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It also allows corporations to use that software to provide society with a good or service that is valuable. If you're like me and believe the whole of mankind
by toolz 5y ago
It also allows corporations to use that software to provide society with a good or service that is valuable.
If you're like me and believe the whole of mankind is generally pro-social - permissive licensing enables that majority to do more good than harm with open-source overall.
- fsflover 5y ago> If you're like me and believe the whole of mankind is generally pro-social I indeed believe that. But I don't believe that corporations are pro-social. They are pro-profit due to the capitalistic system. Also, opening the source code is not a bad thing per se and does not harm anyone. It encourages the spread of knowledge and therefore innovation. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_transparency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radical_transparency.
- toolz 5y agoSure, and how do corporations make money? by doing something that the generally pro-social public finds valuable. Of course it's not hard to find examples of corporations acting poorly and even examples of anti-social behavior making lots of money, but society in general seems to be quickly moving in a good direction. Less violence, more wealth, better tech, etc.