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by 0xf8
2683 days ago
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I’m thoroughly confused as to what state of the world one envisions as the alternative and how that would function. I understand an argument against purely a philosophical justification for proprietary software and no open access. But the practical reality of modern societies and Capitalism is that the closed source nature of many services / software brings many positive benefits to society and in some case is necessary for that platform’s very existence. |
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Could you please give an example of this?
Beware of arguments like "had it been free software, it couldn't have been monetized it as it was": this reasonning presupposed a fixed set of business models, and doesn't account for the emergence of new ones (e.g online games with subscription, "free-to-play" games, etc.).