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>this is capitalism at it's finest If by capitalism, you mean: >an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by pri

>this is capitalism at it's finest If by capitalism, you mean: >an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state. Then no, because FOSS is not private or for profit.

candiodari 9y ago
Read the other comments in this thread. No shortage of profits. Monetary, and otherwise.
- wu-ikkyu 9y ago
  Indeed there can be profits gained from FOSS but they are required, and FOSS still doesn't meet the "private" ownership qualification of capitalism.
  - wu-ikkyu 9y ago
    edit: ^not required
hueving 9y ago
FOSS projects have to start out private for someone to be able to make the decision to open source them in the first place. If everything belonged to the state, you might end up having a pretty hard time convincing the state to allow other states to fork/use it.