1% preferential access outweighs the cost of helping others

1% preferential access outweighs the cost of helping others(physorg.com)

3 points by baltoo 17 years ago | 2 comments

baltoo 17 years ago |

Isn't this very similar to a lot of (differently modelled) business propositions backing OSS?

noonespecial 17 years ago | |

However, when most of the yeast are cooperating, it becomes advantageous for some individuals to cheat, and vice versa, which allows co-existence between cheaters and cooperators to arise.

It also means we're kind of stuck with the patent trolls.