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I think we'd be better off with a system that promotes free flow of information, but local production of goods and services. Products shouldn't be available wit

I think we'd be better off with a system that promotes free flow of information, but local production of goods and services. Products shouldn't be available without full specifications and fabrication methods. Web services shouldn't exist without interoperability protocols and source code. I think this would be a hackers' paradise, and this is "Hacker News", after all.

segfaultbuserr 7y ago
Upvote. This is a very interesting alternative take on globalization vs protectionism I'd love to hear from Hacker News, even if it may be impractical. Perhaps something close to what you've described is LibreSilicon [0], a free and open source semiconductor manufacturing process (only 1 micrometer though) currently in development. [0] https://libresilicon.com/ https://libresilicon.com/