Abbreviations and Definitions

Definitions and Technologies Used in The Internet of Labor ecosystem / platform


Internet of Labour, abbreviated as iol

  The Internet of Labour is a decentralized / distributed ecosystem and platform as one of the possible solution to solve the global unemployment problem. iol is a Web3 platform and was originally designed as a global, non-profit, non-institutional social project. iol strictly maintains a balance between open source, openness, security, authorship, and fundamental human rights. It offers iol-providers as much functionality as possible, which should be used in compliance with the laws of the iol-business's region.
  Video explanation of how iol works: https://youtu.be/MpCn5Wa9SyE.


Labor as Capital DAO, abbreviated as IASOS LaC DAO

  Labor as Capital: International Accelerator of Systems for Outcall Services, Decentralized Autonomous Organization.
LaC DAO, is the first and only pure DeFi DAO whose asset is human labor across the globe. To acquire these assets, LaC DAO includes in its portfolio companies that are building businesses, iol-businesses, based on software systems for on-demand outcall services, which are fully developed and available in public release.
  LaC DAO has its own unique token on blockchain networks, which enables participation in governance through voting. Thus, LaC DAO consists of individuals who hold LaC DAO tokens. Token holders can manage their tokens at their discretion, including exchanging them for fiat currency and other assets, including crypto currencies.
  These tokens can also be listed on stocks, exchanges, and trading platforms, making them a financial instrument that reflects the state of the outcall services market worldwide.
  The unique technical and engineering-intellectual resources of LaC DAO include the exclusive commercial representation of the Internet of Labour ecosystem/platform and a partnership with Distributed Digital Nomads.
  The more iol-businesses are included in the LaC DAO portfolio and the more users they have, the higher the value of the LaC DAO token. At the same time, the token's value does not depend on the profitability of the companies in the portfolio.
  Detailed information about the organization and management of LaC can be found in its White Paper and Purple Book, which are available on the organization’s website at https://github.com/Labor-as-Capital-DAO.


Distributed Digital Nomads, abbreviated as DDN

  DDN is a community of highly skilled freelance IT specialists from different countries. DDN specializes in creating iol-apps and closely collaborates with the authors of iol. Some iol authors may be members of DDN.


iol Provider, abbreviated as iol-provider

  iol-provider is a team of one or more authors who have created a functional iol-app.
  iol-provider can launch their product into the hands of entrepreneurs and build a business (iol-business) based on their iol-app. The iol-business can take any territorial scale and model at the discretion of the iol-provider, according to the legislation of their local region — whether a franchise, SaaS, a network of branches, etc.


iol Application, abbreviated as iol-app

  iol-app is a software application running within the iol ecosystem using iol features.


iol Business, abbreviated as iol-business

  iol-business is an organization or sole-trader representing an iol-app in a specific region in compliance with regional laws and responsibilities.


iol Builder, abbreviated as iolBuilder

  iolBuilder is software from iol that allows generating and configuring iol-apps.
iolBuilder CLI is a non-public or internal version that works from the console.
iolBuilder GUI is a public application with a graphical interface that offers convenient and extensive capabilities for generating, configuring, and managing iol-apps as an entire SaaS business.