Surely this is a tautology, "sharing" lowers "not having". Especially when the resource is not exlusive - like software. It should be self-evident, like asking

Surely this is a tautology, "sharing" lowers "not having". Especially when the resource is not exlusive - like software. It should be self-evident, like asking if free schooling improves education. Althoguht we did have a debate a few months ago here, some people disagreed that building homes lowers homelessness