“Is the open-source movement going to revolutionize the software
economy? I think so, but I don’t think open source is entirely
about altruistic volunteerism. All programmers want to get paid for
their work…”
“In the new economy, the vendor gives away the fruits of the
programmer’s labor, whether that programmer works for the vendor or
not. What the vendor charges for is service, support, possibly a
book or two, and the convenience of installing the software from a
CD-ROM….”