Date: Tue, 23 May 2000 18:04:36 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Doug Barton <Doug@gorean.org> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG, Arun Sharma <adsharma@sharmas.dhs.org>, Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> Subject: Re: The Ethics of Free Software Message-ID: <4.3.1.2.20000523175904.0443caa0@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005231631130.49900-100000@dt051n0b.san.rr.c om> References: <4.3.1.2.20000523115749.04536980@localhost>
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At 05:42 PM 5/23/2000, Doug Barton wrote: > > Unfortunately, there is a flaw in THIS argument, too: it goes > > to the other extreme. While the pie can be enlarged, it is not > > infinitely expandable. > > Many brilliant economists would vehemently disagree with >you. Chief among them is Arthur Laffer. Sorry, but the more famous an economist is, the more likely it is that he represents a "religion" rather than realistic, proven theory. All systems have limits, and any statement to the contrary is absurd. > > There is a definite limit to the rate at which the pie can grow, > > This is actually true, and Alan Greenspan has done a good job of >keeping the rate of growth level. Not so. He hasn't stopped the foaming of the "Inernet souffle'" which is now about to fall rather hard and ungracefully. (Like a souffle', it's full of froth but has little substance.) > > especially > > with the GPL actively eliminating opportunities for new ventures. > > You're flattering yourself if you think that the GPL is having >_that_ significant an impact right now. Flattering "yourself?" How so? The fact is, alas, that the GPL is already killing many promising new markets for software. It used to be that VCs asked, "What will you do about Microsoft?" They're now asking, "What will you do about Stallman?" --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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