Re: [linux-audio-user] Re: Free Software vs. Open Source: Where do*you* stand?

From: Cesare Marilungo <cesare@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Tue Feb 28 2006 - 22:34:10 EET

Paul Davis wrote:

>On Tue, 2006-02-28 at 03:06 +0100, Cesare Marilungo wrote:
>
>
>>If you're right, for similar reasons, maybe also coding software and
>>releasing it as open source should be a middle-class luxury. Is this the
>>case? I don't think so.
>>
>>
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>there are not a lot of people who fit a description of the socio-
>economic group normally called "working class" that are releasing open
>source software. programmers by definition are generally middle class
>even when working as interns for large companies. and for some of us
>(/me waves), it is undoubtedly a reflection of utter middle-class
>luxury.
>
>
>
This is probably true, Paul.

But I thought that most of the people involved in open source didn't
share all the same values of the so called middle-class.

c.

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