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altruism: it feels good to help. plus, there are times you solve a problem that others are likely to encounter and want to save them the grief.
symbiosis: open source technologies make it easier to create our projects. to ensure these resources dont go away, we contribute back to them.
ego: it is quite an accomplishment to have a large number of other devs use your work. you also want to show your knowledge on a given subject.
profit: there is money in providing support to open source technologies. it also helps strengthen trust in a service.
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altruism: it feels good to help. plus, there are times you solve a problem that others are likely to encounter and want to save them the grief.
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symbiosis: open source technologies make it easier to create our projects. to ensure these resources dont go away, we contribute back to them.
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ego: it is quite an accomplishment to have a large number of other devs use your work. you also want to show your knowledge on a given subject.
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profit: there is money in providing support to open source technologies. it also helps strengthen trust in a service.