When Libertarians Attack Free Software

Posted by kdawson on Friday October 23, 2009 @04:16AM from the enemy-of-mine-enemy dept.

binarybits writes 'I've got a new article analyzing the unfortunate tendency of libertarian and free-market organizations to attack free software. The latest example is a policy analyst at the Heartland Institute who attacks network neutrality regulations by arguing that advocates have 'unwittingly bought into' the 'radical agenda' of the free software movement. I argue that in reality, the free market and free software are entirely compatible, and libertarians are shooting themselves in the foot by antagonizing the free software movement.'

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Pithy by Efreet · 2009-10-23 06:23 · Score: 0, Offtopic

When socialism can defeat capitalism in the free market it deserves to win.

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This should not be news! by LWATCDR · 2009-10-23 06:32 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Let me give Slashdot a simple formula.
If the title contains Republicans or Democrats or Libertarians or Communists or Socialists or Liberals or Conservatives it needs to go into the politics section.

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