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Linus started working on Linux in 1991.
Red Hat went public in 1999.
In technological terms, it is actually quite young.
This transparency allows us (humanity) to actually have discussions on how we can go about managing our resources in the 21st century.
What is the total CO2 cost of <Large Payment Processor X>? No one knows - the network is opaque since that kind of information is a competitive advantage. Which is fine, the core competency of the payment processor isn't understanding their CO2 footprint.
However, from a policy maker point of view, a system where total resource cost is verifiable by a third party audit makes for a compelling argument in favour of the open network.