>Most open-source developers are motivated by exposure. The independent ones can often parlay their open-source contributions into a better job or higher salary

>Most open-source developers are motivated by exposure. The independent ones can often parlay their open-source contributions into a better job or higher salary; "I wrote Pandas" looks great on a resume That's a pretty bold statement offered without much evidence. I'm not a major open source developer, but I've never been motivated by 'exposure' in my work. My motivation is almost always to build something useful that I want to use. I'm not going to claim that everyone has the same motivation I do, but useful theories do not make overbroad assumptions.