How/why do all the thousands of packages that are available as open source and enable basically everyone to code and make programs stay free? Everything else in the world is turned into a product to make a profit.
This is similar to the extensive resources available on the internet like StackOverflow where people literally give people answers to their problems for nothing. Like, someone could work for a company and use other peoples work and benefit from it.
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Creative people generally enjoy sharing their creations with others, and collaborating with other creative people. For some people, the *code* is the creative effort and they’re proud of it.
Monetizing things always comes later, and the people prioritizing profits are almost never the same as the people who’re doing the actual work.
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