[lbo-talk] WBAI scores with holocaust denalist's premium

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Mon Aug 1 07:45:50 PDT 2005



On Sun, 31 Jul 2005, Chuck0 wrote:

> Richard Stallman, the creator and spokesperson of the GNU free software 
> movement, is probably an anarchist. You've got distros of Linux, such as 
> Debian, which have long had anarchist files included in bundles. Finally, 
> there is just a shitload of anarchist techies out there who run everything 
> from Indymedia servers to radical ISPs to extensive websites.

Stallman could call himself a kumquat, and that wouldn't change the fact
that open source software is an example of Marxist economic production.
(A person doesn't have to self-identify as a Marxist to engage in
Marxist economic production!)  Sure, you can call it anarchist
production if you prefer, but it's a meaningless distinction.

Miles



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