[ox-en] Re: press release critique
- From: MJ Ray <markj cloaked.freeserve.co.uk>
- Date: 02 May 2001 13:59:29 +0100
Stefan Meretz <stefan.meretz hbv.org> writes:
http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/writings/homesteading/magic-cauldron/x227.html
All these models base on making things (or services etc.) scarce. And
scarcity and freedom are a contradiction.
A lot of those things are naturally scarce. Models 9.1 (loss leader),
9.2 (widget frosting) and 9.5 (expiration) are artificial restraints,
though, and are not really based around Free software, merely Open
Source.
9.3 is on programmer performance, 9.4 on physical products, and 9.7 on
content performance, which are naturally scarce items. There is no
need to artificially restrain the liberty of the code to create that
scarcity.
Therefore, having shown cases where scarcity and freedom co-exist and
allow non-zero valuations, I reject your assertion.
(I'm not sure how to classify 9.6 (sell the brand)... it's an
artificial restraint, but not on software.)
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MJR
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