Collaboration vs. Competition: Who Wins and Who Loses?
The American culture is uniquely competitive. We believe that competition is a good thing. There is a large body of sociological research that shows that competition is NOT good. Unfortunately, competition drives out collaboration. And so, the American competitive culture has co-opted much of the Open Source movement, and turned it into a marketing campaign. In the context of a culture which discourages collaboration and encourages competition - how can an Open Source culture of collaboration survive? We must look to our European (medieval) precursors - as well as our modern European and Asian colleagues—for lessons in building and modifying institutions to stifle competition. Only in this way can collaborative institutions, such as Open Source software, survive.
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