Simon Brooke on Nostr: Most #OpenSource software is produced by software engineers and enthusiasts in their ...

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