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posted by tkchia Homepage, 27.03.2022, 09:01
(edited by tkchia on 27.03.2022, 09:34)

Hello kerravon,

> If the people in this thread aren't willing to make
> the sacrifices required to start a company and add
> that value to society, then don't complain about
> others doing so, and using the cheap input costs of
> public domain code. That is in fact exactly what
> they should be doing.
Why is it so important to you that someone "start a company", or contribute to someone starting a company, in order to be considered as adding "value to society"? Was Harriet Tubman, for example, any less a contributor to society, because she was not incorporated in Delaware?

> What I understand is people complaining about
> companies in capitalist societies when those
> companies provide employment and make progress.
Sorry to break it, but "we" can jolly well "make progress" in our own ways. We can jolly well write code, and release code, on our own terms.

I am quite sure my libi86 code is already quite usable, and quite useful, as it is now. I do not need to hold out hope for some Hypothetical Start-up Inc. to adopt the project or whatnot. Because why would I need to?

This is something you just need to wrap your head around.

> It seems that he, and apparently people in this
> thread, have a belief that the world is filled
> with "greedy corps" "exploiting" people (which
> would apparently include me).
Well, what do you call a rich person who expects other people to simply hand over their work which they had done for free? Someone who can "make the sacrifices" of registering a business corporation, but does not want to pay for something that has value?

I reject the idea that my worth only exists in relation to some Hypothetical Start-up Inc. Actually, no; I have an inherent right to exist; while Hypothetical Start-up Inc. is not a natural person and has no inherent right to exist.

> Work with the system, instead of trying to
> overthrow it.
Think of it as working alongside, in parallel to the system.

> > (#2) if we were to start such a company, then we would
> want
> > to enjoy such a benefit, and because
> I don't understand this claim, but it doesn't sound
> like something I said.
Well, it does, to me. :-|

> > unlike the current
> > behemoths like Microsoft and Google which are powerful and kind of evil.
> No, I didn't call those companies evil. They are
> obeying the law, which is all I expect of them.
Then why would you want to compete with Microsoft? Obviously there has to be something you do not like about them. You might want to figure out what that "something" is...

Thank you!

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