After takin' a swig o' grog, Erik Funkenbusch belched out
this bit o' wisdom:
> On Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:19:06 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>
>> After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out
>> this bit o' wisdom:
>>
>>> RMS and His Magic Bread
>>>
>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>| Translate this now to the realm of ideas. We are surrounded by people hungry
>>>| for knowledge, and we do possess that magic bread - digital copies of
>>>| knowledge that can be shared infinitely without diminishing it. Do we not
>>>| have a similar moral duty to share that magic bread of digital knowledge with
>>>| all those that hunger for it?
>>> `----
>>>
>>> http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/05/rms-and-his-magic-bread.html
>>
>> Nice ideas. Now how can we monetize them? <grin>
>
> Actually, the whole idea is flawed.
>
> First, the analogy doesn't work.
It's a metaphor, not an analogy.
Authors use them to make their writing more interesting or entertaining.
> What he's saying is that people shouldn't have to pay for software, which
> is a totoally different argument from "feeding the starving".
He's talking about much more than software.
In the case of software, though, the metaphor depicts Stallman's feelings.
But rather than just spinning metaphors, Stallman acted (strongly) on his
feelings, and now the whole world can enjoy an ever-expanding cornucopia of
Free software.
--
You will lose your present job and have to become a door to door mayonnaise
salesman.
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