"However, I think this article goes wrong because it doesn't consider the purest case of collaborative F/OSS software: The case where nobody meets, and everyon

"However, I think this article goes wrong because it doesn't consider the purest case of collaborative F/OSS software: The case where nobody meets, and everyone is anonymous - It's much easier for socio-normative forces to affect people if they are not interacting socially." I agree, and I posted a question in the article comments asking how the author would characterize communities like Github where many users see it more as a practical resource for teamwork and access to useful libraries, etc., rather than a product of the idealism surrounding F/OSS (although they are certainly connected).