[ox-en] Re: [ox-en] keimform.de: The Earth’s the Limit (1)
- From: Diego Saravia <diego.saravia gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 20:56:08 -0300
A weak form of post-scarcity thinking is present in one of the founding
documents of the free software movement, [4]Richard Stallman’s [5]GNU
Manifesto (“weak” because there are still necessary tasks that are neither
fun nor automated away):
stallman only speaks about software distribution
software distribution is marginally free if you have fixed
communication cost, as connected people ussualy have.
marginal is the key word in last phrase. in capitalist societies
prices are related to marginal cost. connected people -not excluded
ones-, also is key.
software creation is another matter
you could speak of non scarcity of digital duplication, but carry this
ideas to other kind of goods is another kind of debate.
In the long run, making programs free is a step toward the post-scarcity
world, where nobody will have to work very hard just to make a living.
today capital ownership give you that capability
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Diego Saravia
Diego.Saravia gmail.com
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