On Thu, 2003-04-17 at 18:05, Derek Neighbors wrote:

> True communism is a system characterized by the collective ownership of
> property and by the organization of labor for the common advantage of all
> members. Under this definition Microsoft hardly fits the definition.
> 
> Microsoft is truly totalitarian in that impose a form of life in which
> they exercise absolute and centralized control over all aspects of life,
> and  individual is subordinated to them, any opposing expression is
> suppressed.
> 
> -Derek
> 

Derek its been awhile since I had World governments but I believe what
you describe is actually socialism. Communism is marked by the fact that
collective ownership is enforced by the state. I seem to remember
reading several Italian and German philosophers remark on how a true
socialist state couldn't be met without enforcement from the state.
Which as I remember created communism. Some *could* argue that open
source is a socialistic system (I would disagree but can understand the
argument). No one with a clear understanding could argue that open
source is communism.   

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