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>>Philip+(OP)
Logic of open source:

1. I don't want to take responsibility for anything I do.

2. That's why I give away my work for free, so nobody has any right to complain. And so I don't have to be embarrassed of any shortcomings.

3. Some people take all my work and give me nothing back.

4. Now I get really angry that I didn't get anything for all the work I did!

5. So I demand that the government steps in and takes responsibility! And that they give me money and tax benefits!

>>carlos+t9
This message was brought to you by means of the Linux kernel (free software) running the GNU user space tools (free software) and the Nginx web server (free software) serving as a reverse proxy for the HN site (more or less free software, at least older versions are available).

All that work, for free, to allow you to complain about people writing free software. Entitled, you are.

>>hagbar+bh
Don't even get me started on Linux. No IT project has done more damage to the Internet than Linux, which has wasted billions of dollars worth of time for users and businesses of all kind. All because the allure of "free".

People used to be able to create and publish their own websites using only graphical interface software on their own home computers. Where did that go? Now you have to be a Linux system administrator to do the most basic online publishing, unless you want to be within somebody else's ecosystem.

How I wish that OS X would have won against Linux for servers, and normal people would have better access to express themselves online. But here I am, stuck with administering Linux servers...