> > 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? > > -Artem.
wow ... I just got a shiver you nailed it down. really .. do I feel like a visitor in someone elses big fancy office? Or am I in the cheap office with folding tables and network cables all over the place. I feel very much like a vistor .. coffee cup in hand .. sit over there and ... wait. Try not to disturb the employees. That sort of thing. -- Dennis Clarke _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
