[wladimir]

Why would we need to convince you? It's not like you should feel an obligation that you have to. It might be that open source simply is not for you.

A big part of it for me is the social aspect:

I enjoy sharing my code with others, improving other people's code, and of course using code that is already available so that I don't have to write it myself. But also seeing what other people manage to do with my code is fun.

Another thing that I like about open source is that everything is flexible. If something doesn't work the way I want (or can work productively with), I can fork it and and change it.

Also: If you don't intend to sell some program or library, and you think it can be useful to other people, why not make it open source? That doesn't give you the obligation to support it or write extensive documentation.

[thalur]

There are a lot people who do open source stuff and make a big thing out of it ("I think a github link is more important than a CV" etc.) to the point where those of us who don't, the silent (majority?), may feel we are somehow lesser programmers as a result.