__/ [ Mark Kent ] on Monday 04 September 2006 09:54 \__
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> BearItAll <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>
>>> Open Source: How both capitalists and communists got it wrong
>>>
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>>> | Open Source movement has a very passionate group of developers and
>>> | users provoking similar reaction from the opposing camp (proprietary
>>> | software developers and users). The open source movement was considered
>>> | as socialistic movement by some and communist movement by some other
>>> | people. Bill Gates has called the pro-open source campaigners as modern
>>> | day communists and Shai Agassi from SAP management team has compared
>>> | open source with socialism. There has been some talk about how
>>> | different countries consider open source based on their
>>> | ideologies..."
>>> |
>>> | [...]
>>> |
>>> | If anything, the capitalists should embrace the open source model and
>>> | the communist should embrace the proprietary model. But, what we are
>>> | seeing is just the reverse of what should naturally happen. The
>>> | capitalists are trying to write off open source model as a communist
>>> | ideology and the communists are embracing it even though the
>>> | development process is not in tune with their own operating structure.
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://opensource.goingon.com/permalink/post/4374
>>>
>>> The subject line refers to just part of a much broader discussion.
>>
>> Gads I hate seeing politics discussed under the computer banner.
>>
>> If anything it is MS who have taken the communistic approach 'kill off all
>> opposition'.
>>
>> But in the end I think people chose an OS because it works.
>>
>
> But for most people, "works" is an economic decision, /not/ a technical
> one. And economics is heavily manipulated and influenced by politics.
> All of the major scientific and engineering leaps forward have had
> profound impacts on society - OSS is no different; it's naive to ignore
> this.
Naive is a strong word. I happen to concur with Bear as I dislike the
invasion of politics (or even finance) into technical settings. But as my
Supervisor has taught me, a lot in technical context inevitably becomes
'political' (scare quotes intended). Sure, I could just graduate and pick up
the job offer. But what will this hold for me... 2 years down the line... or
5 years... or 44 until retirement? The software industry is changing all the
time and it is dependent upon economics, just as it has tremendous impact on
economics. Look at the 'philantropist' Bill Gates.
Be cattle and be screwed. Or stand up for your rights. And don't let Ballmer
and Gates throw "communist" cheapshots at you. Labels kill character just as
guns kill people.
Best wishes,
Roy
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