top | item 24371465 (no title) newbalance | 5 years ago Totally agree! We need to reorient our mindsets to sharing knowledge instead of locking it away under the banner of capitalism. discuss order hn newest woofie11|5 years ago I'm not quite sure why you view open source and capitalism as being in conflict.If I'm buying a mouse, I'll pay a lot more for one with an open source firmware, schematics, and design. It costs no more to product.Mostly, there are problems of mindset. In most industries, keeping this stuff secret has minimal competitive upside, and a lot of downside.
woofie11|5 years ago I'm not quite sure why you view open source and capitalism as being in conflict.If I'm buying a mouse, I'll pay a lot more for one with an open source firmware, schematics, and design. It costs no more to product.Mostly, there are problems of mindset. In most industries, keeping this stuff secret has minimal competitive upside, and a lot of downside.
woofie11|5 years ago
If I'm buying a mouse, I'll pay a lot more for one with an open source firmware, schematics, and design. It costs no more to product.
Mostly, there are problems of mindset. In most industries, keeping this stuff secret has minimal competitive upside, and a lot of downside.