<p>You still don't understand the philosophy. Why do people think devaluing money by turning $1 into $2 through no effort of their own is a good thing? Why are so many people so hell bent on acquiring the tokens that represent resources? Why are so many resources controlled by so few people? Why do those few focus so fully on acquiring more resources? Why does the media insist on calling us consumers? Why do people keep paying to have their freedoms erased with software purchases. Why do people yell and scream about waste in "guberment" and insist of all services being provided by "for profit" entities?</p>
<p>I think that most people are petty, selfish, greedy and self-serving. Sometimes they use open source software. I suspect they do so not because of it's quality but because of the price. Those people would shock me if they used it because of the freedom it ensures.</p>
<p>There is a meritocracy aspect on open source stuff. It's also there in business. In open source stuff it's about learning and being your best and it doesn't involve degrading someone elses experience. In business the meritocracy is all about degrading another person, business or group so your business profits at their expense.<br>
Another 30 minutes of my life I'll never get back.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mar 8, 2011 9:20 PM, "Dan Lambert" <<a href="mailto:danlambert@bellsouth.net">danlambert@bellsouth.net</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"></div>