Author proofs so that I can check the details.

The gray stripe is a not-for-resell indicator as an author proof.

Orange circuits grow across the cover, representing the future.

It removes the risks of centralized power - ie - a government going to Microsoft and censoring what is allowed to be on GitHub, and as a result….enables a faster build (or removes risk) to a peer to peer internet.

PS - replace GitHub with any centralized exchange and it is similar.