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title: Our Founding Principles title: Our Founding Principles
description: Autonomic co-operative and our core values. description: Autonomic Co-operative And Our Core Values.
image: pic01.jpg image: pic01.jpg
category: values category: values
date: 2017-10-03 date: 2017-10-03
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closer to a total reliance upon centralised services that mine our data for profit and are run in anything but our best interest as closer to a total reliance upon centralised services that mine our data for profit and are run in anything but our best interest as
users. users.
There is another way. The philosophy of [free software](https://fsfe.org/about/basics/freesoftware.en.html) allows for development guided not by profit alone, but instead by the desires and inspiration of the developers and users. Rather than subjugating users, it aims to empower. There is another way. The philosophy of [free software](https://fsfe.org/about/basics/freesoftware.en.html) allows for development guided not by profit alone, but instead by the desires and inspiration of the developers and users. Rather than subjugating users, it aims to empower users by making software source code available for anyone to examine, modify or share. We are committed to building the software commons by making as much of our code available under a free software licence as possible.
Sharing is always better than hoarding. Hoarding gets you nowhere good in the long run. You can't achieve happiness from piles of money alone. As the internet becomes ubiquitous in our everyday lives, we must consider the technologies that we utilise in order to communicate. We must all have the ability to discuss and collaborate without being spied upon or our personal information being sold to the highest bidder. Autonomic are committed to providing a platform for progressive projects and ideas that require accessible and modern infrastructure to thrive and grow whilst preserving our client's privacy and protecting their data.
We are committed to providing a platform for progressive projects and ideas that require accessible and modern infrastructure to
thrive and grow.
## Privacy ## Privacy
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real life scenarios by non-technical users. real life scenarios by non-technical users.
We believe that unrestricted and uncensored access to the internet is a human right and we should all resist any attempts to stifle We believe that unrestricted and uncensored access to the internet is a human right and we should all resist any attempts to stifle
the sharing of knowledge and experiences that helps build greater cooperation between people around the world. the sharing of knowledge and experiences that helps build greater cooperation between peoples around the world.
## Transparency ## Transparency
We don't give you any crap. If something is wrong, we'll let you know and we seek to communicate with our clients and the public in We don't give you any crap. If something is wrong, we'll let you know and we seek to communicate with our clients and the public in
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We engage in ethical processes to avoid working with any organisations that are racist, homophobic, transphobic, sexist or otherwise engage in oppressive behaviour. We engage in ethical processes to avoid working with any organisations that are racist, homophobic, transphobic, sexist or otherwise engage in oppressive behaviour.
We will share with the community anything that we make that is really cool and useful that will help build the software commons.
## Sustainability ## Sustainability
As a worker co-operative we aim to grow in a sustainable way. This means not taking venture capital or risky loans. We do this the As a worker co-operative we aim to grow in a sustainable way. This means not taking venture capital or risky loans. We do this the
smart way through hard work. We are always learning and studying as we go. smart way through hard work. We are always learning and studying as we go.