@Sothebys Tim Berners Lee, the man often referred to as the father of the modern-day internet, is selling the original source code he used to create the world wide web at a standalone auction by @Sothebys.
@Sothebys The British computer scientist, who was knighted for his feat, is giving everyone a chance to own the code that started it all in what is perhaps the most significant use of non-fungible tokens (#NFTs) so far.
@Sothebys The auction will include four elements — the original time-stamped files containing the source code, an animated visualization of the code, a digital poster that was created using the original Python files of the code, and a letter from Lee reflecting on the code
@Sothebys “Three decades ago, I created something which, with the subsequent help of a huge number of collaborators across the world, has been a powerful tool for humanity." Tim Berners Lee said in a statement.
The files referenced by Lee’s #NFT contain code with approximately 9,555 lines. And, within these lines lie the building blocks of the three languages and protocols that remain fundamental to the World Wide Web today, three decades after its inception.
This includes HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), URIs (Uniform Resource Identifiers), as well as original HTML documents that instructed early web users on how to use the application — aka the original ‘how to’ guide on using the internet.
“#NFTs, be they artworks or a digital artefact like this, are the latest playful creations in this realm, and the most appropriate means of ownership that exists. They are the ideal way to package the origins behind the web,” Lee remarked.
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