Open Source (Almost) Everything
I don't necessarily agree with the author that "it is the right thing to do". He may believe we are morally obligated to give back to the community, and that is his belief, and that's fine, but I do not share his belief.<p>I'll contribute back to the community happily. I do so because I want to. But I do not feel that I am morally obligated to do so. I'm sorry, I simply don't.<p>The author makes the point that one should give back, for example, simply because one "used the internet". It is one thing to say that you should open source your code and give it back to the community if it is derived in some way from another open source project. It is quite another to say that <i></i>just because you use open source<i></i>, <i>you are now morally obligated to give back to the community</i>.<p>All of you out there using an Android phone - do you feel morally obligated to open source your work simply because you <i>use</i> a phone that is built predominantly on open source code?