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This essay was really long and to be honest, really far away from your original point. I agree with you. I would much rather see a documentary that wasn't so sl
by warmwaffles 14y ago
This essay was really long and to be honest, really far away from your original point. I agree with you. I would much rather see a documentary that wasn't so slanted towards proprietary hate. I enjoy using my Mac to develop on and running my production code in Linux. I enjoy using my Windows desktop to play games and occasionally develop on as well.
I'd like to see this movie dig in to what the differences are and that "Free" software doesn't mean it's free. You can't just multiply the cost by a big fat zero. Man hours were spent on that piece of software and someone has to maintain the system.
I would also like to see them dive into Oracle buying Sun, Google acquiring YouTube. Linus' switch to Git. The split between Common Lisp and Scheme. Companies acquiring others for patents and the differences between MIT and GPL etc...
- jspthrowaway2 14y agoI wandered, I will admit. I didn't go into that comment with a plan. It grew organically and tapped into some deep-seated feelings. By the end of it, I was kind of scared. I think Act I, the first five paragraphs, are a direct response to the commenter I replied to. The tangential remainder is extrapolating the point of view itself. (You know a comment is terrifyingly long when I'm giving it acts.) If you read the book, the movie is probably going to be nothing that you're hoping for, for what it's worth.