My friends the debate between Capitalism and Communism is moot. The battle is long dead. I won't debate theory when in practice communism in conjunction with totalitarian dictatorship (the only way it could exist) was clearly the greater evil of two.
Although Socialism is the kinder, gentler face of Communism and may even in practice as well as theory seem kinder than Capitalism; is along on the way to a similar fate. The trend seems to be moving away from the socialist Atlantic to a more capitalist Pacific(won't debate here.) While Communism required all to participate to be successful; Capitalism requires competition. By providing the much needed competition to the software industry, the GPL has probably done more to preserve Capitalism in the industry than just about thing else out there. Without the GPL, Microsoft would have needed government control to reign in its ever increasing market abuses that its monopolistic position allowed it make. That my friends would have been socialism. As a true blue believer in capitalism, I love the GPL.
Also, Linux is just cool and who doesn't want to use cool stuff.
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My friends the debate between Capitalism and Communism is moot. The battle is long dead. I won't debate theory when in practice communism in conjunction with totalitarian dictatorship (the only way it could exist) was clearly the greater evil of two. Although Socialism is the kinder, gentler face of Communism and may even in practice as well as theory seem kinder than Capitalism; is along on the way to a similar fate. The trend seems to be moving away from the socialist Atlantic to a more capitalist Pacific(won't debate here.) While Communism required all to participate to be successful; Capitalism requires competition. By providing the much needed competition to the software industry, the GPL has probably done more to preserve Capitalism in the industry than just about thing else out there. Without the GPL, Microsoft would have needed government control to reign in its ever increasing market abuses that its monopolistic position allowed it make. That my friends would have been socialism. As a true blue believer in capitalism, I love the GPL. Also, Linux is just cool and who doesn't want to use cool stuff.