"Free Software" - what does that mean?
Mode of production of Free Software
This is a very important characteristic
Without money
Developers finance themselves by other means
Similar to other hobbies
Effort ist taken on a voluntary basis
Necessity of concrete solutions to problems
Selbstentfaltung of the developers
Programming is fun (for some people)
Other activities may serve the Selbstentfaltung also
Manifold self-organized in small, independent groups
International in the Internet
Conclusion
Often a high quality results
Quality is a direct result of the mode of production
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