Linux started as a hobby project

now, it powers 97% of all servers & devices on the planet.

when lichess started, it could not even detect if you made an illegal move on the chess board.

today its the preferred choice for serious chess learners across the world.

it’s free and always will be.

BTC began with a whitepaper.

nine pages

no ceo

just code & an idea.

democracy isn’t perfect

yet, it persists.

empires crumble

democracy thrives.

what’s tying all of these together?

open source.

defined as any idea that’s owned and shaped by people at large.

users become stakeholders.

small seed of an idea:

grows

nurtured by its users.

endures.

love sustains what money cannot buy.

fin.