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Why Do People Write Open Source Software?
M.Broil writes "Two interesting articles try to answer this question. One's at NewsForge, the other's at Cybernaut.com. The two writers reach conclusions that are almost exactly opposite. Which one is right? Or is it possible that different open source coders have different motivations? (That's what I think, anyway.)" I suspect as well that each developer has their own reason, ranging from ego to malcontent to benevolence.
Why do they only half write it?
Go calculate something
Just to piss off Microsoft.
You are being MICROattacked, from various angles, in a SOFT manner.
Cause they can't get a job with Microsoft.
Hmmm also a good thing to do while waiting for the next job.
Its a conspirary to bring down microsoft. All these "open source" developers are employees of SUN Microsystems, IBM and HP in an attempt to bankrupt Microsoft. GNU is just another department of SUN. SCO was in it too.
There are no more that 500 "open source" programmers...
Linus Torvalds was an agent initially working for KGB and then CIA when the wall went down in Finland. Alan Cox is part of MIT and the Israeli intelligence service.
No... its been my experience that every human being thinks and acts exactly the same.
Don't forget the fame. The late night stints on Letterman and Leno. The crazy autograph signings. The lucrative pizza and soft drink sponsorships. Sure, the groupy hax0r-chicks chasing you to your hotel room every night are great, but you gotta keep those other perks in mind too.
-Joe G.
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No... its been my experience that every human being thinks and acts exactly the same.
Me too!
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