Linux and GNU started as fun projects though, right? Company support came later. And in a sense, maybe one could say that each company is in a sort of socialis

Linux and GNU started as fun projects though, right? Company support came later. And in a sense, maybe one could say that each company is in a sort of socialism vis a vis each other? The Linux foundation is made up of multiple companies. Yes it is for monetary gain, but in the extreme case of total socialism, everybody works toward personal gain, and that's all that monetary gain represents in the end anyway. You're right it's clearly not total anarchy, but the anarchist aspect works out way better than I would have expected before I was exposed to it. I think it's got aspects of both personal interest and cooperation. I think both have their place in life.