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Re: Spinoff: Using Linux for work? was RE: Why Tech-Writers Should Know About Open Source Technologies
Subject:Re: Spinoff: Using Linux for work? was RE: Why Tech-Writers Should Know About Open Source Technologies From:Sean Wheller <sean -at- inwords -dot- co -dot- za> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 15 Sep 2005 23:26:12 +0200
On Thursday 15 September 2005 23:19, Bruce Byfield wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-09-15 at 16:39 -0400, Brian Gordon wrote:
> > Just because
> > something is a need does not oblige others to provide
> > it. (Not restricting access is the same as giving it
> > away.)
>
> No, but it's generally considered higher ethical behavior to share and
> to assist others than to horde it for yourself.
>
> For my part, the older I get, the more just collecting a pay cheque
> isn't enough. Ideally, I want my work not only to provide necessities
> for me and mine, but also to make a larger contribution than just
> helping a company to a profitable quarter. Not that I object to these
> things, please understand, but if I can do something meaningful in
> addition to them, then I leap at the chance.
I think we are leave the days when man pondered whether the use of Free Open
Source Software is a good thing or not. We are now deciding how to use it.
Private enterprise, government and individuals are all planning the
implimentation.
My prediction:
In the next few years, issues such as access to information and knowledge
empowerment will drive the principle of Open Source Software to become -
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