UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) released a policy brief [PDF] about the impact of automation in developed and developing countries.
"The share of occupations that could experience significant automation is actually higher in developing countries than in more advanced ones, where many of these jobs have already disappeared, and this concerns about two thirds of all jobs"
[...] Much of the debate on the economic impacts of robots remains speculative, it says.
"Disruptive technologies always bring a mix of benefits and risks," the paper says, noting that by embracing the digital revolution, developing countries could use robots to open up new opportunities.
(Score: 0, Disagree) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 21 2016, @04:56AM
Of course it would take a very skilled and conscientious user to diagnose and fix the problem with someone else's commercial software, but at least it would be possible.
It's entirely possible to diagnose and fix problems with commercial software, without the source code. It's called reverse engineering, and skilled programmers do it every day. If Stallman were truly skilled, he wouldn't have needed to start any kind of software movement. Open source is for lame brained coders who can't hack machine language.