tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120838404839216945.post1642743605126393522..comments2023-09-02T05:18:18.434-07:00Comments on Darin's Learning Space: Open Data SummaryDarinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02186780995946796076noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120838404839216945.post-30306785127809597282012-03-11T19:03:15.877-07:002012-03-11T19:03:15.877-07:00David,
I agree that there is an element of cart a...David,<br /><br />I agree that there is an element of cart and horse or chicken or egg here. The fact is that there are those who still monetize knowledge and see some threat towards sharing until they have reached a reasonable point of exploitation. Once they have seen the fruits of their labors in discovery, they are perfectly fine with setting another place at the table.Darinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186780995946796076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120838404839216945.post-22361447864715415012012-03-08T18:35:52.447-08:002012-03-08T18:35:52.447-08:00"Openness has to deal with these cultural evo..."Openness has to deal with these cultural evolutions related to currency and protection of invention as it moves forward." I couldn't agree more. <br /><br />I think that your earlier observations is also critically important, but I think you might be looking at the relation backward:<br /><br />"It is my observation that most of those who are proponents of openness are also in positions of relative security when it comes to the flow of currency. They are in relatively safe in their positions funded by governments, enjoy the benefits of tenure, or are already independently wealthy."<br /><br />I think that once one reaches a state of modest security it becomes a moral obligation for them to become more open, working to lift and bless the lives of others, doing what they can to help them achieve similar security. I am a firm believer that one of the primary reasons God blesses us with security is to enable us to be more useful to our brothers and sisters, and I think there is a specific application here.opencontenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425714975594777192noreply@blogger.com