Message 02022 [Homepage] [Navigation]
Thread: oxenT01909 Message: 6/9 L5 [In index]
[First in Thread] [Last in Thread] [Date Next] [Date Prev]
[Next in Thread] [Prev in Thread] [Next Thread] [Prev Thread]

Re: [ox-en] Re: Marxists and Anarchists, was: Re: [AktiviX] Reading on politics of free software

On Tue, Jan 27, 2004 at 03:26:32AM [PHONE NUMBER REMOVED], Rich Walker wrote:


Benj. Mako Hill wrote:


On Wed, Jan 21, 2004 at 01:23:30PM -0500, Art McGee wrote:

 

More importantly, the less "controlled" nature of the FLOSS
development process is something that Anarchists grasp
intuitively.


Except of course the Luddite or semi-Luddite anarchists. There are many
-- but don't expect them to chime in on this list!


Ahem! You're re-iterating the old stereotypes about Luddites. We [1]
followers of General Ludd are firm believers in the use of techne to
improve the lot of the worker - but are absolutely opposed to those
technologies that dehumanise.


I was waiting for someone to jump in with this. I almost said
"anti-technology anarchists" but a visit to my dictionary implied that
this was I was not incorrect in the way I used the term.

Semantics aside, I'm sure you know the group I'm talking about. Sorry
if I offended.

Regards,
Mako


-- 
Benjamin Mako Hill
mako debian.org
http://mako.yukidoke.org/
Thread: oxenT01909 Message: 6/9 L5 [In index]
Message 02022 [Homepage] [Navigation]