The Economy Will Thump Open Source? Phooey

Now here is a dissenting opinion if I’ve ever seen one. Andrew Keen is arguing that the economic crisis will “give open source a good thumping.” That flies directly in the face of our prediction that open source will flourish in the downturn, and we’re not alone in predicting that. There are several reasons why I don’t agree with Keen’s view of things.

“One of the very few positive consequences of the current financial miasma will be a sharp cultural shift in our attitude toward the economic value of our labor,” argues Keen, which leads up to his conclusion that nobody will want to work for free. He adds this:

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