Lost jobs due to open source

[Michael Shigorin]

On Tue, Aug 23, 2005 at 11:45:27AM +0200, Eric Feliksik wrote:
> Ow, but that's not what we want, right? Industrial revolution?
> Automation?  If the point about employment is the best argument
> against Free Software then NOT using it is just an artificial
> way of employing people, just like the sovjet-communists did
> for years.

I think you're underestimating things over here.  I'd just tell
you that it *seems* (from words of trusted persons who had to
leave Ukraine for US years ago but hadn't lost their eyes, ears
and a common sense to judge) -- US is more Soviet Union in terms
of bureaucracy and stupidity than SU was itself.

PS: I won't elaborate on "industrial revolution" -- those who
remember The previous flame should understand DISCLAIMER. :)
Even if I'm against stupid employment, stupid automation is
worse yet.

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