LinuxCon: The tragedy of the commons gatekeepers
LinuxCon: The tragedy of the commons gatekeepers
Posted Sep 28, 2012 9:30 UTC (Fri) by njwhite (guest, #51848)In reply to: LinuxCon: The tragedy of the commons gatekeepers by jackb
Parent article: LinuxCon: The tragedy of the commons gatekeepers
> Every second spent thinking about this stuff is a second not spent doing something useful.
It's tempting to agree with you, but I think you're missing something important.
While the legal problems which are created for us are really annoying and harmful, the process of discussing values in software is very positive, even though it's so often provoked by some awful license or harmful action by a large player.
It isn't just about the software, it's about the freedom, the control over our lives.