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Sounds like a prisoner's dilemma kind of problem... individual firms won't benefit from open sourcing unless everyone open sources.
by andreyf 19y ago
Sounds like a prisoner's dilemma kind of problem... individual firms won't benefit from open sourcing unless everyone open sources.
- brlewis 19y agoNot at all. Open sourcing your software not only means you share the benefits, but also the costs: http://web.mit.edu/wwwdev/cgiemail/buybuild.html http://web.mit.edu/wwwdev/cgiemail/buybuild.html
- startupcrazy 19y agoIndeed. All of the Detroit automobile companies are now off shoring to India and China to try to reduce costs. Open sourcing factor floor control and monitoring systems is simply another way to achieve the same results.