Linked by David Adams on Mon 16th Aug 2004 17:44 UTC
I read something in one of the comments for an OSNews posting a couple weeks ago that sent me thinking. It wasn't an original or profound thought. In fact, it's a rather commonly-held opinion that happens to be quite misguided. It's an opinion summed up by the "open source = communist" meme that gets thrown around in thousands of flamewars all over the internet. In this essay, I will explore why this idea is wrong and demonstrates a fundamental misunderstanding of economics.
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Um... "Marx and other early 20th century philosophers." does not necessarily imply that Marx was alive during the 20th century; it just means some people with similar thoughts to him (see the word "other") lived in the 20th century. And even so, who the hell cares? Why do you feel the need to nit-pick over 17 years??? Geez...