Special features of Free Software
Keyword: Germ form
Something structural new existing in the old
Not the new in a small version
Features of a contemporary emancipatory germ form
Global networking
Absence of exchange value and exchange
Self-organization
At the forefront of the development of productive forces
Technical, but also social
Makes Selbstentfaltung possible
Also as part of the development of productive forces
Germ forms can be assessed only historically
However, one can try to recognize germ forms
Conclusion
Free Software has characteristics of a germ form
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