The reason for the success of this somewhat communist-sounding strategy, while the failure of communism itself is visible around the world, is that the economics of information are fundamentaly different from those of other products.
Bruce PerensIt's not about ego. Really. If it was ego, I'd be telling you about my awesome... oh, never mind.
Bruce PerensIt used to be that, when something strange happened, we'd hear on the news "Police believe this is the act of an isolated nut." On the internet there are no isolated nuts; whatever kind of nut you are, you can find fifty nuts in the world exactly like you.
Bruce Perens