Tao Te Ching by Laozi

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"The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging

Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name."

Tao Te Ching (or the Tao and its Characteristics) is an iconic Chinese text and the foundation work for the emergence of Taoism. The author(s) and the time of writing has been debated, but it is generally attributed to the sage Laozi (also romanized as Lao Tse) and oldest portions of the text are said to originate from 4th century BC.

This version has been translated by James Legge and has been sourced via Project Gutenberg.

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Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

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"It is high time for thee to understand the true nature

both of the world, whereof thou art a part; and of that Lord and Governor of the world, from whom, as a channel from the spring, thou thyself didst flow: and that there is but a certain limit of time appointed unto thee, which if thou shalt not make use of to calm and allay the many distempers of thy soul, it will pass away and thou with it, and never after return."

Perhaps the most iconic work of Stoic philosophy, "Meditations" was written by Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Roman emperor from 161 to 180 AD. It is believed that his work was never meant to be published, but only to serve as notes and reminders to himself about the nature of man, his responsibilities, his trials and tribulations.

This version has been translated by J. Boulton and David Widger and has been sourced via Project Gutenberg.

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The submitted proposals will be made public once the voting period starts :)

Bitcoin Whitepaper by Satoshi Nakamoto

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"What is needed is an electronic payment system based on cryptographic proof instead of trust, allowing any two willing parties to transact directly with each other without the need for a trusted third party."

The Bitcoin whitepaper as published in 2008 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto.

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A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto by Eric Hughes

"Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world."

The quintessential ethos of cypherpunks in an eloquent essay by Eric Hughes, published in 1993.

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Music used in the video: Chopin - Waltz Op. 69 no. 1 in A flat major (via Musopen)

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The Open Source Culture Creator Contest (vol. 1) is now open!

More info about the contest & rules:

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Mostly, by default whenever you publish something somewhere they automatically assume you have/want the copyright. But on many platforms you can choose to publish in the Public Domain or several Creative Commons licenses (CC-BY is what I would consider the only properly "Open Source" CC license).

As for the contest, it should be a new song / project. The details will be posted soon, but basically the idea is this:

1) We have a prize/commission (200k+ sats)

2) Artists propose what they would (and could) create for that prize/commission - along with proof of previous works (they don't create it yet)

3) People vote on the best idea / artist

4) Votes are tallied up, the best idea / artist gets paid 50% of the prize, they create what they promised to create, they get paid the other 50%

5) The newly created work is published in the nostr:npub1p6y243ek340jtqjr0qnqg2elkw3x5yn08kzhvxxxkejj486mlg9qtnwx3t Open Source Culture section and the public domain

Hope this makes sense :) If not, more details coming soon! Or just ask any further questions you might have 😉

Heya 🤠 Do you publish any of your music without copyright or a CC-BY license? Or if not (yet), then you might want want to keep an eye out for the Creator Contest - just published a note with some preliminary details 😉

Pre-announcement; looking for Sponsors, Supporters & Donors for Open Source Culture Creator Contest #1 (22 February till 31 March 2025)

Artists/writers/coders can propose what they would create for 200k+ sats for the Public Domain. #nostr users, nostr:npub1kmwdmhuxvafg05dyap3qmy42jpwztrv9p0uvey3a8803ahlwtmnsnhxqk9 contributors, registered SATOSH.EE members and Sponsor companies can vote on the winner and whose idea gets commissioned. 2x $50 USD nostr:npub1p6y243ek340jtqjr0qnqg2elkw3x5yn08kzhvxxxkejj486mlg9qtnwx3t gift cards will also be given randomly to users who vote and/or share details about the contest.

Zap this note to increase the prize for the winner! More info will be announced soon, or email opensourceculture@satosh.ee now for info on how to become a sponsor.

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Open Source Culture represents the simple idea that ideas are free. That information yearns to be free. We acknowledge that copyright laws are unsuitable for a world that’s highly digitized; where content and information are, and should be, abundant and readily available for anyone.

The goal of the Open Source Culture initiative is to support and facilitate the creation, distribution and remixing/re-using/re-imagining of any artform that can be stored and distributed in a digital manner (i.e. books, essays, music, photos, code, video, etc.) without copyright restrictions.

The Open Source Culture Fund will be used to commission new artworks to be created and released into the public domain.

This will be done in three ways:

1. Through direct, private arrangements between Satoshee Strategy and artists

2. Through public contests in which artists can submit offers as to what they would be willing to create for the public domain for a preset amount of BTC

3. Through zaps to users on the nostr network, who create and/or distribute Public Domain or Creative Commons (CC-BY) licensed content with the hashtag #opensourceculture

For more information, visit the Open Source Culture page:

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