G Karunakar wrote:
On 8/31/06, Siddhesh Poyarekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi,
There's an article in The Times of India (page 23, "No Free lunches
for me") by Charles Assisi, who describes himself as "A socialist
turned capitalist". He makes an argument about why Free Software will
not work in the mainstream market.
His argument is that if he writes something and gives it away to a
community, the community is free to improve it and distribute it. But
at the same time, he stands to lose his livelihood as he becomes a
disposable commodity in the face of the hundreds in the community.
My thinking is what he fears is more of the kind that one (maybe)
cannot become a billionaire.. doing FOSS business... maybe becoming
most adorable, admired, travelled,.. etc is not what he wants!!
My guess is that `someone' with vested interest in killing FOSS has
invested in precious media space.
Regards,
Rony.
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