Re:Open Source is nice, but... (Score 1)

Why are all these comments trying to figure out a way to 'Pay' for the free software being produced? Writing free software demonstrates a freedom that shows that businesses are limited to a selfish ideaology. Even one of the main points of the original article(?) was that open source development was popular enough to get someone a high-paying job. Selfishness permeates our society. Most people constantly hope they can get a big raise or higher paying job or position. We try to train ourselves to increase our potential worth. Commercials target our desire to be better looking to be more successful. My CEO said in my last company newsletter, 'and we know why we're all here...to make money.' (Maybe taken slightly out of context though.) What drives free software? Stallman says he doesn't do it for money, or fame, or even thanks. Basically, he says he does it for the way of life. On a very basic level the selfishness of business and the ideaology of free software are incompatible, maybe even opposite. At a convention Stallman told O'Reilly they were hurting the Open Source Movement by not providing "FREE" documentation for the "FREE" software. Why you ask? He says it's because noone will create the documentation for free if there already is an available supply of quality docs. Working for free does work. There are volunteer fireman, police, EMT's, greenpeace, missionaries, etc. etc... Maybe Open Source is the software version of the red cross.