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11 5127fd58 2021-12-17 jrmu text=!! BSD Free Labor%0a%0aThe newbie to the free software world installs new software for a while, learns to configure and use it. He then finds bugs and requests new features, learns to code, and begins to contribute to the community. After a few years of experience, he begins to sell part of his work, all the while building up the flourishing ecosystem around our free code base. He hires other newbies to help him. This is free labor which comes from free users---a fair ecosystem which opens the way for all, gives hope to all, and improves the condition of all.%0a%0aProperty is the fruit of labor. Property has a positive force on our ecosystem. It is a just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Don't let the one without property try to seize and destroy the property of another. Let him labor diligently and build a code base for himself, and rest assured that his own work shall be safe from theft when built. Wanting to code is so rare a merit that it should be encouraged.%0a%0aUsers contributing code is the great source from which all software ecosystems are built upon. No network can survive when more than a small percentage of its users are idle. The great majority of users must work at something productive. %0a%0aFree users and their labor comes before, and is independent of, intellectual property. Property is only the fruit of the users' labor, and could never have existed if users had not labored in the first place. Users are more important than property, and deserve the much higher consideration. If at any time our users should stop coding, our entire network would soon perish from code rot.%0a%0aHealthy ecosystems come from users who code, and so the coder deserves his property. But it has so happened in all eras of software, that some have coded, and others have, without coding, enjoyed a large proportion of the profits. This is wrong, and should not continue. A good society should work hard to ensure that each user enjoys the product of his own labor.%0a%0a(:if false:)%0aIt is the same old argument: You code, and I own; you toil, and I will enjoy the fruits of it. Turn in whatever way you will, whether it come from Silicon Valley or from an organization, it is all the same trick.%0a(:ifend:)
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14 5127fd58 2021-12-17 jrmu diff:1615788778:1615787309:=13,15c13%0a%3c (:if false:)%0a%3c It is the same old argument: You code, and I own; you toil, and I will enjoy the fruits of it. Turn in whatever way you will, whether it come from Silicon Valley or from an organization, it is all the same trick.%0a%3c (:ifend:)%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a---%0a> It is the same old argument: You code, and I own; you toil, and I will enjoy the fruits of it. Turn in whatever way you will, whether it come from Silicon Valley or from an organization, it is all the same trick.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a
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17 5127fd58 2021-12-17 jrmu diff:1615787309:1615784043:=11,13c11%0a%3c Healthy ecosystems come from users who code, and so the coder deserves his property. But it has so happened in all eras of software, that some have coded, and others have, without coding, enjoyed a large proportion of the profits. This is wrong, and should not continue. A good society should work hard to ensure that each user enjoys the product of his own labor.%0a%3c %0a%3c It is the same old argument: You code, and I own; you toil, and I will enjoy the fruits of it. Turn in whatever way you will, whether it come from Silicon Valley or from an organization, it is all the same trick.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a---%0a> Healthy ecosystems come from users who code, and so the coder deserves his property. But it has so happened in all eras of software, that some have coded, and others have, without coding, enjoyed a large proportion of the profits. This is wrong, and should not continue. A good society should work hard to ensure that each user enjoys the product of his own labor.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a
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20 5127fd58 2021-12-17 jrmu diff:1615784043:1615776894:=3c3%0a%3c The newbie to the free software world installs new software for a while, learns to configure and use it. He then finds bugs and requests new features, learns to code, and begins to contribute to the community. After a few years of experience, he begins to sell part of his work, all the while building up the flourishing ecosystem around our free code base. He hires other newbies to help him. This is free labor which comes from free users---a fair ecosystem which opens the way for all, gives hope to all, and improves the condition of all.%0a---%0a> The newbie to the free software world installs new software for a while, learns to configure and use it. He then finds bugs and requests new features, learns to code, and begins to contribute to the community. After a few years of experience, he begins to sell part of his work, all the while building up the flourishing ecosystem around our free code base. He hires other newbies to help him. This is free labor which comes from free users---a fair system which opens the way for all, gives hope to all, and improves the condition of all.%0a
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23 5127fd58 2021-12-17 jrmu diff:1615776894:1615776334:=9,11c9,11%0a%3c Free users and their labor comes before, and is independent of, intellectual property. Property is only the fruit of the users' labor, and could never have existed if users had not labored in the first place. Users are more important than property, and deserve the much higher consideration. If at any time our users should stop coding, our entire network would soon perish from code rot.%0a%3c %0a%3c Healthy ecosystems come from users who code, and so the coder deserves his property. But it has so happened in all eras of software, that some have coded, and others have, without coding, enjoyed a large proportion of the profits. This is wrong, and should not continue. A good society should work hard to ensure that each user enjoys the product of his own labor.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a---%0a> If at any time all labour should cease, and all existing provisions be equally divided among the people, at the end of a single year there could scarcely be one human being left alive---all would have perished by want of subsistence.%0a> %0a> Healthy ecosystems come from users who code, and so the coder deserves his property. But it has so happened in all eras of software, that some have coded, and others have, without coding, enjoyed a large proportion of the profits. This is wrong, and should not continue. A good society should work hard to ensure that each user enjoys the product of his own work.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a
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26 5127fd58 2021-12-17 jrmu diff:1615776334:1615775424:=5,8c5,8%0a%3c Property is the fruit of labor. Property has a positive force on our ecosystem. It is a just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Don't let the one without property try to seize and destroy the property of another. Let him labor diligently and build a code base for himself, and rest assured that his own work shall be safe from theft when built. Wanting to code is so rare a merit that it should be encouraged.%0a%3c %0a%3c Users contributing code is the great source from which all software ecosystems are built upon. No network can survive when more than a small percentage of its users are idle. The great majority of users must work at something productive. %0a%3c %0a---%0a> Property is the fruit of labor. Property exerts a positive force on our ecosystem. It is a just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Don't let the one without property try to seize and destroy the property of another. Let him labor diligently and build a code base for himself, and rest assured that his own shall be safe from theft when built. Wanting to code is so rare a merit that it should be encouraged.%0a> %0a> Users contributing code is the great source from which all software ecosystems are built upon. No network can sustain, in idleness, more than a small percentage of its users. The great majority must labor at something productive. We wish to allow the humblest user an equal chance to succeed along with everybody else.%0a> %0a9a10,11%0a> %0a> Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.%0a
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29 5127fd58 2021-12-17 jrmu diff:1615775424:1615770469:=3c3%0a%3c The newbie to the free software world installs new software for a while, learns to configure and use it. He then finds bugs and requests new features, learns to code, and begins to contribute to the community. After a few years of experience, he begins to sell part of his work, all the while building up the flourishing ecosystem around our free code base. He hires other newbies to help him. This is free labor which comes from free users---a fair system which opens the way for all, gives hope to all, and improves the condition of all.%0a---%0a> The newbie to the free software world installs new software for a while, learns to configure and use it. He then finds bugs and requests new features, learns to code, and begins to contribute to the community. After a few years of experience, he begins to sell part of his work, all the while building up the flourishing ecosystem around the free code base. He hires other newbies to help him. This is free labor which comes from free users---a fair system which opens the way for all, gives hope to all, and improves the condition of all.%0a
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32 5127fd58 2021-12-17 jrmu diff:1615770469:1615736337:=3c3%0a%3c The newbie to the free software world installs new software for a while, learns to configure and use it. He then finds bugs and requests new features, learns to code, and begins to contribute to the community. After a few years of experience, he begins to sell part of his work, all the while building up the flourishing ecosystem around the free code base. He hires other newbies to help him. This is free labor which comes from free users---a fair system which opens the way for all, gives hope to all, and improves the condition of all.%0a---%0a> The newbie to the free software world installs new software for a while, learns to configure and use it. He then finds bugs and requests new features, learns to code, and begins to contribute to the community. After a few years of experience, he begins to sell part of his work, all the while building up the flourishing ecosystem around the free code base. He hires other newbies to help him. This is free labor which comes from free users---the just, generous, and prosperous system which opens the way for all, gives hope to all, and improves the condition of all.%0a
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35 5127fd58 2021-12-17 jrmu diff:1615736337:1615735789:=13c13%0a%3c Healthy ecosystems come from users who code, and so the coder deserves his property. But it has so happened in all eras of software, that some have coded, and others have, without coding, enjoyed a large proportion of the profits. This is wrong, and should not continue. A good society should work hard to ensure that each user enjoys the product of his own work.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a---%0a> Healthy ecosystems come from users who code, and so the coder deserves his property. But it has so happened in all eras of software, that some have coded, and others have, without coding, enjoyed a large proportion of the profits. This is wrong, and should not continue. A good society should work hard to ensure that each user enjoys the product of his work.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a
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37 5127fd58 2021-12-17 jrmu author:1615735789=jrmu
38 5127fd58 2021-12-17 jrmu diff:1615735789:1615735536:=3,4c3,4%0a%3c The newbie to the free software world installs new software for a while, learns to configure and use it. He then finds bugs and requests new features, learns to code, and begins to contribute to the community. After a few years of experience, he begins to sell part of his work, all the while building up the flourishing ecosystem around the free code base. He hires other newbies to help him. This is free labor which comes from free users---the just, generous, and prosperous system which opens the way for all, gives hope to all, and improves the condition of all.%0a%3c %0a---%0a> The newbie to the free software world installs new software for a while, learns to configure and use it. He then finds bugs and requests new features, learns to code, and begins to contribute to the community. After a few years of experience, he begins to sell part of his work, all the while building up the flourishing ecosystem around the free code base. He hires other newbies to help him. This is free labor from free users---the just and generous and prosperous system which opens the way for all, gives hope to all, and improves the condition of all.%0a> %0a13c13,18%0a%3c Healthy ecosystems come from users who code, and so the coder deserves his property. But it has so happened in all eras of software, that some have coded, and others have, without coding, enjoyed a large proportion of the profits. This is wrong, and should not continue. A good society should work hard to ensure that each user enjoys the product of his work.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a---%0a> Work, work, work, is the main thing.%0a> %0a> I don't believe in a law to prevent a man from getting rich; it would do more harm than good. So while we do not propose any war upon capital, %0a> ...half finished work generally proves to be labor lost." The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy P. Basler, Volume I, "Communication to the People of Sangamon County" (March 9, 1832), p. 5.%0a> %0a> Good works come from working users, and so the coder deserves his property. But it has so happened in all eras of software, that some have coded, and others have, without coding, enjoyed a large proportion of the profits. This is wrong, and should not continue. A good society should work hard to ensure that each user enjoys the product of his work.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a
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41 5127fd58 2021-12-17 jrmu diff:1615735536:1615732208:=5,8c5,9%0a%3c Property is the fruit of labor. Property exerts a positive force on our ecosystem. It is a just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Don't let the one without property try to seize and destroy the property of another. Let him labor diligently and build a code base for himself, and rest assured that his own shall be safe from theft when built. Wanting to code is so rare a merit that it should be encouraged.%0a%3c %0a%3c Users contributing code is the great source from which all software ecosystems are built upon. No network can sustain, in idleness, more than a small percentage of its users. The great majority must labor at something productive. We wish to allow the humblest user an equal chance to succeed along with everybody else.%0a%3c %0a---%0a> Property is the fruit of labor. Property exerts a positive force on our ecosystem. It is a just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Don't let the one without intellectual property try to seize and destroy the property of another. Let him labor diligently and build a code base for himself, and rest assured that his own shall be safe from violence when built. Wanting to code is so rare a merit that it should be encouraged.%0a> %0a> Users contributing code is the great source from which all software ecosystems are built upon.%0a> No society can sustain, in idleness, more than a small percentage of its users. The great majority must labor at something productive.%0a> %0a10a12,17%0a> %0a> %0a> %0a> Man is not the only animal who labors; but he is the only one who improves his workmanship.%0a> %0a> %0a12a20,21%0a> Upon this subject, the habits of our whole species fall into three great classes---useful labour, useless labour and idleness. Of these the first only is meritorious; and to it all the products of labour rightfully belong; but the two latter, while they exist, are heavy pensioners upon the first, robbing it of a large portion of it's just rights. The only remedy for this is to, as far as possible, drive useless labour and idleness out of existence.%0a> %0a15c24,25%0a%3c I don't believe in a law to prevent a man from getting rich; it would do more harm than good. So while we do not propose any war upon capital, %0a---%0a> I don't believe in a law to prevent a man from getting rich; it would do more harm than good. So while we do not propose any war upon capital, we do wish to allow the humblest man an equal chance to get rich with everybody else.%0a> %0a18c28,30%0a%3c Good works come from working users, and so the coder deserves his property. But it has so happened in all eras of software, that some have coded, and others have, without coding, enjoyed a large proportion of the profits. This is wrong, and should not continue. A good society should work hard to ensure that each user enjoys the product of his work.%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a---%0a> And, inasmuch [as] most good things are produced by labour, it follows that [all] such things of right belong to those whose labour has produced them. But it has so happened in all ages of the world, that some have laboured, and others have, without labour, enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits. This is wrong, and should not continue. To [secure] to each labourer the whole product of his labour, or as nearly as possible, is a most worthy object of any good government.%0a> %0a> ...the working men are the basis of all governments, for the plain reason that they are the most numerous...%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a
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44 5127fd58 2021-12-17 jrmu diff:1615732208:1615732208:=1,30d0%0a%3c !! BSD Free Labor%0a%3c %0a%3c The newbie to the free software world installs new software for a while, learns to configure and use it. He then finds bugs and requests new features, learns to code, and begins to contribute to the community. After a few years of experience, he begins to sell part of his work, all the while building up the flourishing ecosystem around the free code base. He hires other newbies to help him. This is free labor from free users---the just and generous and prosperous system which opens the way for all, gives hope to all, and improves the condition of all.%0a%3c %0a%3c Property is the fruit of labor. Property exerts a positive force on our ecosystem. It is a just encouragement to industry and enterprise. Don't let the one without intellectual property try to seize and destroy the property of another. Let him labor diligently and build a code base for himself, and rest assured that his own shall be safe from violence when built. Wanting to code is so rare a merit that it should be encouraged.%0a%3c %0a%3c Users contributing code is the great source from which all software ecosystems are built upon.%0a%3c No society can sustain, in idleness, more than a small percentage of its users. The great majority must labor at something productive.%0a%3c %0a%3c If at any time all labour should cease, and all existing provisions be equally divided among the people, at the end of a single year there could scarcely be one human being left alive---all would have perished by want of subsistence.%0a%3c %0a%3c %0a%3c %0a%3c %0a%3c Man is not the only animal who labors; but he is the only one who improves his workmanship.%0a%3c %0a%3c %0a%3c Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.%0a%3c %0a%3c Upon this subject, the habits of our whole species fall into three great classes---useful labour, useless labour and idleness. Of these the first only is meritorious; and to it all the products of labour rightfully belong; but the two latter, while they exist, are heavy pensioners upon the first, robbing it of a large portion of it's just rights. The only remedy for this is to, as far as possible, drive useless labour and idleness out of existence.%0a%3c %0a%3c Work, work, work, is the main thing.%0a%3c %0a%3c I don't believe in a law to prevent a man from getting rich; it would do more harm than good. So while we do not propose any war upon capital, we do wish to allow the humblest man an equal chance to get rich with everybody else.%0a%3c %0a%3c ...half finished work generally proves to be labor lost." The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy P. Basler, Volume I, "Communication to the People of Sangamon County" (March 9, 1832), p. 5.%0a%3c %0a%3c And, inasmuch [as] most good things are produced by labour, it follows that [all] such things of right belong to those whose labour has produced them. But it has so happened in all ages of the world, that some have laboured, and others have, without labour, enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits. This is wrong, and should not continue. To [secure] to each labourer the whole product of his labour, or as nearly as possible, is a most worthy object of any good government.%0a%3c %0a%3c ...the working men are the basis of all governments, for the plain reason that they are the most numerous...%0a\ No newline at end of file%0a
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