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In response to "Hm. Private industry do research that they would then share with the world? What would the profit be from that? -- nm" by con_carne

they are sharing it via the act of profiting from it. there is no rule that scientific discovery needs to be shared for free. -- nm

Posted by TFox Jul 16 '09, 10:31

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I would trust private industry to exploit, fuck up, and destroy the moon and other planets. Like they did with strip mining, for example. - con_carne Jul 16, 10:37
I think both tracks are valid. Both public and private can push each other further than either alone. (nm) - musubi Jul 16, 10:34
Not sharing it for free impedes progress. Also, it's why the pharmaceuticals in your country cost a fuckton and tend to drive people to bankruptcy. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 10:32 10
- well, sort of. the reason pharmaceuticals cost a ton isn't because of the science, its because of the government's protections to induce them. - TFox Jul 16, 10:35
- If you force people to share for free, it just means things don't get made in the first place. -- nm - Roger More Jul 16, 10:34 7
  - and yet, you're using the Internet, which was created by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 10:34 6
    - and on top of that, you're using the World Wide Web, over HTTP, created by Tim Burners-Lee while he worked at CERN. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 10:35 5
      - This is true, but they weren't generally used until proprietary web browsers were developed. -- nm - Roger More Jul 16, 10:40 2
        
        Way to miss the point. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 10:41 1
        
        Yes I did - I should have gone for "If someone invests $X in research, you can't expect them to give away the benefits of that research for nothing" - Roger More Jul 16, 10:55
      - i think *space* exploration in very very important, i don't think the *moon* is a high priority. -- nm - Andie Jul 16, 10:37 1
        
        the moon is a perfect relay station for research, like Amundsen-Scott Base in Antarctica. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 10:39
- (And, of course, sharing it for free completely demotivates corporations to invest money in it) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 16, 10:33
so i get the recipy for Coca Cola Classic when i buy one? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 16, 10:32 1
- no, but you get to enjoy Coke. not everyone needs the recipe. -- nm - TFox Jul 16, 10:36

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