Aragon OSx: The Operating System for DAOs Built with the Unix Philosophy
DAO technology is still in the early adoption phase, with many organizations experimenting to discover successful governance models. One of the biggest challenges for DAOs is the immutability of the blockchain, which can make adaptation and experimentation difficult. To address this issue, many DAOs have been running operations off-chain, relying on trusted actors to execute decisions. However, for DAOs to truly thrive, they must operate on blockchains.
Introducing Aragon OSx, a new DAO framework designed to be lean and modular, allowing organizations to easily customize and adapt their governance. By following the Unix philosophy of simplicity, modularity, and flexibility, Aragon OSx provides a solution for DAOs to run on-chain and adapt their governance as they evolve.
Operating systems act as intermediaries between hardware and software, managing permissions for programs to run. Aragon OSx applies the Unix philosophy to create a DAO core at the center, managing permissions for external plugins at the edges. The DAO core acts as the trusted kernel, granting permissions for plugins to interact with the organization’s assets.
Plugins are external smart contracts that solve specific problems for the DAO, such as token voting, Uniswap integration, or governance token streaming. These plugins can be easily installed, uninstalled, and upgraded, allowing for rapid iteration and customization of governance processes.
Developers have control over their plugins, choosing whether they are upgradeable or non-upgradeable. This flexibility enables organizations to adapt and evolve their governance structures without the need to deploy a new DAO every time a change is needed.
Aragon OSx enables mutable organizations on an immutable blockchain, empowering DAOs to experiment with governance at the speed of software. Anyone can build a plugin for DAOs, with quickstart guides and boilerplates available to facilitate development.
With Aragon OSx, the possibilities for innovative governance models in DAOs are endless. Join the developer community and start building your own plugins to shape the future of decentralized organizations.
