From: muta...@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 2:44:00 AM UTC+8, Dan Cross wrote:   
      
   > >[quote some drivel]   
      
   > >Communists are very good at the "to each according to    
   > >their need" (and they always "need" a lot), but when it    
   > >comes to "from each according to their ability", they all    
   > >suddenly have sore backs.    
   > >    
   > >Now that PDOS exists I can point them to it and say "ok,    
   > >you love communism - what can you contribute according    
   > >to your ability - documentation? testing?".    
   > >    
   > >Of course they're not going to contribute anything.    
   > >    
   > >I just want to show them up for being slimebag commies.   
      
   > Have you considered that people may not want to contribute to    
   > your project because they don't want to work with you, or find    
   > it technically substandard, or aren't interested in spending    
   > time on an eighth-baked toy?   
      
   It's just an example. They can write their own public   
   domain OS, or do something else to benefit the world.   
   They don't need a communist government to force   
   them to do that.   
      
   > >You don't need to vote for a communist government.    
   > >If you want to give according to your ability you can    
   > >do it just fine under capitalism - demonstrably.    
   > >    
   > >> but our world is a place for the greedy, not for philanthropist.    
   > >    
   > >Sure.    
   > >    
   > >So the greedy (it's not really greed - it's a market opportunity -    
   > >why is making a living "greed"?) can sell PDOS.   
      
   > Good luck finding someone who wants to buy it. *shrug*   
      
   I'm not really looking. See above about "added value".   
      
   > >And the commies can improve PDOS for free. Or rather,    
   > >be called out for not doing that.   
      
   > So you're suggesting that anyone who's not interested in working    
   > on your little toy hobby project should be "called out"?   
      
   No. Commies should be called out for insisting that they   
   need a communist government, because Marx's ideals   
   can't be satisfied under a capitalist system.   
      
   So I point out one of Marx's ideals.   
      
   And then I point them to PDOS and say "for example,   
   improve this, or write a better version".   
      
   > >Both things sound great to me.    
   > >    
   > >Being extorted by monopolies is not great. Monopolies    
   > >naturally arise in capitalism and are a known problem.    
   > >Normally the government steps in. But in the case of    
   > >IBM and Microsoft that is apparently too difficult.    
   > >    
   > >So - I made a reasonable attempt to challenge them    
   > >myself. Both of those major APIs have a PDOS flavor.   
      
   > The delusion is strong with this one.    
      
   The denial of PDOS's existence and API isn't going to fly.   
      
   BFN. Paul.   
      
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