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network effects have nullified alot of the value of "free software." Without "free data" and a "free communication channel," people are as locked in today as th
by sharemywin 8y ago
network effects have nullified alot of the value of "free software." Without "free data" and a "free communication channel," people are as locked in today as they were proprietary software of the 80s
- sharemywin 8y ago1. free source 2. open format for import export of data 3. api interface to services. 4. forkable open protocols file formats
- mrybczyn 8y agoNo, "free as in beer" nullified a lot of the value of "free as in liberty". When is the last time you paid moneys for a software product? You are the product.
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- sharemywin 8y agoBut, if you could easily take your contacts or word docs or reviews etc over to another platform there would probably be more competition and more value would probably be passed to the consumer.
- gowld 8y agoThe Affero General Public License attacks this problem https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html > The GNU Affero General Public License is a free, copyleft license for software and other kinds of works, specifically designed to ensure cooperation with the community in the case of network server software.