Why stop at software? Why not have everyone give away the product of their work for free?
A lot of people do in the spirit of volunteering. After that, most developers do it so they can get improvements back from other developers, or because it was just a pet project they didn't feel the need to profit from. Plus a lot of large free software project contributions are from companies who can see a way of profiting off of the software (like IBM).
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“Why stop at software? Why not have everyone give away the product of their work for free?”
The companies that have adopted an open source model are frequently very successful selling premium consulting and support. They aren’t forcing anyone to contribute.
I, myself, will not touch anything that carries the GNU General Public License—too dangerous. But most of the sensible open source software uses the lesser public license and it is pretty easy to work with.
Like ketchup at McDonalds. Like pens at a trade show. Like that second cup of coffee. Like, like, like FR!!! This communism must be STOPPED!!!!