> On 30 Oct 2018, at 13:44, Ian Alan Paul wrote:
>
> It's possible to critique biological essentialism in relation to race/sex,
> while also defending the reality of race/sex in the sense that they are real
> distinctions/categorizations that have been historically acted upon by the
> material
https://newleftreview.org/II/113/richard-stallman-talking-to-the-mailman
richard stallman
> TALKING TO THE MAILMAN
> Interview by Rob Lucas
> Free software is software that respects users’ freedom and community.
> It’s not about price. It’s libre, not gratis.
At this point, I disagree with RMS. T
Just because some big, bad, greedy corporation is going to take over all
such movements, it does not mean that one should give up on one's dreams.
Likewise, after a number of anti-colonial struggles, the regimes which
replaced them were rife with corruption, misrule and the very antithesis of
stri
Am 30.10.2018 um 21:00 schrieb Carsten Agger:
> People who contribute with voluntary work for any kind of project (not
> just free software) do so for a variety of reasons. Because it's fun,
> because they personally think it's important, because they like being a
> part of building this, etc.
On 10/30/18 3:14 PM, Florian Cramer wrote:
Define "most". What you describe is true for the Linux kernel and
other pieces of software that make up a typical Linux distribution
such as RedHat, but even those are not 100% developed by paid
developers. On top of that, crucial components such as
Dear David
I could not agree more. The difference between a Marxist and a Rousseuian
analysis seems to be an issue of hierarchy and priority.
Class is the overarching category in Marxism. You can play around with
identities as much as you like (which you and I have done both privately,
publicly, s
Alexander Bard wrote:
"And a last word concerning class versus sub-identity: My native South
Africa is heading toward a class war or a race war. A class war is exactly
what South Africa needs, a race war would be disastrous. Need I say more?
You get the picture."
Indeed.
But you know, as we're su
Hello Carsten,
You wrote:
> Most Free/Open Source Software is in fact not created by unpaid
> volunteers or even by underpaid workers, but by professional developers
> at the companies or organizations who sponsor the projects.
Define "most". What you describe is true for the Linux kernel and ot
David -
It's possible to critique biological essentialism in relation to race/sex,
while also defending the reality of race/sex in the sense that they are
real distinctions/categorizations that have been historically acted upon by
the material forces of capital.
Whether race should or shouldn't e
One way of fighting “race” is to take the ethical position that “race”
shouldn’t exist. Having lived in SA for years, seeing the Marxist analysis
being applied with “race” instead of “class” means that “race” is being
instilled rather than abolished. Instead of race issues becoming non issues (a
On 10/29/18 3:00 PM, Emery Hemingway wrote:
A fight for economic rights for software workers is a fight for paid/dual
licensing model of open source, and a fight against the entire open
source
establishment. First against the naive/senile GNU theorists, next the
Open
Source Initiative, then IB
Actually, nope.
Rather the exact opposite: "The inability to think race and class
separately says everything you need to know about the poverty and
bankruptcy of Ian's position."
Unless you realize that a wealthy person, regardless of skin or hair color
for that matter, has more power and influence
"My native South Africa is heading toward a class war or a race war. A
class war is exactly what South Africa needs, a race war would be
disastrous."
The inability to think race and class together in this case in particular
says everything you need to know about the poverty and bankrupty of
Alexan
Dear Florian, Brian & Co
Thanks for excellent postings on the future of the left. This is precisely
the discussion I was looking for. However I think identitarianism is quite
easy to define. It is simply a series of sub-categories that deny any
superior category that ties them together. Laclau and
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