:LinuxWorld: Open Source Developers Are Rock Stars
LinuxWorld: Open Source Developers Are Rock Stars Apr 10, 2005, 03 :00 UTC (3 Talkback[s]) (5088 reads) (Other stories by Kevin Bedell)
"When I was a kid, all I wanted to be was a rock star. I wanted to play guitar, get up on stage, and have everyone scream while I cranked out some hard rockin' tune. I wanted to see lighters held up in the crowd as I finished my last set--dripping with sweat, completely tired, and no energy left. Leave it all on the stage--that's what I wanted. My friends all felt the same--we talked about it all the time.
"Well, that never happened. Instead I went to college and spent more time in the computer center than I did at parties. The only thing I cranked out was code. Later, I got a job writing software and I've been working with computers ever since..."
