonomy. 00:01:50.899 --> 00:01:53.035 This also opens up a new educational path. 00:01:53.035 --> 00:01:54.637 In life we get two educations, 00:01:54.637 --> 00:01:55.844 one is given to us 00:01:55.844 --> 00:01:57.516 and the other we give to ourselves. 00:01:57.516 --> 00:01:59.652 The open source direction provides us 00:01:59.652 --> 00:02:00.930 with open access to information 00:02:00.930 --> 00:02:04.018 to educate ourselves and others if we wish to. 00:02:04.018 --> 00:02:06.200 The possibilities from open sourcing information 00:02:06.200 --> 00:02:07.408 on how technology works 00:02:07.408 --> 00:02:09.521 are endless when you start to think about it. 00:02:09.521 --> 00:02:12.238 Imagine what we could create locally and globally 00:02:12.238 --> 00:02:13.793 by open sourcing the information 00:02:13.793 --> 00:02:15.396 behind energy production technology, 00:02:15.396 --> 00:02:16.998 food production technology 00:02:16.998 --> 00:02:19.041 and construction technology. 00:02:19.041 --> 00:02:23.058 We would truly be working towards a freer society. 00:02:23.058 --> 00:02:25.032 If you want to get involved and find out more 00:02:25.032 --> 00:02:28.167 please visit “opensourceeconomy.org” 00:02:28.167 --> 00:02:30.419 where you will find links to people and communities 00:02:30.419 --> 00:02:32.671 that already exist and that are forming. 00:02:32.671 --> 00:02:34.924 Actions speak louder than words. 00:02:34.924 --> 99:59:59.999 Let's collaborate.