I think in a lot of cases (me, personally, for example) the motivation for contributing to OSS is just plain fun and education. Sometimes, I also end up improvi

I think in a lot of cases (me, personally, for example) the motivation for contributing to OSS is just plain fun and education. Sometimes, I also end up improving some software that I personally use. That is the reason why OSS has a good reputation among programmers. The fact that some big companies stand to gain from it is inconsequential to me.