Re: [OS:N:] RE: N:] Open Source as a form of Anarcho-Communism?

[Jeremy Hogan <jhogan redhat com>]

On Thu, 2003-03-20 at 09:22, John Adams wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at 09:49 PM, Brent Fox wrote:
> >
> 
> > If you read the writings of the more well known Open Source/Free
> > Software people (Richard Stallman, Eric Raymond, Bruce Perens, Eben
> > Moglen, etc.) I don't think you'll find much to support the
> > anarcho-communist theory.
> 
> Keep in mind these are not documents from people who sat down and 
> decided what sort of political theory they wanted to express through 
> software--these are retrospective explanations of what they did. (I 
> think this is true even of Stallman, though I could make the argument 
> both ways.)
> 
> What you want to do is look at facts, not opinions. If their actual 
> behavior fits your theory, then their words contradicting you are 
> pointless.

But much of his original set of points were around what the developers
believed in, and motivation. So more than their actions are relevant,
unless you want to drop that facet altogether.

--jeremy