Linux is capitalist!

[J]

More accurately it would be:
 "Capitalism thirives on the self interest of man, Communism does not
thrive due to theft and violance."

Linux is based on our own self interest(from Linus on) in having a
functioning OS  that meets our own critera.



Dan Lund wrote:
> Or as I usually say "communism thrives on the saints of man,
> capitalism thrives on the sins of man"
> Is there any wonder Capitalism prevailed.
> 
> --Dan
> 
> On 5/18/06, Victor Odhner <vodhner at cox.net> wrote:
> 
>> In the Marxist definition, Capitalism is also a central control
>> of the means of production, only it's for the sake of the Bad
>> Guys, while State Socialism is for the sake of the Good
>> Guys.  As Orwell said, all animals are equal, only some
>> animals are more equal than others.  Owning things (or
>> managing them) gives us control, and people tend to like
>> being "more equal than others".  But some concentration
>> of power can lead to efficiencies ... within reason.
>> An "owner" can be like Linus, or like Bill.
>>
>> We are now seeing excessive concentration of power in
>> the hands of corporations, which lots of people see as OK
>> because they are providing us with bread and circuses.
>> But the downside is getting more obvious, so I'm confident
>> the pendulum will swing, and Free Software is part of that.
>>
>> Constructive, generous, altruistic motives are a good thing.
>> Selfish motives get a lot of stuff done too.  It's all about
>> balance.
>>
>> </ramble>
>>
>> Vic
> 
> 
> "Courage is like love; it must have hope to nourish it."
> -Napoleon Bonaparte
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