Completely OT but I gotta rant

Cybe R. Wizard cyber_wizard at mindspring.com
Mon Jan 3 06:14:39 UTC 2011


On Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:50:53 -0500
Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:

> So,
> crowdsourcing is not what the "sound byte" says it is: "The Soundbyte
> Version: The application of Open Source principles to fields outside
> of software." I never considered Open Source, as a principle, to be
> restricted to software alone. I kinda resist that notion.
> Crowdsourcing then seems to be just a fancy word for an open-bidding
> on a job. Open Source would be "Who wants to help?" Am I off here? :)
> Ric

From what I gathered, the 'crowd' does the work but the business giving
the call gets the credit.  That's not at all my idea of open source.

Cybe R. Wizard
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