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Originally Posted by DonovanTrent
I've never understood why people spend considerable time and effort on coding... and then release it for free. But that's just me, I like to eat, I guess.
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Aside from what's already been said... for self schooled programmers it's good to have Open Source projects in your resume when applying for jobs etc.
Some educations will even have you contribute to open source projects as part of your education. It's a good way to learn and practice.
There is a lot more reasons to contribute to an open source project depending on the individual. Some people just wants to contribute, WikiPedia is a good example of a community making a big change not just online but offline. Through the WikiPedia foundation a lot of information has been put in to print in order to provide less fortunate countries with proper educational material.
And so on and so forth....