> I honestly think open source has depressed the wages of programmers. I strongly disagree. Linux and many other amazing open source projects have helped build

> I honestly think open source has depressed the wages of programmers. I strongly disagree. Linux and many other amazing open source projects have helped build a tremendous amount of software products leading to the incredibly high demand for tech workers we see today. Good open source software lets smaller players enter the game, standing on the shoulders of giants. See: Rails