Akash is the first open source cloud
AKASH NETWORK (AKT) - Decentralized clouds, Staking, Cosmos & more! - Interview with CEO Greg Osuri (Michaël van de Poppe)
“The only way to do that is to remove the sense of control and centralization, to really go with an open model both for the source code… and provide a platform that’s permissionless, self-sovereign and non-custodial — and that’s what Akash is. Akash is, in a sense, the first open source cloud.” — 00:13:00
Context: Summing up the three problems Akash targets — cost, developer productivity, and censorship (he cites deplatforming risk even for “small misalignment with the company’s policy”).