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          A cloud for the people, by the people, &amp; of the people.
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            In which we own and control the web services that our lives depend on.
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        OneCommons is a <strong>cloud platform</strong> for hosting <strong>open source</strong> web applications &mdash; like <a href="https://aws.amazon.com" target="_blank">Amazon's</a> or <a href="https://cloud.google.com/" target="_blank">Google's</a> but <strong>cooperatively run</strong> &mdash; with built-in <strong>data sharing</strong> and a <strong>participatory funding</strong> model.
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    <div class="title">The Premise</div>
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      <p>More and more our lives are dependent on web services run by large corporations like Google and Facebook. What we read and watch, what we buy, and how we do business is determined in large part by self-interested entities.
      <p>Can we apply the principles of openness, collaboration, and decentralization
      upon which Linux, Wikipedia, and Bitcoin were built to create a alternative platform
      &mdash; one that guarantees security, privacy, and user control?
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    <div class="is-size-3 htitle">How it works</div>
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          Run open source applications for free.
    Data and users are a shared resource. Developers can reuse and remix other services running on the platform.
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          Create an account to get access to all services running on the OneCommons cloud.
          Basic access is free, pay a monthly fee for enhanced service.
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          All participants, including end-users, earn a share of subscription fees based on their contributions.
          As the platform grows so does the value of everyone's share.
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    <div class="feature-button"><a href="./overview">Learn More</a></div>
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              Cooperatively build a reproducible cloud with reusable building blocks using decentralized DevOps.
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Decentralized, ubiquitous data that gives the user control over their data. Mix in the reproducible cloud for live app forking powers!
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          <div class="feature-button"><a href="./datacommons">Learn More</a></div>
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    A funding mechanism that aligns economic incentives with the project's core values and goals, and provides fair compensation.
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          <div class="feature-button"><a href="./economics">Learn More</a></div>
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              A collaboration model for managing online services akin to open source development,
              with democratic, not-for-profit governance.
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      <div class="column is-one-quarter"><h3>Free and open source</h3>
        <p>Open source from end-to-end.</div>
      <div class="column is-one-quarter"><h3>Privacy and security guaranteed</h3>
      <p>Privacy and security guarantees must be verifiable and intrinsic to the design.</div>
      <div class="column is-one-quarter"><h3>Decentralized</h3>
       <p>Minimize central points of control both technically and in governance.</div>
      <div class="column is-one-quarter"><h3>Democratic, collective decision-making</h3>
        <p>All participants have a say.</div>
      <div class="column is-one-quarter"><h3>Open to all, available to all</h3>
            <p>No arbitrary barriers to participation, strive to provide access for anyone.</div>
      <div class="column is-one-quarter"><h3>Aligned Interests and Incentives</h3>
<p>Strive to build a system that aligns individuals' economic incentives with the project's core values and goals.</p>
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      <div class="column is-one-quarter"><h3>"Unfair" Competitive Advantage.</h3><p>Idealism is not enough.
      We must provide functional and economic advantages over proprietary alternatives.</div>
      <div class="column is-one-quarter"><h3>Not just for apps</h3>
        <p>Long-term mission to extend the platform to support all manner of creative endeavors such as music, journalism, and the arts.
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        <p>OneCommons has recently graduated from crazy idea to moonshot!
        <p>Learn how we are going to get <a href='{% post_url 2020-11-30-introducing-the-open-cloud %}'>there</a>.
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