On Thu, Aug 17, 2000 at 10:16:40PM +0100, Ian Clarke wrote:
> [I am moving this to Chat]
>
> > > - we must have some form micro payment system
> > NO, NO, NO! We have to keep capitalism from corrupting Freenet as
> > much as possible.
>
> This kind of comment is music to the ears of anyone trying to paint
> us as left-wing anarchists, although more the way you phrase it than
> what I assume to be the intent behind it. I actually quite like
> capitalism, if done right, but I don't like it when it is propped up
> by artificial government sanctions as is the case with the W.T.O,
> copyright, and software patents (and where there are questions over
> the value of such sanctions - as is the case with all of these).
I *am* a left-wing anarchist!
> The problem with trying to incorporate any form of payment mechanism
> for information in Freenet (or any p2p system) is exactly the same as
> trying to compel people to pay for information in any other arena -
> namely that with advances in communication technology (of which
> Freenet is a good example) it will become increasingly difficult to
> prevent people from communicating, and communication is basically
> what "piracy" amounts to - ("Communication: The exchange of thoughts,
> messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or
> behavior" - source: http://www.dictionary.com/).
I object to the idea of using micropayments in Freenet both on
ideological and practical grounds, while you object to it just on
practical grounds.
--
Travis Bemann
Sendmail is still screwed up on my box.
My email address is really bemann at execpc.com.
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