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| An article about preserving data, read HERE. |
(Here are my Notes I took if you want a shorter version.)
Open Source Code Will Survive the Apocalypse in an Arctic Cave
Last Stop before North Pole for civilization is Svalbard
- Coal Mines have shut down
> Attraction to scientist; doomsday peppers setting
* ideal spot for a big global reset button // keeping it neutral in times of war
Place
-belongs to Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Food/ Crops are stored and grown to be preserved in
case of famine pandemic or nuclear apocalypse
- Nat Friedman explores abandoned coal mine, metal tool shed
-Arctic World Archive (the metal tool shed)
- Data encoded on discs - like old - school movie reels: microfilms
= Norwegian company Piqlas coats w/ iron oxide for resistance
Open Source Software --> Greatest Achievements (along
w/ masterpieces of art & literature)
w/ masterpieces of art & literature)
-* Foundation of Modern World
- basic idea: write code & share it
> Expands to anyone modifying it and making it their
own
own
- significant inventions, ex: nuclear powder, antibiotics,
etc...
etc...
Microsoft making $$$ on source codes through Windows and Office
- Lead to DIY Hacker, Torvalds, stood ground to the idea of
free speech, free access to public goods and knowledge,
and progress itself
free speech, free access to public goods and knowledge,
and progress itself
- Torvalds wrote the Linux Codes (under grids the internet
and smartphones)
and smartphones)
- Debate: how much control few companies have in
tech
tech
- Open Source became a RULE
- Helped Google afford to give services for us like email, maps, etc...
In addition, Torvalds wrote a program - GIT: helps manage development Linux -> GitHub
- Github: process of codes easier --> searching for existing codes rather than starting
from scratch
from scratch
Purpose
- not for powerful companies to get more power but for the people
Summary: Open Source Code would not have imagined as possible more than 20 years ago, let's say, 20 years before this article was published. Many companies kept their coding secret for themselves which meant everyone had to start from scratch to perfect theirs or to even start coding. Sooner than expected, open source became a rule. It was influenced by the idea of "freedom of speech, free access to public goods and knowledge, and progress itself" (Vance). As a result of codes being accessible to everyone, we now have free services from Google and other developments. The purpose was to democratize technology and for the people to explore these resources without having to ask permission or being watched. However, our new sources in the Internet like Facebook and such have been able to analyze us, the users. I think it is so interesting that Svalbard is the place where they store most of the existing coding and that it contains from different countries. It is also a spot of neutrality.
Summary: Open Source Code would not have imagined as possible more than 20 years ago, let's say, 20 years before this article was published. Many companies kept their coding secret for themselves which meant everyone had to start from scratch to perfect theirs or to even start coding. Sooner than expected, open source became a rule. It was influenced by the idea of "freedom of speech, free access to public goods and knowledge, and progress itself" (Vance). As a result of codes being accessible to everyone, we now have free services from Google and other developments. The purpose was to democratize technology and for the people to explore these resources without having to ask permission or being watched. However, our new sources in the Internet like Facebook and such have been able to analyze us, the users. I think it is so interesting that Svalbard is the place where they store most of the existing coding and that it contains from different countries. It is also a spot of neutrality.
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