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I don't know if government is comparable with open source. Open spurce is like an ideal utopian society where everyone wants to see the project work well and h

by vivekd 6y ago

I don't know if government is comparable with open source. Open spurce is like an ideal utopian society where everyone wants to see the project work well and have different ideas for how. Government has a lot of corruption, people who don't care about their jobs and the stakes are much more personal - greater personal wealth and power at stake.

Proven 6y ago
Exactly. In terms of rewards and gains, OSS is a way to help other people (for free). Government takes everyone's money and normally the goal is personal gains (bennies, paychecks, overtime, theft, power). One of the reasons why trust in government drops when mobile tech becomes available is that people tend to consume less of the corrupt state owned media, whether it's TV or newspapers or radio.