Mark Norton;148182 Wrote: 
> Is Open Source really a philanthropic gesture? Does it matter that you
> might struggle to pay the bills/fix up the car/put your kid through
> college as long as somebody really likes your sort algortihm? Isn't
> there a tinge of envy out there, a feeling that it should have been
> you?
This is pathetic. Ever heard of Maslow's hierarchy of needs? 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow's_hierarchy_of_needs
Do you really think that someone will contribute to open source
software while struggling in life? 
This is not about your safety needs, this is about status and
self-actualization.

-s.


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