[crocko]

> The feeling of attachment is one that programmers can cultivate when it suits them; it is not inevitable. Consider, for example, how willingly the same programmers usually sign over all rights to a large corporation for a salary; the emotional attachment mysteriously vanishes.

It is because they are getting paid they willingly hand over the rights. Also a lot of full time employees do take personal ownership of their code maybe not in a legal sense but they feel it is their responsibility.

This is why I cannot stand Stallman. There are plenty of good arguments for open source software. However completely ignoring the fact that when you are a full time employee you are promised pay and some benefits by the employer is as far as I am concerned completely disingenuous. His whole premise is faulty.

[cogburnd02]

Well, compare/contrast the emotional attachment a programmer has for code with the emotional attachment a parent has for their child.

No amount of money would make the emotional attachment of a parent to their child go away; I think this is his point.

[crocko]

Yes let’s compare looking after your a new life in the world with source code like they are they in anyway equivalent.

This is exactly my problem with characters like Stallman and why people should actually read the more robust arguments against GNU/Free software movements sad the more robust arguments gives you a reality check against a lot of Stallman’s nonsense.