Comment Re:Again Kickstarter is used to rob the commons (Score 3, Informative) 114
There are at least two succesful open source projects in kickstarter:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/149077132/a-house-in-california-a-point-click-art-game?ref=live
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1384519763/pissed-off-penguins?ref=live
Just because people backed the project doesn't mean it can be released freely afterwards. They still can get their recognition through the rewards