“This article discusses the elements of volunteerism that are
present in Linux itself and the Linux community in general. This
article also includes information on how to get involved with
development in Linux and other areas. Information about GNU (GNU’s
Not Unix!) is also included.”
“What exactly is volunteerism anyway? And how can an entire
operating system be based largely on code, that, over the years,
has been developed entirely for free? These are some of the
questions frequently asked by users new to the “free software”
phenomenon. Volunteerism has created many greats over the years,
and Linux is the next in the line of volunteerism’s successes. This
essay tries to explain this in sections. First, let’s have a look
at the role of volunteerism in Linux kernel development
itself.”
“Everyone is welcome to become a part of Linux development.”