What is Linux?

When I was younger I was first introduced to Linux through a little game called Counter-Strike. All of the good servers were hosted on Linux with the little penguin.

I found out Linux was much more stable, bug-free, and virus-free compared to other operating systems. I found out the reason many people use Linux servers is that you can leave them on for months at a time without ever having to restart them! I would always think to myself: what is this Linux and why aren't more people using it?

There are many many different versions of Linux. This is an operating system that has forked over and over and over again. Each version get's tweaked a little bit to provide a subset of functionality. Remind you anything? Blockchain technology is exactly the same.

Software isn't the only thing that can be open-source. Any intellectual property that is given away freely to society can be viewed as open source. My favorite open source project (besides The Blockchain) is open-source Ecology.

They strive to make the blueprints for creating your own decentralized village available to the entire world. They're working on opensource brick-makers, tractors, cars, 3D-printers, 3D-scanners, housing, irrigation, bread-maker, etc. This is a project that can truly change the world if it goes viral. So why isn't it?

Money and Greed ruin everything.

The main reason open-source technology can't get off the ground is because it is very hard to monetize. People need money to live their lives. There are a lot of individuals out there that would love to be a part of the open-source revolution if they didn't have to take a pay-cut. This is why projects like Linux are superior when it comes to low level functionality, but extremely lacking when it comes to keeping up with the big boys and their billions of dollars. These projects simply don't have to capital, manpower, and leadership to reach critical mass.

Open-Source business models are about to explode.

How is The Blockchain different from other open source projects? Cryptocurrency is money. Never again will open source projects have to worry about where the money is going to come from. They will either create their own or piggyback onto an already existing chain.

Projects like @utopian-io are going to pull this dream into reality very soon. Once people can quit their jobs and get paid to open source they're going to be on it like white on rice. 2018 is our year. We have the chance to turn the next economic recession of this broken dept-based economy into the foundation of a brave new world. Everyone can get paid to cooperate instead of engaging in wasteful competition. Keep an open mind and be prepared for the future.