> At least for software, we know of one solution that works: free (as in speech) software. Imho, that's not the solution to the problem mentioned by GP. One ne

> At least for software, we know of one solution that works: free (as in speech) software. Imho, that's not the solution to the problem mentioned by GP. One needs to control self-serving greed, not give everything for free. I still need to live from something, but I don't need to earn six-figure numbers. I agree that software can be free, if you happen to find people who support the idea behind it. But that doesn't happen that often. What does work for me is that everything I write in my sparetime is freely available. It's like other people do volunteering work.