on OSS and capitalism

[stan johnson <sjohnson@gwi.net>]

seen on slashdot.org: 
 
http://helix.hampshire.edu/~glyph/rant/capitalinux.html 
 
the opening lines: 
 
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The Reality of Linux 
 
Why what's at stake is capitalism, not "the revolution" 
 
Torvalds or Trotsky? 
 
The media lately has been abuzz with the coolest new kid on the block - Linux,   
a free operating system for your PC, UNIX workstation, or even Power   
Macintosh computer. They frequently liken it to a revolution, and there is a   
strong undercurrent of thought that a vaguely socialist / communist sentiment   
somehow associated with it. 
 
To be somewhat blunt, this ignores one of the fundamental rules of capitalism   
- stupid corporations die. My own personal views aside, Linux, and Open   
Source software in general, are making some serious corrections in pricing in   
the software industry that are a long time in coming. 
 
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I haven't read it yet, but it looks as though it might be relevant to recent   
discussions...  ;-) 
 
Stan

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Stan Johnson    TeamOS/2
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