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I disagree : they are motivated by what can be conceived as a market : a social reputation system. They gain reputation by writing and publishing GPL software.
by ovi256 18y ago
I disagree : they are motivated by what can be conceived as a market : a social reputation system. They gain reputation by writing and publishing GPL software. This reputation certainly is not money, but it serves the same signalling purpose.
- eru 18y agoAnd this reputation (or the signal) can sometimes be converted into money. Open-source portfolios help in getting a job, I am told.
- m_eiman 18y agoBut if you stop writing open soure code in favour of closed source, you're no longer part of that market. It's more like two different markets (one pays with reputation, one with money or something like that) that are competing for a limited resource - developer time. So I'd say that there is a market, but it's on another level.