> People do not casually write open source to make money (unless sponsored by a company). They do it for the recognition and for vanity. 1. I would like to mak

> People do not casually write open source to make money (unless sponsored by a company). They do it for the recognition and for vanity. 1. I would like to make a little bit of money from my open source projects. I like money. But if no money comes ... that's okay too. It won't stop me coding for fun. 2. I write open source code because I enjoy the freedom to work on what interests me, and I can devote some time to it. I expect many developers would like to contribute to open source but can't; they have to put their time and effort into other areas of their life. People are weird. They often do stuff without the need for an incentive to do it. Code up a pet project, write poetry or stories in their diaries, build an entire constructed world that nobody else will ever be interested in - all just for the fun of it.