There is probably something consistent about how the tech community leans libertarian and is idealistic about open source. Technology at its core is about idealism. It’s about breakthrough and quality of life improvements. What could be more idealistic than open source?
As a loyal devotee to the Cult of Mac, I can’t say I embrace open source in reality…only theoretically. Apple is what you get with intense closed control, but I still have a huge place in my idealistic heart for open source so I wrote this song parody called, Imagine, The Open-Source Edition.
Here’s the link to download my silliness in MP3 format.
And here are the lyrics:
Imagine no rights management
It’s easy if you try
No monopolistic business practices
For what you buy at Fry’s
Imagine all the coders
Coding for common good.
Imagine there’s no Balmer
It isn’t hard to do
No market war with Google
Or bidding for Yahoo!
Imagine all the users
Searching their own way
You may say that I’m a dreamer
There are others out here too
If all the code was opened
Not owned by a powerful few
Imagine no proprietary systems
I wonder if you can
No need for holographic security stickers
No barcodes in need of scans
Imagine all the coders
Sharing all the code
You may say that I’m a dreamer
There are others out here too
If all the code was opened
Not owned by a powerful few.
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