This is a spin-off from this thread that is really getting offtopic, so I will reply here.
Nonsense, the success of R and linux comes from far more stronger motivations than greed. That is why many big corporations cant get to grips with them as they only have the greed or "carrot and stick model". It also has absolutely nothing to do with opposition to corporations.. although it may seem like that for someone who who hasn't liberated himself from the old kind of thinking (the IBM rules thinking
).
In a nutshell trinker: “You can’t buy love.”
When you start learning the Guitar, do you do that for profit? No! Do you do that in opposition to the music industry? Surely not. You are doing it because you get a sense of accomplishment by learning something new; a new skill. Also why are you here on this forum? Posting away and helping people for free? Think about this for a moment.. why are we spending so much time here for free? Are we nuts? No. Are we fighting the monopoly of the academic books industry? No. Still we are here. There is something intrinsically powerful in learning new things, then helping other people with this knowledge and then gaining recognition for your skill. This is something the old industries just don't get and it is the thing that goes to the core of R and linux!
Scientists are also awakening to this phenomenon of open-source communities. They were at first surprised but are now learning what truly motivates human beings; the ability to improve and better ourselves.
The following talk dicusses the science of "what motivates us" much better than I could explain. What surprisingly doesn’t motivate us is money. What actually does motivate us is fascinating so watch the talk (it’s fun, a great talk, cool presentation method and is certainly something worth thinking about):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc
R and linux are generally on the other side of the spectrum from the financial side of the world. Don't think of it from an economical perspective or you will likely become confused why people are putting so much unpaid time in developing R and linux (just for love).
3 minute duke university film with Dan Ariely that puts this in perspective:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdjlOgGVRVA
So think on this. This is why R is so successful and why Linux will never die, and continue to be the motor of OS innovation. R and Linux are like a Shinto shrine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1TZaElTAs
To become a signification market share OS is not, never was and never will be the goal for linux developers and most users. Linux also doesn't need a large market share in order to matter. Many believe such a strategy will actually do Linux more harm than good, since it will have to compromise on ideas and principles that carried it this far, that makes it great, in order to accommodate new users who have no idea or interest in knowing these ideas.
Nonsense, the success of R and linux comes from far more stronger motivations than greed. That is why many big corporations cant get to grips with them as they only have the greed or "carrot and stick model". It also has absolutely nothing to do with opposition to corporations.. although it may seem like that for someone who who hasn't liberated himself from the old kind of thinking (the IBM rules thinking
).In a nutshell trinker: “You can’t buy love.”
When you start learning the Guitar, do you do that for profit? No! Do you do that in opposition to the music industry? Surely not. You are doing it because you get a sense of accomplishment by learning something new; a new skill. Also why are you here on this forum? Posting away and helping people for free? Think about this for a moment.. why are we spending so much time here for free? Are we nuts? No. Are we fighting the monopoly of the academic books industry? No. Still we are here. There is something intrinsically powerful in learning new things, then helping other people with this knowledge and then gaining recognition for your skill. This is something the old industries just don't get and it is the thing that goes to the core of R and linux!
Scientists are also awakening to this phenomenon of open-source communities. They were at first surprised but are now learning what truly motivates human beings; the ability to improve and better ourselves.
The following talk dicusses the science of "what motivates us" much better than I could explain. What surprisingly doesn’t motivate us is money. What actually does motivate us is fascinating so watch the talk (it’s fun, a great talk, cool presentation method and is certainly something worth thinking about):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc
R and linux are generally on the other side of the spectrum from the financial side of the world. Don't think of it from an economical perspective or you will likely become confused why people are putting so much unpaid time in developing R and linux (just for love).
3 minute duke university film with Dan Ariely that puts this in perspective:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdjlOgGVRVA
So think on this. This is why R is so successful and why Linux will never die, and continue to be the motor of OS innovation. R and Linux are like a Shinto shrine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1TZaElTAs
To become a signification market share OS is not, never was and never will be the goal for linux developers and most users. Linux also doesn't need a large market share in order to matter. Many believe such a strategy will actually do Linux more harm than good, since it will have to compromise on ideas and principles that carried it this far, that makes it great, in order to accommodate new users who have no idea or interest in knowing these ideas.
