[ox-en] Re: [ox-en] keimform.de: The Earth’s the Limit (1)
Diego Saravia <[email protected]>
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> A weak form of post-scarcity thinking is present in one of the founding > documents of the free software movement, [4]Richard Stallman’s [5]GNU > Manifesto (“weak†because there are still necessary tasks that are neither > fun nor automated away): > stallman only speaks about software distribution software distribution is marginally free if you have fixed communication cost, as connected people ussualy have. marginal is the key word in last phrase. in capitalist societies prices are related to marginal cost. connected people -not excluded ones-, also is key. software creation is another matter you could speak of non scarcity of digital duplication, but carry this ideas to other kind of goods is another kind of debate. >  In the long run, making programs free is a step toward the post-scarcity >  world, where nobody will have to work very hard just to make a living. today capital ownership give you that capability -- Diego Saravia [email protected] NO FUNCIONA->dsa-AySywPH+/[email protected] _________________________________ Web-Site: http://www.oekonux.org/ Organization: http://www.oekonux.de/projekt/ Contact: [email protected]