Comments on: The Viral Ideals of Free Software https://simulacrum.cc/2013/05/02/the-viral-ideals-of-free-software/ Technology, economics, and anthropology. Mon, 22 Dec 2014 15:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: X https://simulacrum.cc/2013/05/02/the-viral-ideals-of-free-software/comment-page-1/#comment-1005 Wed, 08 May 2013 12:57:52 +0000 https://simulacrum.cc/?p=454#comment-1005 Thanks Lui – great post! I’m still frustrated by F/OSS, though – to me, it seems to deny the value of ‘time, money, programs and equipment are greatly needed’, and does not really reward those who offer these up.

Members of the F/OSS community are credited with recognition of ‘authorship’, but it seems that the real winners are the initiators of F/OSS software which goes on to be successful – we’ve all heard of Jimmy Wales, Richard Stallman and Linus Torvalds, but what of the hundreds of others who devote time to their projects? Are they seen as equally influential? Are they offered jobs, book deals and speaking engagements outside of the F/OSS community?

]]> By: Why Wikipedia’s Millionth Russian Page Is Worth Celebrating | Simulacrum https://simulacrum.cc/2013/05/02/the-viral-ideals-of-free-software/comment-page-1/#comment-998 Tue, 07 May 2013 18:57:42 +0000 https://simulacrum.cc/?p=454#comment-998 […] software movement, and ports them to the wider cultural sphere (something I have argued in detail before). The subversive nature of Wikipedia does not lie in its language, political vision, or rejection […]

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