4 ms·
I don't think copying documents is a good comparison, because on the scale of FB/Twitter, the cost of transmitting status messages and photos is certainly not 0
by gurkendoktor 12y ago
I don't think copying documents is a good comparison, because on the scale of FB/Twitter, the cost of transmitting status messages and photos is certainly not 0 :) You can't get around bandwidth bills by using open source software.
- GhotiFish 12y agoSorry. I realize the example was symplistic, I was trying to illustrate the way computers have changed and undermined an old information economy. I didn't mean to imply it was the only way it changed that information economy. You can get around bandwidth bills through distribution. open source is very good at that.