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''Founding question — word by word''

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

'''“Own”''' is used in the sense of '''shared ownership''' — the '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons 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: [[w:Commons|Commons]] · [[w:Commons-~~based peer production|~~Commons-based peer production]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Exit To Community|Exit to Community]].''

''See also: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons Commons] · [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons-based_peer_production Commons-based peer production] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Exit To Community|Exit to Community]].''

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'''The founding question:''' ''[[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:CAN|Can]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:USERS|users]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:OWN|own]], [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:RUN|run]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:AND|and]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:SUSTAIN|sustain]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:A|a]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:GLOBAL|global]] [[Gov/en/Portal:Onboarding/Glossary:MARKETPLACE|marketplace]]?''