Greg Rundlett https://eQuality-Tech.com https://freephile.org
On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 10:57 AM, Rich Pieri <richard.pi...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 3/25/2016 10:13 PM, Greg Rundlett (freephile) wrote: > > You talk about freedom to compete. I'm talking about freedom to > cooperate. > > Reframing the argument does not answer the question I asked. Here is the question you asked: How is what you wrote *not* about denying or restricting access? What I meant by "companies will have greater access" is that they have capability where entire classes of individuals do not. I'm referring to the "capability approach" [1] to freedom. Competing is a choice that only the stronger among us will voluntarily make. So it is a false assertion that everyone wants that choice. You're arguing that the old, the sick, the poor wants to compete against large corporations for the benefit potential inherent in a (larger) pool of software. I'm saying that there would be greater well-being, and less inequality, and more freedom for all if Government Software (that the public pays for) were shared under a license (GPL) that aims for those goals. I know you're a long-time defender of the proprietary-friendly open source licenses, so I don't expect to change your opinion on the issue. [1] http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/capability-approach/ _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
