On Fri, 17 Aug 2012, Michael Scheidell wrote:
On 8/17/12 12:11 AM, jonathonb wrote:
As such a detailed knowledge of its history
or inner working is not necessary as I am only interested in YOUR views and
contributors will remain anonymous.
No, we do all of this for fame and fortune.
We WANT to see our name in research papers. (preferable in a country where we
might be looking for work!)
Jonathon
If you haven't already done so, read "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" (and
related works) by Eric S Raymond. http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/homesteading/
But, yes, public recognition of contributions is a major psychological
component of why people go to this kind of effort.
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