Forbes has an interesting article that attempts to push Crowdsourcing off its pedestal by pointing out that "crowds" don't actually invent or create anything; individuals do. What the crowdsourcing phenomenon does is put an opportunity in front of a large number of people, some of whom may be uniquely suited to solve a particular problem or achieve a particular goal. The article goes on to discuss Open Source Software, and points out that Open Source's success isn't because of crowds of anonymous people, but the largely the efforts of identifiable virtuosos.
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Member since:2005-07-06
1. Linus ( and not Linux, who he did not even named Linux himself ) did not do it alone ...
2. No it was an exercise in computing, that linus published on the net, he had zero plans for it, the first license for it was even non comercial ...
3. Why would I not pay Taxes ? I enjoy my country CANADA and I don't mind paying to save the life of others, the roads I probably will never use but know they benefit other CANADIANS, the Armed Forces witch means I don't have to go and kill people who are trying to attack my country, the schools where I was educated and where other where too, the protection of the arts, etc ...
My problem is with Fraudster and corrupt government individual who charge too much and don't deliver anything or those who ask we give 500 million to tobacoe company because they lost some crops due to there own negligence and greed , or some other form of subventioning that never get repaid.
Honestly, you know very little about taxation :
http://www.wallstats.com/deathandtaxes/
Here is an image of what taxes are used for ( yes I know it's not a Canadian one, but we got a conservative govenrment at this time who like to hide numbers, if one exist I don't know it ).
Member since:2008-08-25
He has managed and directed development from the start.
It was his unique qualities as project leader that has made Linux a success.
That was not the point. It was that taxes, spent good or bad, are obtained through force.
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2006-01-10
1. I have nothing against open source. Linux is a great example of someone getting out there and just doing it (linus).
But let us recall how Linux was created. It was the vision on one nutty guy (linus) who wanted to do something.
It was not a crowd of people who collaboratively thought how they can create a new operating system.
2. If you don't think taxes are taken by force, then... go ahead and try not paying taxes. See what happens to you. I have a hunch force will be used.
You might think taxes are needed and good for the 'public'. That is fine as far as politics goes, but at least have the honestly to admit they are taken by force, at the barrel of the police force's gun. That every dollar of taxation is a police officer with a gun pointed at my head demanding I pay them.