On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Helge Hafting wrote:
> They are wrong about linux stifling innovation, there is plenty of
> innovation in linux itself.
Indeed. If Linux did nothing new, what do they have to fear?!
> On the other hand:
> ''I can't imagine something that could be worse than this
> for the software business and the intellectual-property business.''
Linux IS (part of) the software business, though! That's like saying
Walmart is bad for shops - it is bad for OTHER, COMPETING shops.
> Sure. Linux *is* bad for the IP business. Open source outcompetes it!
Eh? Linux IS intellectual property! OK, those in the OSS community are
rather less litigious AFAICS, which is bad for IP *lawyers* - in much the
same way antibiotics are "bad" for diseases...
> I see no problem with that though. And those who want to get
> paid for computing work? No problem. There is always support.
Hrm. Getting paid to write code is preferable, IMHO...
James.
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