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There is No Open Source Community

Posted by Zonk on from the you-can't-see-me-i'm-invisible dept.

porkrind writes "There is no Open Source Community is an Onlamp article about the economics of open source and how most people get it wrong. Really, open source is much more about supply and demand than it is about an activist community or individual drivers (individuals or individual companies) affecting change on society." From the article: "Taking the position that individuals have pushed open source forward leads to the conclusion that a core group of ideological 'believers' is necessary for the continued success of open source software. Businesses unaware of the falsehood of this claim are too afraid of running afoul of the 'open source community' and sometimes make decisions that are not in their financial interests. Both open source-based and proprietary software vendors need to challenge these assumptions."

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  1. Here's why they've written this article by XxtraLarGe · · Score: 4, Funny

    Rule #1 of Open Source Community:
    Do not talk about Open Source Community

    Rule #2 of Open Source Community:
    DO NOT TALK ABOUT OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY!!!

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  2. Must be taking pointers by spurtle15 · · Score: 3, Funny

    from this guy.

  3. Re:The Corporate Nightmare & Employee Torture by the+chao+goes+mu · · Score: 2, Funny

    At long last, I found my new .sig!

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  4. No Open Source Community? by Billosaur · · Score: 2, Funny

    I guess I won't be getting that membership card I sent a $100 in for anytime soon.

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  5. Correct ... by gnujoshua · · Score: 2, Funny

    There is no open source community, because everyone is in the free software community singing: Join us now and share the software; You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free. x2 Hoarders may get piles of money, That is true, hackers, that is true. But they cannot help their neighbors; That's not good, hackers, that's not good. When we have enough free software At our call, hackers, at our call, We'll throw out those dirty licenses Ever more, hackers, ever more. Join us now and share the software; You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free. x2

    1. Re:Correct ... by gnujoshua · · Score: 2, Funny

      Join us now and share the software;
      You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free.
      x2

      Hoarders may get piles of money,
      That is true, hackers, that is true.
      But they cannot help their neighbors;
      That's not good, hackers, that's not good.

      When we have enough free software
      At our call, hackers, at our call,
      We'll throw out those dirty licenses
      Ever more, hackers, ever more.

      Join us now and share the software;
      You'll be free, hackers, you'll be free.
      x2