The Linux Foundation has announced plans to build an open source metaverse that it says can have “as much impact as the World Wide Web,” as long as companies, developers, and founders come together to achieve common goals.
The aptly named Open Metaverse Foundation (Opens in a new tab) The OMF is divided into a series of groups, which it calls the Foundation Interest Groups, designed to focus on different topics. They include transactions, virtual worlds, simulations, networking, security and privacy, and law and politics, among others.
A large number of open source organizations and communities have come together to form the foundation, including the ChainHub Foundation, OpenSDV, and Veriken, each bringing their wealth of knowledge.
“We’re still in the early days of seeing the Metaverse open, and we recognize that many open source communities and organizations are working on vital pieces of this iterative puzzle,” OMF Executive Director Royal O’Brien said in an announcement. (Opens in a new tab).
As the groundwork for the open-source metaverse begins to prepare, it’s clear that collaboration and collaboration is what’s needed to ensure security and stability in an online world that remains largely unknown to this day. O’Brien continues in a blog post (Opens in a new tab):
“Through the Foundation, we will work together to discuss, define and create the building blocks for turning the emerging concept of the Metaverse into reality – encompassing digital assets, simulations, transactions, artificial intelligence, networking, security, privacy and legal considerations.”
Furthermore, the Linux Foundation is designed to be a neutral environment for developers to share code and collaborate on innovative ideas, and has an extensive catalog of projects designed to align the technology, including the recently announced OpenWallet Foundation designed to challenge (lack of) interoperability between digital wallets. .