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\begin{frame}{The Web Is Easy}
\lecture{Let's explore another aspect of why the Web is so appealing for
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}
\only<3>{
\begin{quote}
\hangleft{``}If your code is popular enough to attract outside
contributions, you will have created a \textbf{force multiplier} that
helps you get more work done faster and cheaper.'' (Emphasis
\emph{not} mine.)
\end{quote}
\lecture{Free labor; that's what Tom sees. They can focus on all the
proprietary goodies that provide business value while the
community writes the rest of the software for them.}
}
\only<4>{
\begin{quote}
\hangleft{``}When you open source~[sic] useful code, you \textbf{attract
talent}. Every time a talented developer cracks open the code to one
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with this ever-growing proprietary world? You keep it
hidden. And you suggest that others do the same.}
}
\lecture{Alright, now this last quote blows my mind.}
\only<6>{
\begin{quote}
\hangleft{``}Lastly, \textbf{it's the right thing to do}. It's almost
impossible to do anything these days without directly or indirectly
executing huge amounts of open source [sic] code. If you use the
internet, you're using open source [sic]. That code represents
millions of man-hours of time that has been spent and then given away
so that everyone may benefit. We all enjoy the benefits of open
source software [sic], and I believe we are all morally obligated to
give back to that community.'' (Emphasis \emph{not} mine.)
\end{quote}
}
\lecture{To quote Bradley~Kuhn from one of his talks, this is incredibly
self-serving.}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}{The Web Scene}
\lecture{Tom's philosophy is pervasive throughout the modern web
development community. His post has influenced it. And, if we
development community. His post even propagates it. And, if we
take a look at the community, we can see why:}
\begin{itemize}
\item<2-> Startups (e.g. YCombinator-funded)
\lecture{Most new software startups today are going to have some sort
of online component---if even just for the social
aspect. As has already been discussed, the web is an
attractive platform, and an easy way to create vendor
lock-in---something that many misguided startups will
consider to be vital to their long-term success. For this to
happen---for these young startups to be able to get software
out cheaply and quickly with limited resources---they need
free software. So there is immense community pressure to
create permissively licensed software; it's more difficult to
distribute proprietary software for the web when the client
libraries carry a copyleft.}
of online component. As has already been discussed, the web
is an attractive platform, and an easy way to create
lock-in---something that many misguided startups and funders
will consider to be vital to their long-term success. For
this to happen---for these young startups to be able to get
software out cheaply and quickly with limited
resources---they need free software. So there is immense
community pressure to create permissively licensed software.}
\item<3-> New programmers, new culture
\lecture{And speaking of that community pressure---the web development
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that is cool and will be accepted by your peers. This is
not a focus on freedom.}
\item<3-> ``Copyleft'' is a dirty word
\lecture{``Copyleft'' is a dirty word: if you want
to be accepted by your peers, you'd better license your
libraries permissively. If you don't, someone's either going
to ask you to relicense so that they can use it in their own
proprietary software, and lecture you on how copyleft
restricts their freedom as a developer, or your project will
be shunned. But many haven't even been introduced to the
concept of copyleft to begin with.}
\lecture{``Copyleft'' is a dirty word: if you want to be accepted
by your peers, you'd better license your libraries
permissively. If you don't, someone's either going to
ask you to relicense so that they can use it in their own
proprietary software, and tell you how copyleft restricts
their freedom as a developer, or your project will be
shunned.}
\end{itemize}
\item<4-> Peer pressure
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copyleft. This is very dangerous. As I know many others
here have witnessed when trying to defend copyleft, it can be
very hard to explain these issues to someone who isn't aware
that issues even exist. And when we go after the
leaders---the mentors---the army swarms to their
defense. It's an army of ignorance; an army of non-enemies
that we can't just tear down, because they might not know
better, and we'd do best to try to convince them that their
freedoms are important, and that users' freedoms are too.}
that issues even exist.}
\end{center}
\lecture{Well, having spoken of Bradley Kuhn: as of last month, we even
have a term describing this broad issue. And, no, it's not a
hipster word.}
\lecture{Well, as of last month, we even have a term describing this broad
issue! And, no, it's not a hipster word.}
\end{frame}
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