I hear daily about open source projects, the open source business model, what it means in terms of freedom, choice, risks, investment, etc... What I rarely hear about is what is life like for those who actually contribute and dedicate a part of their life to open source?
open source software
What does it mean to be an Open Source author?
By Hagen Graf - Posted on June 24th, 2008
Tagged: open source software
Open source developpers and the ethic of capitalism
By Christine Graf - Posted on February 18th, 2007
Tagged: open source software
An interesting case-study about the motivation, group-structure and hackers ideologie in four (old) open source communities has been published by a team of Hypermedialaboratory in University of Tampere, Finland:
The Protestant ethic strikes back: open source developpers and the ethic of capitalism
Open Source Forum
By Hagen Graf - Posted on October 6th, 2005
A small but interested group 
Half an hour later, we are 9 people and we can hear good presentations!
OSS dynamics � The African story
Roy Blume, Software Services Research Manager of BMI-T, South Africa
Yossi Hasson, Synaq, South Africa
