Comment Open source is Socialism. (Score 1) 495
Under a free enterprise model there is no regulation of what you can sell or hoard. If you want to get other people's source code, modify it, sell the binaries, and make lots of money doing it (think early 1980's Microsoft, or not even that long ago...) you can. In fact, in a truly open market there is no such thing as copyright since there should be no governing body to impede free trade with pesky little protections for those who might not be the most fit.
Most people who consider themselves Libertarians are in favor of some specific portion of Libertarian ideas, not the whole or the extent that it leads to. We like our capitalism a little reigned in, our own personal limits enforced, and our own sense of apropriateness unsullied by what other people might find apropriate.
Open Source, while a nice little concept which aids development greatly, is not a business model. The idea that any improvement you make belongs to the community is a sure way to prevent you from capitalizing on your own work. It's basically saying that because you got seeds from the community they own the fruit you raised in the fields.
Sun is giving away Solaris 8 for a good reason: It will let them sell a hell of a lot more hardware and services. The machines come with consulting attached, and you'll need technicians. Who cares if you pay for an OS when you pay big bucks for a guy to come and adjust the fans on the back of an enterprise server?
Most people who consider themselves Libertarians are in favor of some specific portion of Libertarian ideas, not the whole or the extent that it leads to. We like our capitalism a little reigned in, our own personal limits enforced, and our own sense of apropriateness unsullied by what other people might find apropriate.
Open Source, while a nice little concept which aids development greatly, is not a business model. The idea that any improvement you make belongs to the community is a sure way to prevent you from capitalizing on your own work. It's basically saying that because you got seeds from the community they own the fruit you raised in the fields.
Sun is giving away Solaris 8 for a good reason: It will let them sell a hell of a lot more hardware and services. The machines come with consulting attached, and you'll need technicians. Who cares if you pay for an OS when you pay big bucks for a guy to come and adjust the fans on the back of an enterprise server?
