I haven't been a fan of Evgeny Morozov in the past (too much like Jaron Lanier who I really can't stand) but this *very* long article on Tim O'Reilly is fascinating. Basically it explains the differences between free software, advocated by Richard Stallings, and Open Source, advocated by O'Reilly.
O'Reilly is a really oleaginous figure who Morozov connects to Frank Lutz, the Republican PR guy who crafted Netanyahu's strategy for dealing with the outside world. O'Reilly is a libertarian but not so obvious about as other silicon valley entrepreneurs. Finally, if you've worked professionally in a unix environment, as I did for nearly 20 years, you will likely have had at least 2 or 3 O'Reilly books on your shelf. They are excellent books, as Morozov readily admits, but in no way redeem him. http://www.thebaffler.com/salvos/the-meme-hustler _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
