[GNUz] Fwd: Academics Discuss MS vs. OSS

[Sue McGaw]

http://hbsworkingknowledge.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=3D1503&t=3Dtechnology&no=
seek=3Don
e
 Zane Gilmour wrote;

"there is the issue that the term "Open=20
Source" more accurately describes the concept of what we are about.


 I'm still coming to temrs with all the capitals and concepts,and =
learning
more about the issues, but I enjoyed reading the article.. (written?year
2000,) and Novell and others have made economic moves since then)

I think that originally OS programmers and teams invested in a
product/service.. a concept  allowing for freedom of open source code.
 This in turn implied that the Dividend" ie the gains from the =
investment of
time, effort, intellectual property etc, was to be shared (divided) by =
the
shareholders ie the global community. The shareholders  (us) in turn can
expect that we receive our dividend as of right in perpetuity. Unless we
sell out,  we can expect the original investment - the object/concept- =
to
remain intact, and indeed, like any investment expectation, to grow!
 When the investment is good, it is worth guarding!

Here to learn.feel free to correct me
Sue M