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.
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