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devconnect arg / bridge atlas episode 3 commons or yancey strickler and trent van epps

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Bridge Atlas - Episode 3: Commons | Yancey Strickler & Trent Van Epps

Duration: 01:02:05

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Event: Devcon

Date: Jul 2026

Cofounder of Kickstarter, Metalabel, and more, Yancey Strickler has a lot to say about creative commons. He's joined by one of the organizers behind Protocol Guild, which is pioneering a forward-thinking funding mechanism that supports developers working on open-source software. There are a lot shared principles underlying both Metalabel and Protocol Guild – Christine ask questions as Trent and Yancey unfold bridges to and from unlikely places, from the color spectrum to cooperatives. Sign up for Bridge Atlas Day at Devconnect: https://devconnect.org/calendar?event=bridge-atlas --------------------------------------------------------------- References - Capital and Enclosure in Software Commons (https://summerofprotocols.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Capital-Enclosure-for-Software-Commons-Trent-Van-Epps.pdf) - When the Means Justify the Ends (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsO8DwV0eaQ) - Dark Forest OS (https://www.dfos.com/) - Metalabel (https://www.metalabel.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqCcPhaNzr-99P1K59WeThh33cd7XMiRnI_13iWhzgsZdZRekvn) - Protocol Guild (https://www.protocolguild.org/) --------------------------------------------------------------- Summer of Protocols 1. Subscribe: https://protocolized.summerofprotocols.com/ 2. Explore: https://summerofprotocols.com/ 3. Engage: https://discord.gg/Y8nwfcMUWk --------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 - Intro 05:22 - What are commons? 07:40 - Colors & Creative Commons 10:58 - Labels as an alignment tool for creatives 15:40 - Practical and political considerations 19:55 - The impact of capital can’t be understated 28:25 - Climbing out of the cryptographic rabbit hole 33:00 - Soybeans are boring 39:29 - Do the ends of Ethereum justify the means? 46:58 - Group chats are the new corporation 52:50 - Tensions in infrastructure development 57:56 - Plans measured in centuries