from the libertarian newspaper

[David Nicol]

23) Operating systems: Lessons for Libertarians 1.0
Strike the Root
by Carlton Hobbs

"A typical example of socialist distribution vs. market distribution is any
market where a free society provides many choices but a socialist state
makes a singular decision for everyone. Not only does Linux not match this
model of socialist centralization, but Microsoft does. Here is the key, by
eliminating heavy dependency on proprietary software, you eliminate one
centralization of abusable power. Linux ties its user into its knowledge
base, but by its license agreement, that ties users into no one in
particular, as good ideas can be taken and forked or merged into other
projects. It leaves the source code open so anyone who desires can become
an expert." (01/17/07)

http://www.strike-the-root.com/71/hobbs/hobbs1.html

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