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[Discuss] Govt Source Code Policy



On 3/27/2016 9:22 AM, Greg Rundlett (freephile) wrote:
> Competing is a choice that only the stronger among us will 
> voluntarily make.  So it is a false assertion that everyone wants 
> that choice.  You're arguing that the old, the sick, the poor wants 
> to compete against large corporations for the benefit potential 
> inherent in a (larger) pool of software.

Again, you reframe the argument in order to avoid answering the
question. Whether or not they want the choice is irrelevant. What is
relevant is whether or not they have the choice. How is denying them the
choice not about denial?

> I'm saying that there would be greater well-being, and less 
> inequality, and more freedom for all if Government Software (that the
> public pays for) were shared under a license (GPL) that aims for 
> those goals.

To date, every government and economic system founded on these
principles has descended into tyranny or collapsed into anarchy.

-- 
Rich P.



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