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Eventually, yes, by someone claiming ownership of the well in one way or another. At least, that's what the article seems to be saying as I understand it.
by lukaseder 13y ago
Eventually, yes, by someone claiming ownership of the well in one way or another. At least, that's what the article seems to be saying as I understand it.
- steveklabnik 13y agoThis is correct. Marxist 'exploitation' does not happen until someone profits, to use other people's terminology. This can only happen when someone is in control of the well, and then uses it in some form of economic exchange. A bunch of people building and then using a well does not have this character, at least as far as this particular thought experiment goes.
- lukaseder 13y agoYes, but individual advantage has lured people away from building wells just for non-profit reasons. Be it economic profit, or even social capital as claimed in the article. Or both. I don't even think that these things are good or bad, they're just human. And in a way, FOSS has lost its innocence and goes the path of all human endeavours.