On Thursday 27 December 2001 08:26 am, Gonzalo wrote: > Maybe we donīt need enormous software companies to do the job, just > idealistic men like the ones moving the opensource world. > > And if someone offers free houses (and better than the one i'm paying for) > wouldn`t you move?? > > Gonzalo
It seems to me the entire 'open source' software market is predicated on the free-time meanderings of people who already make enough money doing whatever it is they do in their chosen field, be it SysOp, Flipping burgers, or working in a Steel Mill. That amount of 'leisure time' is only possible when you already have the income to allow you that freedom. Saying that the world can function without a source of income is not going to serve you in the long run, although the anti-establishment angst right now is fueling plenty of coders to try to change things. Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful THEORY. I just don't think its sustainable in the long term. The last two decades of computer programming have really been halcyon days, comparatively speaking. David Reynolds
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