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Open source added €65-€95B to the EU's GDP in 2021
- jruohonen 3y agoThe paper linked is also worth reading: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13347-020-00404-9 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13347-020-00404-9 It builds on the foundational concept of informational self-determination, and highlights well the various schisms involved. Therefore, I remain also a little skeptical about the NFT/blockchain/etc. solutions at a non-technical level.
- manyty 3y agoData ownership as a redistributive element is very appealing I must say
- jruohonen 3y ago> Data ownership as a redistributive element Of course, and especially regarding non-personal data, but with personal data you always have the fundamental issues discussed in the paper. At a technical level, for instance, you have the issues with the right to erasure, the right to correction, and some other rights; I haven't followed the blockchain space close enough to know where the state-of-the-art is.
- manyty 3y agoFair
- justinclift 3y agoThe article seems to be a lead in for promoting Blockchain and Web 3 stuff. :(
- Aerbil313 3y agoWhich is vanishingly small, no?
- manyty 3y agoNot sure because there isn't much historical data on this Also this depends on how they calculate it but would love to see a breakdown by different applications. E.g. what happens if some proprietary software uses open source elements vs fully open source software