Was Mozilla Open-Sourced for the Right Reasons? Wrong reason: Retain market share Microsoft was creaming Netscape in the browser war Had to open the source to get users? Wrong reason: Get free labor All of those Linux geeks need a browser, right? Maybe they'll help us hack it (for free) Netscape gets the benefit and credit Unless Mozilla hackers are getting stock options... Same problem applies to SCSL SCSL lets companies share bug fixes But doesn't get a community of hackers "excited" about anything