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I have one minor nitpick -- the open-source philosophy is not socialism; socialism has to to do with lack of prices & the use of force. In a capitalist society
by dantheman 17y ago
I have one minor nitpick -- the open-source philosophy is not socialism; socialism has to to do with lack of prices & the use of force.
In a capitalist society you can have communes of any size that function in any way. For example a family is shares, as do clubs, free hospitals/charities... the key is that it is voluntary interaction.
- huffer 17y agoI think what he tries to say by 'socialism' is to divert the focus of research from for-profit, corporation-sponsored goals to more idealistic pursuits, relieving the researcher from a profitability constraint on his work