# Just a reminder that Counterparty is fully open-source and community run

**URL:** <https://forums.counterparty.io/t/just-a-reminder-that-counterparty-is-fully-open-source-and-community-run/522>\
**Category:** Counterparty\
**Created:** [October 28, 2014, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/just-a-reminder-that-counterparty-is-fully-open-source-and-community-run/522 "2014-10-28T11:26:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![deliciousowl](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/deliciousowl/32/31_2.png) [@deliciousowl](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/deliciousowl)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/just-a-reminder-that-counterparty-is-fully-open-source-and-community-run/522/1 "2014-10-28T11:26:55Z")

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For some reason I still see a lot of people referring to XCP as a company or business, and that’s not true. Counterparty is an open-source project that did not raise any funding.

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**Author:** ![andrewbb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@andrewbb](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/andrewbb)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/just-a-reminder-that-counterparty-is-fully-open-source-and-community-run/522/2 "2014-10-28T13:07:48Z")

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Open-source implies the code is readable by non-technical people?

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**Author:** ![andrewbb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@andrewbb](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/andrewbb)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/just-a-reminder-that-counterparty-is-fully-open-source-and-community-run/522/3 "2014-10-28T13:08:50Z")

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FYI, I solved that problem. Contact me for more info.

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**Author:** ![deliciousowl](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/deliciousowl/32/31_2.png) [@deliciousowl](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/deliciousowl)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/just-a-reminder-that-counterparty-is-fully-open-source-and-community-run/522/4 "2014-10-28T15:49:43Z")

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Open-source implies that anyone can download and look through the source code, and modify it if they want to. Counterparty is written in Python and has a very readable source code compared to Bitcoin. However, I think source code by definition cannot be read by non-technical people though.

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**Author:** ![Peter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex004/user_avatar/forums.counterparty.io/peter/32/264_2.png) [@Peter](https://forums.counterparty.io/u/Peter)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2014, 7:08pm UTC](https://forums.counterparty.io/t/just-a-reminder-that-counterparty-is-fully-open-source-and-community-run/522/5 "2014-10-28T19:08:46Z")

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Thanks for the reminder, I’am in full support of the counterparty project. I have been looking around at Bitcoin 2.0 developments for a while and I really get a good vibe from the counterparty developers. The proof-of-burn had me sold. I’m so enthused I even opened a [counterparty forum](http://www.counterpartyforum.com), an unofficial one one might call it, where I and possibly others can express their views. I hope this is fine with you guys. Willing to accept any considerations put forth.