Most #OpenSource software is produced by software engineers and enthusiasts in their spare time as an act of curiosity, generosity, or social conscience: a contribution to making the world a (slightly) better place.
It is neither 'product' nor 'by-product' but conscious #gift -- and this is a good thing.
Viewing open source as something produced primarily by industry and academia is not merely wrong: it's missing the point entirely.
#GiftEconomy
Simon Brooke /
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2024-06-15 07:50:26
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