I got one silly hypothesis, though its validity is greatly offset by my employment and, very likely, my upbringing. One of the most strike contrasts when moving from Russia to a capitalist society was the notion of private property. Skipping the long thought process, it seems to me that people care much more about something they own, than something they borrow. I could care less about ceiling leaks in my rented apartment, but look at those home owners, with their wallets out at the home depot :) Or the way stock options affect stock holders.
The Linux community seems to have a more pronounced ownership feeling about the code, the "if we don't do it, noone will" sort of thing. Certain weight of responsibility. With OpenSolaris though, Sun acts as a supreme being that takes responsibility for both screwups and successes. Do the community contributors feel at home here? Do they feel like they own anything there? Like their actions have direct impact and their efforts really paying off?
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