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The Economist On The Economics of Sharing

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the your-kindergarten-teacher-was-right dept.

RCulpepper writes "The Economist, reliably the most insightful English-language news publication, discusses the economics of sharing, from OSS programmers' sharing time, to P2P users' sharing disk space and bandwidth. " True indeed (about The Economist, I have to remember to renew my subscription); one of the main supports for the article comes from Yochai Benkler latest piece, which is excellent.

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  1. Don't worry by AtariAmarok · · Score: 3, Funny
    "Coming to a conclusion in an article summary stifles discussion. Stop doing that."

    This would only be a problem if everyone RTFA. However, as that is rarely a problem, there is nothing to worry about.

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    Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
  2. The economies of sharing V1.0 by Emperor+Shaddam+IV · · Score: 4, Funny

    Economies of sharing, as socialism moves forward.

    V1.0 - I have axe, you have club, therefore you share everything with me.

    V2.0 - I am the government, therefore you share part of everything with me and I decide who to share with.

    V3.0 - I have fileserver, you have connection, therefore I share everyone else's stuff with you whether they gave me permission or not.

    V4.0 - I have everything you have. You have everything I have. Everyone has shared everything. Life is meaningless. :)

  3. Re:Sure... by Daniel+Dvorkin · · Score: 3, Funny

    Exactly! Its more like Fox news...

    Or what Fox would be like if, instead of being run by right-wingers from top to bottom, they switched positions every fifteen minutes: first have the news as reported by a fascist, then by a communist, then by an anarchist, then by a Randroid, then by a monarchist ...

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  4. That works until.... by AtariAmarok · · Score: 5, Funny
    "Fortunately for Linux, there's plenty of "soup" to go around"

    This works untiol SCO shows up and claims ownership of the lentils found in every bowl served, and demands that each soup-eater pay them $699.

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    Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
  5. Just let me know... by adam31 · · Score: 3, Funny
    I have to remember to renew my subscription

    Here, you can borrow mine...

  6. Re:The True Economics of OSS by wcrowe · · Score: 3, Funny

    computer scientist and can generate an enormous static charge from your keyboard to Get You.

    Are you saying you're a real hot-dog programmer?

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    Proverbs 21:19