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Occupy Movement Solution = Open Source Economy

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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.
Title:
Occupy Movement Solution = Open Source Economy
Description:

This is video shows how through Open-Source, we are transitioning into a Resource Based Economy, a world where using money or not becomes an option, a world that is better for the planet and all life on it.
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02:38
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