[consulting] Unionizing Drupal

[Sam Cohen]

The problem is not evil capitalists verses victimized workers.  Sorry
Victor, but his whole concept of capitalists being parasites does not
reflect reality in the least.

 Far from being parasites, capitalists are creating jobs, wealth, and
opportunities for workers -- along with all the suffering and exploitation.


I would even guess that Drupal is only possible because of all the
capitalist "parasites" who create jobs for developers, allowing those
developers to use their free time (and many their paid time) to contribute
to Drupal.

Now, just because I say capitalists are not parasites, doesn't mean I
support everything about capitalism, just like believing in a religion
doesn't mean you support its excesses.

As more people become aware of the excesses of large corporations, as more
people vote with their wallets, as more voters organize to elect people to
represent their interests, capitalism becomes more humane.

The best thing about Drupal is that it helps this process along by creating
a low cost tools for people to educate one another and organize .

What's interesting is that you ask how the open source model can help
rebuilding society, while also saying you want to use socialism to win.

 In my opionion the open source model is the opposite of socialism.
Socialism is about collective ownership.  Open Source is about no one owning
it.  It seems to me Open Source is far more libertarian than it is
socialist.

I do think the question of how the open source model can be used to build a
more just and better world is a fascinating one -- I just wouldn't call it
socialism.

Sam

On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Heinz D. Wegener <heinz at simplexcreative.com
> wrote:

> To all:
> PLEASE (and this is a request, NOT a demand, but PLEASE) take this
> conversation elsewhere. I signed up to receive these email updates in order
> to find requests for consulting jobs related to Drupal. Far too often this
> forum is used for everything but that.
>
> And now I've experienced days of reading about this ridiculous notion that
> capitalism is evil... I strive to make money so that I can support my
> family. I strive to grow my business so that I can make more money to
> support my family, and maybe eventually hire employees so that they can
> support their families. This is capitalism. This is not evil... period. Some
> people may be crooked and evil, but you cannot pin that on capitalism.
>
> So if  this conversation could be continued elsewhere, it would be greatly
> appreciated. I welcome the announcement of where this debate will continue.
> But PLEASE take it elsewhere.
>
> Thanks,
> Heinz
>
>
>
> On Aug 8, 2010, at 8:48 AM, consulting-request at drupal.org wrote:
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