Re: [ox-en] Information goods as genuine societal goods
- From: Stefan Meretz <stefan.meretz hbv.org>
- Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:13:40 +0100
On 2008-03-24 05:32, Michel Bauwens wrote:
So where exactly is the change in your own assessment?
The main change is, that I previously argued, that proprietary software
is a thing of value and free software is not. Now, I would say, that
both are free of value. Thus, today I agree with the following cite,
which I didn't in 2003:
Just because proprietary software has no value, does not mean it has
no effect on profits. The sale of proprietary software is a means for
transferring surplus value between sectors: in particular from the
developing world to the US, but also from the 'old' to the 'new'
economy within the US/Europe. It lowers profits in the old sector and
in the developing world. FS blocks this transfer.
Author was Graham: http://www.oekonux.de/liste/archive/msg07139.html
when the oekonux debate was done mainly in german.
The main argument for is mentioned in the headline: Information goods
are genuine societal goods, even when they are produced in a closed
proprietary way.
However, one should see, that I am in a minor position within the (more
or less) marxian discourse, even in keimform, but it is not necessary
to treat it as a religious point.
Ciao,
Stefan
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