From Wikipedia: In his essay "Homesteading the Noosphere", noted computer programmer Eric S. Raymond opined that open-source software developers have created "a

From Wikipedia: In his essay "Homesteading the Noosphere", noted computer programmer Eric S. Raymond opined that open-source software developers have created "a 'gift culture' in which participants compete for prestige by giving time, energy, and creativity away". Members of the Linux community often speak of their community as a gift economy. Hence in my opinion; recognition is the currency of hackers, and thus while it is the unfortunate case that in many areas women are under-recognised... it is particularly egregious when this happens in the technology arena.