Completely OT but I gotta rant

Ric Moore wayward4now at gmail.com
Mon Jan 3 20:06:18 UTC 2011


On Mon, 2011-01-03 at 00:14 -0600, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> 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.

Kinda reminds me of "The Grapes of Wrath" where the bean pickers are
offered half wages for a day's work, and those starving will accept any
work. That led to United Farm Workers union and the strikes. I dunno.
Ric


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