March 29th, 2005
Is open source communist?
Is open source Communism in software form? (I had Karl Marx join us to set the mood.)
That’s the question asked by Kenneth Brown’s Alexis de Tocqueville Institution,which draws backing from leading right-wing foundations.
Brown has been after open source before.A recent TechWorld column charges his whole argument is a Microsoft plot.
Would that it were.
Brown’s new report, dubbed Intellectual Property - Left?is a political tract suggesting open source is the product of disgruntled employees, leftists, and those who hate the idea of private property.
So I want to aim this question squarely at political conservatives. Does this idea resonate with you? Is there something unsavory about open source, with Linux, and with the public domain, something politically incorrect?
Let us know in TalkBack.
Dana Blankenhorn has been a business journalist for 30 years, a tech freelancer since 1983. You can follow Dana on Twitter. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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