Ok, I'm going to mince words here because they're important for this topic. Anarchy does not equal and must not be confused with Anarchism. At the risk of soun

Ok, I'm going to mince words here because they're important for this topic. Anarchy does not equal and must not be confused with Anarchism. At the risk of sounding condescending, which truly isn't my intention, I'd strongly encourage you to read the respective Wikipedia pages to get a better sense of the definitions that actually are shared and understood. Nuances abound but the foundations are clear and widely accepted. By these definitions, Linux as a people organization can't be anarchistic. Since Anarchism/Anarchy are states of societal organizations, "software" as a concept also can't really be anarchistic, even if it can be governed as such. Anyway, I completely agree that commercial software does not have the same capability for the reasons you describe, and I also agree that much thought and time are wasted in anarchist thought on the rejection of technology and monetary incentives and more people should talk about the practical application here!