If software is created within a profit oriented organisation, then there is a rush to get stuff out the door. Quality is seen as an expensive intangible. Mana

If software is created within a profit oriented organisation, then there is a rush to get stuff out the door. Quality is seen as an expensive intangible. Managers are focused on time to market - the shorter the better and costs - the lower the better. When software is created without a profit motive, then it is to coolness of the idea that motivates the creators. Focusing on quality would only slow down the "creative" process.