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Mind adding to the discussion by explaining how?

by tsm 13y ago

banachtarski 13y ago
GitHub is a profit generating entity. I don't see how you can fault any business for trying to make revenue by providing a service. Either they charge, or they show ads like Sourceforge and Wikipedia. Bring morals into a world of capitalism is silly; everything good must pay the bills to be sustainable.
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- skore 13y ago
  > or they show ads like [...] Wikipedia What? > Bring morals into a world of capitalism is silly No, actually it's not silly. It's the only thing that keeps this world from falling apart.
  - GhotiFish 13y ago
    Ok. I see where you're coming from there, but understand that at least in the US, companies have a legal obligation to be unscrupulous money making machines. Nothing, not one thing, can come between the bottom line.
    - skore 13y ago
      > at least in the US, companies have a legal obligation to be unscrupulous money making machines. Nothing, not one thing, can come between the bottom line Might want to talk to Amazon about that[0][1]. Also: nope[2]. Seriously - If you claim that you have to be an immoral asshole corporation driven by nothing but monetary success, you can find all sorts of reasons for it and the more money you have, the more you can invest in making it seem like you're "just following orders". But the main reason is that you're an sociopath and care more about money than you care about people. And yes, those people are destroying the fabric of our society proportional to the amount of money and power they wield. [0] http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/29/amazon-earnings-strong-sales-low-profits/ http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/29/amazon-earnings-stron... [1] Most likely what you're thinking about is 'shareholder value', the "worlds dumbest idea" http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2013/06/26/the-origin-of-the-worlds-dumbest-idea-milton-friedman/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2013/06/26/the-orig... [2] http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/8146/are-u-s-companies-legally-obligated-to-maximize-profits-for-shareholders http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/8146/are-u-s-com...
- nileshtrivedi 13y ago
  > by providing a service I don't think asking for GitHub source to be open is the same thing as asking for a free service. They can charge all they want for using their service while having an open-source version for those who want to host it themselves.

Mind adding to the discussion by explaining how?

by tsm 13y ago

Mind adding to the discussion by explaining how?

GitHub is a profit generating entity. I don't see how you can fault any business for trying to make revenue by providing a service. Either they charge, or they show ads like Sourceforge and Wikipedia. Bring morals into a world of capitalism is silly; everything good must pay the bills to be sustainable.

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skore 13y ago
> or they show ads like [...] Wikipedia What? > Bring morals into a world of capitalism is silly No, actually it's not silly. It's the only thing that keeps this world from falling apart.
- GhotiFish 13y ago
  Ok. I see where you're coming from there, but understand that at least in the US, companies have a legal obligation to be unscrupulous money making machines. Nothing, not one thing, can come between the bottom line.
  - skore 13y ago
    > at least in the US, companies have a legal obligation to be unscrupulous money making machines. Nothing, not one thing, can come between the bottom line Might want to talk to Amazon about that[0][1]. Also: nope[2]. Seriously - If you claim that you have to be an immoral asshole corporation driven by nothing but monetary success, you can find all sorts of reasons for it and the more money you have, the more you can invest in making it seem like you're "just following orders". But the main reason is that you're an sociopath and care more about money than you care about people. And yes, those people are destroying the fabric of our society proportional to the amount of money and power they wield. [0] http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/29/amazon-earnings-strong-sales-low-profits/ http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/01/29/amazon-earnings-stron... [1] Most likely what you're thinking about is 'shareholder value', the "worlds dumbest idea" http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2013/06/26/the-origin-of-the-worlds-dumbest-idea-milton-friedman/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2013/06/26/the-orig... [2] http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/8146/are-u-s-companies-legally-obligated-to-maximize-profits-for-shareholders http://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/8146/are-u-s-com...
nileshtrivedi 13y ago
> by providing a service I don't think asking for GitHub source to be open is the same thing as asking for a free service. They can charge all they want for using their service while having an open-source version for those who want to host it themselves.