[ascotan]

Going to drop this Dan Pink video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgGhSOAtAyQ

Basically what motivates good engineers is a good problem. If we can meet our basic needs we give the rest away for free. Companies/entities have been using/exploiting this for years. The gamification points are lame (I agree) but I believe there is a general desire to contribute to the common good and give back to the community.