The Bread Duplicator
December 17, 2007 at 12:14 am | In comment, essay |Why open source? It’s all about finding ways to share. Here are a few thoughts on the topic, first posted at mixeye.com:
According to the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America), “(piracy) is no different from stealing a person’s shoes or stereo”. At the risk of stating the obvious: When you knick somebody’s shoes, you’re depriving the rightful owner of her footwear. But when you’re downloading a piece of software or a song, you’re creating a brand new copy for yourself. This is a crucial difference, if ever there was such a thing.
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