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1919We believe strongly in the value of individual creativity. To
2020maximize our individual creative potential we believe that
21−general-purpose tools are an essential resource. Cloud computing has
22−become an inexorable part of human life, and yet the individual
23−toolset for putting it to work is in decline. We believe that
24−general-purpose computing ought to be a human right, and that it is
25−sorely underserved by the web today.
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27−Urbit is built to reconcile this dilemma: to provide a general-purpose
28−computing platform for individuals to use in the cloud. We believe
29−that individuals shouldn’t need to pay any cost in terms of usability,
30−accessibility or reliability in exchange for ownership, privacy or
21+general-purpose tools are an essential resource.
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23+We believe that individuals shouldn’t need to pay any cost in terms of
24+usability, accessibility or reliability in exchange for ownership, privacy or
3125control.
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33−We believe that that the technical constraints of the
34−systems we use to communicate and coordinate act as the governing
35−framework of our digital lives. We believe that the discussion of how
36−our software should work needs to be inclusive and expansive. We
37−welcome debate and criticism in our development process. Urbit is
38−open source and always will be.
27+We believe that the discussion of how our software should work needs to be inclusive and expansive. We welcome debate and criticism in our development process.
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4029We believe in free speech and we believe in individual accountability.
41−We believe that a healthy network is one with diverse well-defined
30+We believe that a healthy network is one with diverse, well-defined
4231communities and clear, user-controlled, boundaries between public and
43−private. We believe that to achieve this state the network must be
44−designed to become inescapably more decentralized over time. That
45−a distribution of power ought to be coded into our systems software.
32+private.
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4734Lastly we believe that no software system can replace human trust and
4835communication. Discourse and dialogue are an important part of communities