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I want to comment on comparing things that seem similar, but aren't. In particular, OP wants readers to believe that taking drugs developed by "big pharma" is the same, or is morally equivalent to hosting one's project on GitHub. The problem with this is that the relationship between the drug manufacture and the drug user isn't the same as with the repository service and the user, and in a very important way. * By using the drug the user doesn't contribute anything back to the manufacturer beside the monetary compensation. The equivalent of repository service would've been a drug user who agrees to run experiment for the company developing the drug in exchange for the drug. Such things do happen, especially in desperate cases... but, certainly aren't the norm of pharma company vs drug user relationship. * Pharma companies are heavily regulated, with lots and lots of drug users protections in place. If a pharma company is found to have walked back on the safety or other promise about a particular drug -- there's a good chance they'll be taken to court, and, hopefully will have to pay reparations. GitHub, on the other hand, makes no promises to the non-paying customers, and, like a famous jedi, will force choke you when they alter the deal they made with you, while telling you to prey they don't alter the deal any further. |