Jujutsu: a new, Git-compatible version control system

Posted Jan 24, 2024 10:38 UTC (Wed) by paulj (subscriber, #341)
In reply to: Jujutsu: a new, Git-compatible version control system by Wol
Parent article: Jujutsu: a new, Git-compatible version control system

Well yes, it is the anti-competitive behaviour that is unlawful.

Anti-competitive behaviour can be 1 large monopoly player abusing that position. It can also be all the corporate players in a market behaving in a certain way, which then undermines the competitiveness and interests of the programmers supplying the labour - which was spacefrogg's point.

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Jujutsu: a new, Git-compatible version control system

Posted Jan 24, 2024 12:54 UTC (Wed) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link] (2 responses)

> It can also be all the corporate players in a market behaving in a certain way, which then undermines the competitiveness and interests of the programmers supplying the labour

But that's called a Cartel, which is just as illegal as anti-competitive dumping. You don't make giving things away illegal. If giving things away is part of wider misbehaviour, you tackle the misbehaviour, not the giving away.

And while I'm not going to say the company I'm talking about was a one-man-band (I really don't know), it was pretty much a one-pony show, even if there was a supporting cast.

Cheers,
Wol

Jujutsu: a new, Git-compatible version control system

Posted Jan 24, 2024 13:40 UTC (Wed) by paulj (subscriber, #341) [Link] (1 responses)

Who is arguing for banning giving things away? You've invented an argument that spacefrogg hasn't made!

AFAICT, spacefrogg was arguing against anti-competitive behaviours by corporates, including where the labour market is the victim of the anti-competitive behaviour. You are obviously aware of competition law. Not sure why you're arguing against positions no one here seems to have taken.

Jujutsu: a new, Git-compatible version control system

Posted Jan 24, 2024 15:36 UTC (Wed) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link]

> Who is arguing for banning giving things away? You've invented an argument that spacefrogg hasn't made!

To quote spacefrog himself ...

> Companies are not people! Companies cannot be gracious or nice or happy or caring. Like, you really think that? Companies should not allowed to give anything substantial away for free

If that's not spacefrog arguing for banning giving things away, I don't understand English !!!

Okay, and I admitted it, I've gone a bit over the top and taken his argument to an extreme. But it was his argument first. And as soon as you start getting into "where do you draw the line" you're going to end up in a war between the anarchists and the dictators. I'm firmly on the side of "(VOLUNTARILY!) giving things away is a good thing". If it's done with malicious intent, then you target the malice, not the gift.

Cheers,
Wol