> One important critique to make is that there really is
> nothing inherently anti-capitalist about Free
> Software/Open Source. Even to the originators of the
> term "Free Software," the freedom refers to the
> ability to modify source code, not necessarily to
> price. "free as in free speech, not free as in free
> beer" is a common formulation. Under the GNU Public
> License, there is nothing intended to keep you from
> charging a lsum of money for your free software
> program if you so wish.
I disagree. I think that the Free Software Movement is an example of anarchism in action. I'm not the first person to point this out.
I'm writing a paper about this. Not going to rehash arguments here that I had this weekend with the local Linux Users Group.
Chuck Infoshop.org