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Linus Torvalds reaffirms that Linux is not "Anti-AI" & not a "Social Warrior" project (www.phoronix.com)
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[–] 5 points 3 months ago (8 children)

FOSS cannot exist under capitalism, as it is quite literally the definition of Marxist Praxis. Linux is quite literally the single most wide spread and successful example of communist production in world history. It is, by its very existence, a "social warrior" project.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Why? The proof that linux exists under capitalism already proves your point does not hold

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Linux, in fact, does not exist under capitalism. The Linux Foundation does not own capital. It does not pay taxes. Value is neither rented nor extracted from the workers who fully retain all ownership of the labor value of the product of Linux. The same way a commune can exist despite capitalism also existing, it does not mean that commune exists under capitalism.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Hmmm, I guess it depends on what you mean by capital. Because The Linux Foundation certainly has assets that they could donate to other FOSS project

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    The actual definition of capital. By the people that invented the term. A resource that is rented to another in exchange for part or all of the value generated by that resource. The Linux Foundation, being a non-profit, does not own any capital whatsoever, otherwise they would lose their non-profit status.

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  • [–] [S] -3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Then why did almost all of FOSS predominantly start in capitalist, free market economy countries?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Why did communism?

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  • [–] [S] -3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    Russia: a tsarist autocracy.

    China: an imperial monarchy.

    Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, North Korea: colonial or agrarian societies.

    Cuba: Batista's corrupt military dictatorship.

    Has communism actually ever risen from a free market capitalist country? The other way happened a lot. Marx was definitely wrong about this one.

    As for FOSS, I believe the key is personal freedom, not the economic system that much. Linus just did what he wanted to do and he didn't need any permission.

    edit Downmodded and no replies. You guys usually have a great answer to everything, but I guess this one was too tough.

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