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Why Free Software is a Con-Trick
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| This is why proprietary software will never be able to beat free software:
| because the latter always brings with it an implicit cry for help, rather
| than simply offering us a cold and clinical business deal, it triggers the
| release of a powerful neurochemical that actually makes us feel good when we
| respond to that appeal. It turns out that it's altruism, not greed, that is
| good.
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2008/11/why-free-software-is-con-trick.html
Open source is not all about the money
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| No matter what happens to Sun open source is not going away. Financially it
| may find its level to be lower than its boosters first thought, but there are
| many more ways to compute value other than the change in your pocket.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=3096
Related:
Father of microloans sees end to poverty
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| Computer programmer Tom Bostelmann had felt disconnected from philanthropy as
| a tech guy. Now he works as a consultant to the Grameen Technology Center,
| developing open-source banking systems software.
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/335705_yunus17.html
Altruism and open source
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| The story illustrates a point. That is, open source goals are often
| directed outward, not inward. It's not, I'm going to make money, but
| we're going to accomplish some larger goal.
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| Often the target of open source ambition is the customer. Open
| source projects drive out costs and bring savings, which multiply
| as customers learn more about their open source tools.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=795
Why Do Some Software Programmers Work for Free?
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| In the end, the results suggest that a potential monetary payoff down the
| line does motivate software developers to be more productive, but many
| developers are still attracted to the movement for things besides pecuniary
| rewards. They just don't seem to work as hard.
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http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/odd-numbers/2007/08/31/why-do-some-software-programmers-work-for-free
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