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submitted 1 year ago by imAadesh@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Reading about FOSS philosophy, degoogling, becoming against corporations, and now a full-blown woke communist (like Linus Torvalds)

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[-] shirro@aussie.zone 11 points 1 year ago

I don't really see the link to communism though I can see the parallels to social democracy.

Private ownership of computer code should lead us to a hellscape where all code is owned by a handful of huge companies and wealthy elites. But instead of doing away with private ownership and making all code public domain we added regulation in the form of free and open source licensing that democratized private ownership and made it serve our community. Perhaps that is the real lesson, not communism.

[-] CatoPosting@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

Are things still sold for a profit in this hypothetical world?

[-] puppy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

democratized private ownership and made it serve our community.

Isn't that what communism is? In an ELI5 level?

[-] kariboka@bolha.forum 1 points 1 year ago

You don't know what communism is.

[-] TheBeege@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

In pointing out one's deficiencies, you should help them fill in those gaps. Otherwise, you're just being an asshole.

Explain what communism is. Comprehensive education in communism is not part of many places' standard curriculum

[-] Rumo@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

Yes! I like you :)

[-] zenitsu@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

I know, it's cringe af.

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