Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:OWN

💡 In simple words: “Own” means owned together by everyone — shared ownership, like a commons.

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OWN

Founding question — word by word

“Own” is used in the sense of shared ownership — the commons. WikiDeal is not owned by shareholders or a single company; it is meant to be held in common by its community of users.

This connects WikiDeal to the long tradition of the commons and commons-based peer production: resources that a community governs and stewards together, for collective benefit rather than private profit.

See also: Commons · Commons-based peer production · Exit to Community.

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The founding question: Can users own, run and sustain a global marketplace?