“There is no tragedy of the commons in software b/c there is no scarcity„ Code is information, and information has zero marginal copy costs. Nevertheless, ther

“There is no tragedy of the commons in software b/c there is no scarcity„ Code is information, and information has zero marginal copy costs. Nevertheless, there is scarcity. Code needs maintenance, and maintenance costs man hours. So, by consuming man hours into dead end projects that will ultimately fail to be self sufficient, BSD licenses may trigger a tragedy of the Commons. I don't think that is the case. Not all projects require corporate backing. I'm just pointing out the fallacy in your argument.