Once again, code is not an idea. It is very much a specific unique thing.
Two OS kernels are not the same, their idea may be but that is not what I am argueing for.
So you and I are not debating the...
Taking your example in account:
RedHat doesn't win money by "owning" and "selling" RedHat (the OS, the code, the linux implementation) but by offering their infrastructure and service. They offer teams of people that know the system and handle support. They offer computing infrastructure.
Code is language, a representation of ideas. Infinitely reproductible with nullable cost. People doesn't/shouldn't buy or sell ideas.
RedHat doesn't win money by "owning" and "selling" RedHat (the OS, the code, the linux implementation) but by offering their infrastructure and service. They offer teams of people that know the system and handle support. They offer computing infrastructure.
Code is language, a representation of ideas. Infinitely reproductible with nullable cost. People doesn't/shouldn't buy or sell ideas.