Lawrence wrote:
>
> There was a brief article today on osonline stating that IBM was giving up
> its unix OS and switching to Linux. That has interesting implications. The
> Open Source movement is the most successful communal effort ever at building
> something of value. Now a large capitalist power wants to stake its future
> on that movement. IBM is giving up AIX, something they've invested billions
> in over the years, and instead will try to be good members of the open
> source community. What will capitalism think of next?
>
_Capital_ , the _Grundrisse_ etc. are filled with references to the dependence of capital on the free contributions of science. There is absolutely nothing new about IBM's decision.
Carrol