[bsuvc]

As an open source creator and contributor, something about this author's post bugs me.

Maybe it is his condescending words "why do people bother...", or that we are "working for free" with the implication being that we're suckers for doing it.

I think it bugs me because the author seems to disdain open source contributors. But why?

Some people just have a zero-sum mentality.

If it is your belief that the only way you can benefit is by taking something from someone else, then yeah, open source doesn't make sense.