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Is open source pro-capitalism or anti-capitalism?

Posted by Robert Janelle on Fri, July 3, 2009 10:55 AM · Filed under Ottawa · No Comments

Open source software development has brought us many wonderful things. From Mozilla's Firefox web browser to free Microsoft Office alternative OpenOffice.org.

However, some have compared the movement of giving away products for free, sharing source code and collaborating with anyone who wants to pitch in to, well, communism.

With that perception in mind, Andrew Ross of the Free Open Source Software Learning Centre moderates a panel of industry, government and community representatives and asks: Is open source pro or anti-capitalism?

See the discussion in the video below.

 

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