Sul sito OSNews che io seguo spesso prendo spunto per un commento che ho cercato di fare con il mio solito stentato inglese a Evert Mouw che commette un'imprecisione nel paragonare i pitagorici ai fautori del free software-free ideas di oggi.
Tutti sanno che Pitagora aveva fondato una scuola matematica a Crotone che tutto faceva tranne che rivelare al pubblico la sue scoperte che erano avvolte da un velo di misticismo e segreto. Questo dice Evert Mouw nel suo incipit all'articolo di OSNews che per altro condivido nelle tesi successivamente espressene:
When Pythagoras invented a new way to make calculations with triangles, there was not yet an European Patent Organization. Bad luck, because anybody know that patents to stimulate innovation. Pythagoras invested much time in contemplation. Now, anyone could use this new mathemathical method for free. How could others be stimulated to do the same investment for no financial benefit?
As a matter of fact, Pythagoras was very important for the further development of mathematics - exactly because it was free and stimulated others do build on it's foundations. The same applies for software,...
e questo è il mio post di commento nel mio solito pessimo inglese:
Not exactly
By Vincenzo (IP: 151.81.3.---) - Posted on 2005-06-23 15:19:29
I agree with you when you speek about free ideas stimulates innovation but it's not true the comparison with Pitagorian. Their discoveries was totaly closed to others infact many matematical and philosofical innovations was lost because they confused mathematical discovery with religious beliefs and misticism. When Pitagora was killed on Sibari-Kroton war most knowledgies was scattered. Today we knows only some discoveries just becouse some follower was reveal the secrets of pitagorian school.
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