> The immense success of “free” and open source software (FOSS)—which generates more than $500 billion in annual value in the U.S. alone3 and an estimated $8.8 trillion in total global value
Exploiting other people's work is big business.
I wonder if there's any incentive to regulate this shared "commons"?
> This is the tragedy of the commons in its purest form: billions in corporate value extracted, while the person providing the value is left to burn out.
Exploiting other people's work is big business.
I wonder if there's any incentive to regulate this shared "commons"?
> This is the tragedy of the commons in its purest form: billions in corporate value extracted, while the person providing the value is left to burn out.
Nope, guess not. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragedy_of_the_commons
So, a good chunk of the global economy is based on exploiting the commons?
This seems like a perfect system, with no obvious faults.