# kaal:claim:3782201-013

**Claim.** An open source design is necessary to run any program in a peer to peer environment, because decentralization means the source code must be shared by all if it is not controlled centrally.

**Type.** condition  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- peer to peer environments with decentralized governance

**Source quote.**

> An open source design is necessary to run any program in a PRP environment, because decentralization means the source code needs to be shared by all if it isn't controlled centrally.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Future of Decentralization* (2021), Reputation systems and Orwellian nightmares, page 18

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Future of Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782201

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `bedf7bcfbb7a9b0112b5848cb0d941b1d41f330dafeee0143a30ff5e8aa53700` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Calcaterra%20and%20Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20Future%20of%20Decentralization.pdf

**Topics.** open-source-and-code, disclosure, governance-design

**Keywords.** open-source, peer-to-peer, transparency, protocol-governance

**Related claims.**

- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782198-007
- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782198-020

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