[ox-en] Paid linux programmers: how do they work
- From: Michael Bauwens <michelsub2003 yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 02:41:24 -0700 (PDT)
I guess some of you have seen this:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/090507_Database/09May2007_data05.php
where Microsoft's platform director argues Linux 'as free software', already no longer exists
I have a question as to the exact way the community and the corporation cooperate
- open source remains mostly nonproprietary software, but is increasinly produced by paid employes, true or not true?
- which side dominates: the corporate or the community?
- if the community is still a core element of open source, what is their relation to the paid employees
- how are these paid employees working: as free as community programmers, or are they under a command and control hierarchy; wny does the crowding out factor not apply (i.e. paid employees discouraging further work by volunteers, as it often happens, why not here?)
- who decides on the main strategic directions of free software development?
- if the paid employees are free in their work, does their salary then not function as a kind of basic income, not related to their exact 'work'??
I think these questions are pretty crucial in determining the future course of free software.
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