>I would argue that open source software is a great example of a common
>property which uses capitalist property laws to make sure it remains common
>(the GNU license). Some anarchists would actually argue that it isn't 'free'
>enough according to their tastes. There are various 'free-er' alternatives
>to the GNU license, but the real genius of the GNU license is that it
>compels users or modifiers of code to distribute products with source code
>included (however modified). Essentially open source software represents the
>accumulation of many shared cooperative inputs, which can then be shared, or
>modified by anyone else. It's the ideal communist model, really.
Under the free software model, how are programmers expected to pay the rent the ISP bill?
Doug