Re: Free software
From: dmcgarrett@optonline.net
To: Gene Heskett <gheskett@shentel.net>, debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Cheers, Gene Heskett
I thought I put this to bed, but apparently not. <snip ... snip>
You thought well because if we are clarifying the description
of reality we can not utilize the grocery store logic of choice. Either
one final thought convinces everyone that it is correct or there
still is room for discussion. I have no beef with nvidia in specific,
they are just as bad as any for-profit organization, so it is not
specific.
I"ve stated my case. Let"s drop it here!
But this is the problem, you can not be one sided in having
the authority to end a conversation. If Nvidia one day decides
it is not profiting from their little monopoly and decides to
fold its gc production and r&d, they have the "legal right" to
destroy all knowledge produced and owned by them. The
work and findings of hundreds of people developing nvidia
products is in the hands of one entity (stock-holders).
The state gives them the right to conduct this atrocity of
destroying knowledge and deny society access to it, even
when it has no value for them anymore.
I believe society has the right to criticize this mutual practice
by state and owner of knowledge. Any industry is a school for
society and it exists due to lack of alternatives for society.
This is what we are talking about, I think. Internalizing the
logic of the capitalist and its puppet the state, the logic of
market, into our conversation as "logical" is a product of
propaganda and demagogues of the media and other
"institutions". A society must be able to survive having
alternatives past capitalism.
This is why communities as debian and linux are under attack
by capitalists of all sorts so they can blackmail society not to
be able to survive without them.
So whose side are you on boyz? Autonomy, or dependency?
--doug
You can put it to rest now if you like. I suspect you might not.
But should this conversation be open to everyone? Should
stockholders and executives of large corporations participate
freely? What if they hire professional writers and debaters
to participate and advocate their interests?
(AK)
PS Before you (anyone) go off topic and criticize my email
practice (common practice here to escape the issue) please
refer me to a safe and anonymous way of participating on
the list because I trust protonmail more than many people
on this list to record my connection. Protonmail still has no
pop or imap. I prefer using ascii as well in writing and
reading, but we do not live in a free world.
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