On Wednesday, September 5, 2012 7:49:01 AM UTC+5:30, John Coryat wrote: > > >> Developers who code for opensource software, have interest in coding; > it's not about money > > It's always about money, unless you're a hobbyist. Any endeavor that isn't > self sustaining is doomed to failure. Open source works because people use > it to make money. Sure, developers also contribute selflessly to such > projects. They also need to feed themselves and unless they earn money from > those efforts, they eventually have to move on to something that will. > > What I meant was that, if you're a hobbyist and are paid for an opensource project which you like to develop (commonly, a former developer) or even if you're doing it as a contribution, then the resultant code quality is a lot better than devs who code solely for money. Finally, why will one be interested in developing solely for the profit of a company? Most probably he'll be interested in developing software which benefits the public and he also gets paid for it (cause the company also benefits.
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