In the end, the fragile balance of open source—that unlikely blend of personalities and incentives that has driven tech’s innovation engine throughout the 21st century—won’t be upset by the odd state actor, or by malicious spam, or whatever scary new thing The Register is up in arms about tomorrow. It can only be disrupted when the community comes ... See more

"We think eventually, by open-sourcing knowledge you can change labor dynamics so that it levels the playing field where the best person can get a job based on what they know versus just whether or not they went to an Ivy League school," he said.

Kernel’s open source curriculum is an incredible resource for anyone interested in how designing digital spaces will change with the introduction of decentralized data storage and economics. From studying money through the lens of linguistics and culture to understanding, truly, how trust is constructed in complex systems, it’s the most sincere, ph... See more