Re: Why Aren't Open Source Tools Being Considered?

[David Castro <thejavaguy -at- gmail -dot- com>]

> I think you've left out a feeling of self-respect, of doing the right
> thing -- or, dare I say it -- altruism. 
> 
> Another motivation you'e left out is intellectual curiosity. 

A third, and from what I have seen fairly common, incentive is that
programmers get to help run the show. They're frusturated with being
told what to do, even when they know that there are features that
would really help (or yes, just be really cool) that they can't get
the go-ahead to implement. Getting into FOSS, you can (usually) choose
what you want to work on, work on it when you want to, and for how
long you want to. That sense of self-management offsets the feeling of
being a grunt at your "day-job." There's also a sense of real
collaboration of equals, rather than the dominating "collaboration"
that goes on in a typical software company, in which management can
still override a good (or cool) idea.

-David Castro
 who plans to join a FOSS project someday...when he has more time
 thejavaguy -at- gmail -dot- com

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