Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on January 19, 2004 10:28 AM
As one can see regarding the ownership discussion above, it's a hot topic. IMHO that's not the point we should be focusing on--it's a distraction. The real issue is what method of software development is more economically efficient--and that has to be Open Source and sharing. The one reason open source has fared so well with minimal investment compared to closed source is this fact.
The second question is how do we pay for software development, who gets paid, and how much do they get paid. I personally think all of this argument boils down to this. For intellectual goods like software that's the only thing that matters. That's why the idea of "normal" ownership is far more streatched for these types of goods than for tangible assets that can't be shared.
I personally think that the whole ownership model for intellecutal goods is poor -- it's counter to value -- but I don't have a better alternative exactly... unless the Open Source process succeeds of course.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on January 19, 2004 10:28 AMThe second question is how do we pay for software development, who gets paid, and how much do they get paid. I personally think all of this argument boils down to this. For intellectual goods like software that's the only thing that matters. That's why the idea of "normal" ownership is far more streatched for these types of goods than for tangible assets that can't be shared.
I personally think that the whole ownership model for intellecutal goods is poor -- it's counter to value -- but I don't have a better alternative exactly... unless the Open Source process succeeds of course.
Rob
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