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by numtel 2404 days ago
As someone working on a crowdfunding platform that I would like to be able to release the source code as an open consumer union implementation, I have concerns about enabling unmoderated crowdfunding.

The power of a collective wallet is not something to be taken lightly. Whether it's environmental destruction or divisive politics, I have yet to decide that setting something like this free is for the best interest.

I would like to see an open source license like the GPL that has enforceable, well-defined provisions for environmental protection and human rights.

It seems like to go all the way, a smart contract would need to be used to ensure the transparency that a standard webserver-based infrastructure cannot provide. But credit cards are the standard for online payments so this would put a project in a further category from the start.

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Thank you for sharing your concerns. We will not be an unmoderated platform and I will look into the GPL license, thank you.

We are at the very beginning of our journey and so there are many features to come.

Sorry if there was any confusion. I was wondering just in a general sense. I did not mean to imply anything about the moderation of OpenTeams.
Сrowdfunding platforms are glorified blogs with Stripe integration. What exactly are you afraid to opensourse?