[CS-FSLUG] Linux Is Capitalism in Action

[Ed Hurst]

Linux held up as an example of capitalism with a somewhat different
profit motive. You and I know this, but it's rather surprising to see it
explained on a site which has defended MS in the past.

"Although Mr. Ballmer would probably deny it, Linux is a product of
freedom and private property and then of capitalism, just as Microsoft
is. Both use scarce means (time and labor) to offer a product (software)
that is valuable to consumers. If a product is priced at $0 and another
one at $100, this still does not imply anything except that they focus
on different ends: one group prefers to offer the software free of
charge and another prefers to sell it. And this does not change a thing.
Whether you are a business owner investing billions of dollars into free
software development and support or a simple hobbyist contributing in
your spare time, everyone involved with Linux creates value. And this
creation of value is based on entrepreneurial action, not by the
government's interventionism or communism."

http://www.lewrockwell.com/lora/m.lora22.html

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Ed Hurst
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