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The open source movement is explicitly about power: who gets to (legally) copy/see/modify/distribute/etc. So it's always fun to see these demands to "keep poli
by IfOnlyYouKnew 7y ago
The open source movement is explicitly about power: who gets to (legally) copy/see/modify/distribute/etc.
So it's always fun to see these demands to "keep politics out of it". If you did not see that is was nothing but politics before, it's because you don't notice the politics when you agree with them.
That doesn't mean the analogy you are quoting is entirely valid or meaningful: OSS is pretty close to communism in it's "from each what they can, to each according to their needs". But it's easy to see that zero marginal costs are required for this to work.
- scarejunba 7y agoOh no, I'm not asking to "keep politics out of it". The politics are most definitely part of it, but like everything else, they very narrowly specify the politics: "Code must be free. If you have a binary, you should have the right to edit it.". That's a really wise political angle and I'm grateful for all the people who made it possible. But it doesn't take a position on abortion or immigration or anything and I prefer it that way. To be clear, I recognize the right for free people to protest companies. I recognize the right for employees to protest their employers' dealings with companies.