I didn't realize we're a bunch of commies

[dragonbite]

I like the old (original) Blue iMac!

[richb]

I like the old (original) Blue iMac!

Is that blue slime rather than pink slime. Sorry, whenever I see Mac I think of the golden arches.

[GreyGeek]

.... Sound fair?

Feathers

Not really. Sounds more like Leftist talkback myths.

[Feathers McGraw]

Sounds more like Leftist talkback myths.

What exactly do you mean by "leftist talkback myths"? :what:

[richb]

Oh boy, Here we go!

[charles052]

If you actually look at it, you can see why some would think so, with a little nudge from certain places a bit to the other end of the spectrum.

But the reality is that there are definite "communist" roots, or rather anarchist perhaps, in the narrow scope of software.

On the contrary, I don't believe there is a shred of communism in Linux. It's actually much, much closer to Christianity. People joining a community and many offer financial assistance (like a church). And if someone has a problem, members are all too happy to help them out, just like in a church.

Of course, a church is not the only appropriate analogy for Linux, you can can include a volunteer fire department, PTA, etc... any group or community that donates their time, money, and cares for others is an appropriate analogy for Linux, IMO.

[Tom_ZeCat]

On the contrary, I don't believe there is a shred of communism in Linux. It's actually much, much closer to Christianity. People joining a community and many offer financial assistance (like a church). And if someone has a problem, members are all too happy to help them out, just like in a church.

Of course, a church is not the only appropriate analogy for Linux, you can can include a volunteer fire department, PTA, etc... any group or community that donates their time, money, and cares for others is an appropriate analogy for Linux, IMO.

That's a pretty good comparison. There's some overlap, though of course Linux is just software, not a religion. About the whole communist thing, communism is difficult to define. If you define it as what Stalin did in the USSR, then obviously Linux isn't even remotely like that. If you define it by the original ideals of everything community owned and everyone working for the good of society as a whole (a system that really has never been used and likely can't be) then there are some similarities. There's some overlap, but they're not one and the same.

It's entirely possible for someone who's totally right wing to just be sick and tired of Windows viruses, eternal updates, high-maintenance, etc., and so he installs Linux to solve a problem, never planning to get involved in the community at all. And that's perfectly fine. Then there are others who get into the movement and open up some source code and make improvements, thus volunteering labor for the good of others.

[richb]

An alternate view, To me it is just software. No comparisons needed. If you like it use it.

[GerardV]

An alternate view, To me it is just software. No comparisons needed. If you like it use it.

+1!

[charles052]

That's a pretty good comparison. There's some overlap, though of course Linux is just software, not a religion. About the whole communist thing, communism is difficult to define. If you define it as what Stalin did in the USSR, then obviously Linux isn't even remotely like that. If you define it by the original ideals of everything community owned and everyone working for the good of society as a whole (a system that really has never been used and likely can't be) then there are some similarities. There's some overlap, but they're not one and the same.

It's entirely possible for someone who's totally right wing to just be sick and tired of Windows viruses, eternal updates, high-maintenance, etc., and so he installs Linux to solve a problem, never planning to get involved in the community at all. And that's perfectly fine. Then there are others who get into the movement and open up some source code and make improvements, thus volunteering labor for the good of others.

I totally agree. I was speaking of the community spirit rather than the religious aspect of it. It's just something that draws people in and inspires them to help one another. Which is why I tried to include other examples other than Christianity.

[life0riley]

An alternate view, To me it is just software. No comparisons needed. If you like it use it.

Exactly!
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[SteveRiley]

Oh boy, Here we go!

On a two-month-old thread, no less!

[SteveRiley]

On the contrary, I don't believe there is a shred of communism in Linux. It's actually much, much closer to Christianity. People joining a community and many offer financial assistance (like a church). And if someone has a problem, members are all too happy to help them out, just like in a church.

The early church practiced communism, see Acts 2:42-45.

And the Linux distribution (well, most of its parts) that we all know and love here on this forum is financed by a dictator.

[Feathers McGraw]

An alternate view, To me it is just software. No comparisons needed. If you like it use it.

The thread started out discussing someone else's comparisons, though! Something must have made them make it, even if they were just trolling.

[richb]

True, but I was just giving my view of the discussion.