I've always thought of OpenSource as presenting a critique of capitalism. A critique not in the sense of rejecting it but of looking at it in a radical way. Radical capitalism would be a return to the principles of Adam Smith - particularly in putting power back in the hands of the small independent producer rather than large Corporations, cartels, monopolies...
Open Source embodies this. People work on OSS and FS projects in their self interest - I don't even know what volunteerism means in this context. There is an element of altruism to be sure but look at SourceForge, freshmeat, etc. Most projects have to do with problems that need to be solved; needs that must be met.
Gate's "Open letter to hobbyists"-style FUD is still the order of the day. Call FSF and OSS communistic as if that means anything today. If it is an attack on anything it is an attack on corporatism. Not capitalism.
I have T-Mobile as well and use a Handspring Treo 180g (yup the endangered grafitti) and I was surprised to see T-Mob as one of the worst in the bunch. I've had a handful of messages over the past few months not get through and require a resend. But the vast majority get through.
My wife's Samsung (the palm one) on Sprint is not quite as reliable though...
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I've always thought of OpenSource as presenting a critique of capitalism. A critique not in the sense of rejecting it but of looking at it in a radical way. Radical capitalism would be a return to the principles of Adam Smith - particularly in putting power back in the hands of the small independent producer rather than large Corporations, cartels, monopolies...
Open Source embodies this. People work on OSS and FS projects in their self interest - I don't even know what volunteerism means in this context. There is an element of altruism to be sure but look at SourceForge, freshmeat, etc. Most projects have to do with problems that need to be solved; needs that must be met.
Gate's "Open letter to hobbyists"-style FUD is still the order of the day. Call FSF and OSS communistic as if that means anything today. If it is an attack on anything it is an attack on corporatism. Not capitalism.
My wife's Samsung (the palm one) on Sprint is not quite as reliable though...