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If it's free, the product is you

• brudgers 10y ago
  That's the case sometimes. It's not the case with something like GNU.
  • sharemywin 10y ago
    I disagree. Technically the aggregate of "you" is the product. in the case of GNU it propagates via free labor. In aggregate people contribute to the product providing free labor.
    • brudgers 10y ago
      I use GNU and don't contribute to any of it's projects. The same is true of the Linux kernel and many other pieces of software. By and large, my non-contribution to GNU and other projects is a lack of technical expertise. Beyond that it is mostly a function of not being embedded in a community of contributors. However, I'll admit that some small fraction of it is due to a lack of effort on my part.
      • sharemywin 10y ago
        just like a bunch of people don't click on ads.