Bruce Perens: Is Open Source Capitalist or Communist?
Is Open Source capitalist or communist?
Yes.
About once a week a certain blogger stridently claims Open Source is a Capitalist Movement! or Today, Open Source is Commercial! and Open Source is About Capitalism, Not Freebies!
In fact, the truth is more complicated. We’ll get into the economics of software and business to understand it.
First, is business capitalistic? Well, sure, you’d say. But the truth is that business rarely operates under a pure capitalist model. And especially not now. Under such a model, a bankrupt or uncompetitive business would be allowed, indeed encouraged, to die in a sort of Social Darwinism.
Bruce Perens: Is Open Source Capitalist or Communist?
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