szlamx (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Forget proprietary software. Yes it is possible, and has already happened to the Polish segment of the Wikipedia. To some articles at least.
code933k (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
It is impossible: That's why it is a widespread world movement granting access for all the people not a political party. By the way. I don' t quite understand why do you provided "manipulation" as an hypothetical future situation while it's the Status Quo with proprietary software nowadays... That was totally hyperbolic...
cheesechoker (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Eat a dick
szlamx (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
I didn't explain what i ment properly. I will give you an example - the Wikipedia - there can be (and there are!) attempts to block the editing of certain articles because of strong political opinions - a group of people - well organized and determined can try to bend a definition to their liking - it has happened. Other actions may include over protective and enslaving governments embracing free software as an excuse for increasing taxation and extending their enslaving grip on the society.
csev (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Free software is not about "no one benefiting" (sorry for the double negative) - the key is that the GPL license and similar mechanisms insure that the social good is maintained for the long term while allowing many to profit/benefit form the intellectual property in the short to medium term.
szlamx (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
And how long before someone will try to manipulate the free software movement to their benefit?
someman7 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
It's not that you're that off either. The main for some forms of CC licenses are pretty much the same. But GFDL is older, and Stallman criticized some of the forms of CC.Thx for the vid.
csev (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Thanks for the clarification.
someman7 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
BTW. Just to correct you, it's not Creative Commons that he predicted, it is GFDL (GNU Free Documentation Licence). It's used as a licence that covers all the text on Wikipedia (as well as many ilustrations/photos).
csev (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
I have edited the description. I also want the video to be accurate.
