Is the Open Source Movement Libertarian? | Linux Today

Is the Open Source Movement Libertarian?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 24, 2007

“Yesterday the president of the Open Source Initiative attempted
to show how the philosophy underscoring the open-source movement
and libertarianism are best pals.

“But can they even be enemies?

“The problem with his argument, along with everyone else that
attempts to make ‘open source’ a philosophy on par with other
political philosophies, is that the level of code transparency and
how it is distributed really boils down to a matter of strategic
management…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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