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I have a hard time getting on the same page as the author. How is a protocol where the owner charges for usage and rewards particular actions with a currency th

by hashkb 10y ago

I have a hard time getting on the same page as the author. How is a protocol where the owner charges for usage and rewards particular actions with a currency they own "open"? If we are distinguishing between "open" and "free" (SMTP and other examples given by OP would be both open and free) then that should be clarified.

api 10y ago
Open means it is documented and anyone can interoperate or create a compatible implementation. The S3 API is open and there are many competing implementations, but Amazon de facto holds the reference implementation. A SaaS value add "orbit" is another way to monetize. Personally I think going all cryptocurrency on this is overthinking it in most cases.