Submitted by John Locke on

This essay is from an open source developer, talking about his motivations to write free software. It refers to a bunch of projects that may not mean anything to the general public, but it still provides insight into some of the key motivations. Hint: it's not to make money...

OfB.biz: Open for Business - Qt, the GPL, Business and Freedom

From the article:

Microsoft angers us because it maliciously eliminates choice and then fails or never tries to address the needs of many.

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