Funny thing is, everyone is interpreting this as religion vs science. It doesn't have to be, though. Even from a religious perspective that believes in creationism, it's entirely possible that evolution is the mechanism used to create things. For a simplistic analogy, consider play dough or clay. Many religious people resent that evolution is being taught as an alternative to creationism. (I'm not picking sides here, just stating some facts. Just stating: evolution and creation can co-exist, and, here's is why some people are upset by evolutionism.)
Sure, open source is great (I've contributed), but I think too much of either side is wrong. It's unethical to take what's not yours, be it because you don't want other people to rip you off, or for some other reason. So charging for software makes it inconvenient for people who want it. But think about the people who spend hours and hours coding. How do they afford coffee to stay up writing software so open-source freeloaders can consume whatever they feel like?
I've contributed to open source, only to have my work resold as someone else's. Look, I'm not against open source, but to make a blanket statement and call all closed source software unethical is absolutely stupid.
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Funny thing is, everyone is interpreting this as religion vs science. It doesn't have to be, though. Even from a religious perspective that believes in creationism, it's entirely possible that evolution is the mechanism used to create things. For a simplistic analogy, consider play dough or clay. Many religious people resent that evolution is being taught as an alternative to creationism. (I'm not picking sides here, just stating some facts. Just stating: evolution and creation can co-exist, and, here's is why some people are upset by evolutionism.)
Sure, open source is great (I've contributed), but I think too much of either side is wrong. It's unethical to take what's not yours, be it because you don't want other people to rip you off, or for some other reason. So charging for software makes it inconvenient for people who want it. But think about the people who spend hours and hours coding. How do they afford coffee to stay up writing software so open-source freeloaders can consume whatever they feel like? I've contributed to open source, only to have my work resold as someone else's. Look, I'm not against open source, but to make a blanket statement and call all closed source software unethical is absolutely stupid.