[philips]

I am only about 30 pages into my copy. I think this book has a strong potential to move the discussion on how and why open source works forward and the analysis thus far reflects many of my personal anecdotes as an OSS developer beginning my career in the Kernel and moving to GitHub style projects.

So far I think this book does an excellent job:

- Summarizing why the popular analysis of “OSS developers feel overwhelmed because they need more maintainers helping”. Spoiler: it is unlikely that more maintainers or even money is really what most developers need.

- Why the values and interests of the GitHub generation of OSS development is different than the Linux Kernel or FSF eras that proceeded it.

- A brief introduction to the personalities and movements that have formed OSS development so far.

[lifeisstillgood]

>>> Spoiler: it is unlikely that more maintainers or even money is really what most developers need.

So what is it ? :-)

[captain_price7]

Fame, bragging rights, catching attention of potential recruiters....