Elon Musk on Open Source
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@DustinB3403 said:
It really does seem like he's giving away the horse and buggy.
The "Hacker Ethic": when how rich one is is determined not by wealth accumulated but by wealth given away.
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@DustinB3403 said:
So it's fair game for personal profit to use the patients...
It really does seem like he's giving away the horse and buggy. But at the same time any improvements they make must also be open to be used by anyone else.
So yeah it makes sense now that it's explained like that.
Right, the whole point is to drive innovation, not stifle it. So many companies get their patent and then never innovate again.
But opening up the patents allows others to innovate, and will likely force Tesla to continue to innovate or die.
