There is a huge distinction between socialism/communism and Free Software.
1) the marginal cost of software is zero.
2) some software is becoming more like infrastructure that everyone uses.
In the physical world, some infrastructure is privatized, some is regulated, and some is provided by the government. But going back to point 1 we see that privatization makes even less sense (to society) with software.
1) the marginal cost of software is zero.
2) some software is becoming more like infrastructure that everyone uses.
In the physical world, some infrastructure is privatized, some is regulated, and some is provided by the government. But going back to point 1 we see that privatization makes even less sense (to society) with software.