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title: Free software
date: "2001-12-18T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1510
description: I'm sharing an insightful article that delves into the origins and underlying motivations of the free software movement, examining why people contribute to open projects and the social structures that sustain these collaborative efforts.
keywords: [free software, open source, christopher kelty, software sociology, collaborative development]
---

Why does [free software](http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue6_12/kelty/) exist? An interesting article.