[Gllug] An article for you from an Economist.com reader.

[Jim Bailey]

On Jun 18, 01:00, Richard Jones wrote:
> <rant>
> 
> I really wish that people would stop writing drivel equating free
> software with anti-capitalism.  Particularly, the Economist who really
> should know better.
> 
> Free software is *all* about capitalism.  It encourages competition
> and ruthlessly reduces costs.  This is why I can get a fully
> functional operating system + office suite today for pennies.  And
> when it breaks, I have a selection of experts at hand competing with
> each other to minimize the price to fix it.  I can pass the savings
> I've made on to my customers, in turn reducing their costs and
> increasing wealth.
> 
> The opposite would be some sort of communist centralized command-
> and-control economy, where the government enforces a monopoly position
> and as a result prices are not driven down and people never become
> better off.  Now whom does _that_ remind you of?
> 
> </rant>

For an interesting look at capitalism vs communism check out today's
dilbert. :)

http://www.dilbert.com/

Peace Jim
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