Reminder: "The purpose of the web software industry is to extract value out of Open-Source Software (OSS). Everything is built under the misconception that OSS is abundant, replaceable, and free.

"People don’t appreciate just how much web dev is about extracting value from OSS, both on individual and corporate levels."

baldurbjarnason.com/2021/the-o

This does include Linux (and GCC/GNU LibC/Bash/CoreUtils/systemd, not sure about the rest)...

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SUMMARY
1- The questionable nature of others / business (as a form of extraction method and a extension of gov itself)
2- Measurably to show really clearly in 1 picture they are doing it or deliberately / allowing it to exist to feed from it by design.
3- And talking about solutions. I'm happy to get together for a chat in a nice way to massage some of these topics, and something snappy as moderation to get best out of everyone ?

1- Liking the comments here, all of them
The questionable nature of others
Extraction - perhaps business (s a form of extraction method uitself and a extension of gov itself- all bad !

2- Also I see as a tearing point between people (unless they agree already) is how we measure their actions or position.

I think lists of acronyms or stats or help:
-DRM, showing restrictions to online media
- Linux is run on 99% of the world's top servers etc

( just anything that can show the range of technique on 1 list / map diagram / wordcloud (I'm going to go off looking after this!)

So basically this comment was about measurably or quickly demonstrating it is what they are doing and anyway effectively in corporate bubbles it's doing a good 'job' of that even if they don't mean it so what do we do about that?

- I see as a giving of hammer and realising people can use it for bad also but now not know what I ca do different apart from not give it or impose legal restriction, enforcing them (layers) and heavier NON-profit clamps
or other profit-prevention.

3- Tough one, but if you agree we're going towards free (as in freedom, more-financially-free and even reducing mass profit because it inversely proportionate to constricting / restricting the freedom of others.... then yes something needs to be done! Or just doing things less as a kind of helping more top stop the corporate parts....

Quickly written - anything not sure about DM or happy to audio chat.

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