Re:“Why you should not use Uber (the car ride brokering comp...
by macspoofing on Monday December 29, 2014 @08:20PM
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>I bet Stallman's projects, and the free software movement itself, are responsible for the non-existence of numerous jobs.
Great point. It's hard to quantify though. OSS gives companies access to a quality software stack for minimal cost. On the other hand, those companies are not now buying software from proprietary vendors. I don't know which is more: jobs created by having access to inexpensive quality software, or jobs lost due to less spending on application code.
Great point. It's hard to quantify though. OSS gives companies access to a quality software stack for minimal cost. On the other hand, those companies are not now buying software from proprietary vendors. I don't know which is more: jobs created by having access to inexpensive quality software, or jobs lost due to less spending on application code.