Re: How does capitalism work with OSS?

From: Chris F.A. Johnson (c.fa.johnson_at_rogers.com)
Date: 01/20/04


Date: 20 Jan 2004 21:35:44 GMT

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 at 19:04 GMT, John Hasler wrote:
> P.T. Breuer writes:
>> Some of them even make money by keeping the air and streams fresh! But I
>> suspect they're paid by the gubbermint. I think so should we be.
>
> Paid by government means controlled by government. If government takes
> control of Free Software I will find something else to do with my time.

    Given the choice of control by a government, which, for all it
    idiocies, exists to serve its constituents and is elected by them,
    and control by an organization whose only purpose is to serve its
    own interests, I'd take government control any day.

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