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Written by Philip Copeman
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Thursday, 03 December 2009 |
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I though I should answer this Article by Industry Pundit Dana Blankenhorn
Are Open Source Developers Suffering?
Dana, you missed some of the key
motivations for open source developers:
Developers actually want people use the
code they make, and have a control over that destiny. It gives me
great "Nachas" to know that every TurboCASH
Accounting release that I make in a few days is quickly taken up by
at least 10 000 people and they really use it. I gives me a great
thrill when I know that the user who picks up a copy of the program or an
upgrade, finds that it is fantastic. I know that rushing through her
mind is the screaming question "How the heck did they produce
this for free?"
20 years later I still get a rush when
I push the "submit" button.
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