With A Little Help From My Friends
Open-Source Software is a form of Spontaneous Order!
"You've seen them, right? Those clouds of birds that swoop and pulse across the sky as if they're dancing to music only they can hear.
"Those starlings stick together because they instinctively know there's safety in numbers. They scatter and swirl to confuse their mutual enemy, and then reform once the danger has passed. And when you think about those peer-to-peer software enthusiasts working on open-source programmes, they're not doing it for the money.
They do it because they enjoy working as part of a team, towards a shared goal and the simple satisfaction it brings, with no thought of personal gain. In fact, most of them do it precisely because they're not working for The Man."
The Dragon & the Hummingbird p.213
