An interview with the man was posted here. From the interview :
"Free software is part of a broader phenomenon, which is a shift toward recognizing the value of shared work. Historically, shared stuff had a very bad name. The reputation was that people always abused shared things, and in the physical world, something that is shared and abused becomes worthless. In the digital world, I think we have the inverse effect, where something that is shared can become more valuable than something that is closely held, as long as it is both shared and contributed to by everybody who is sharing in it."
I am yet to see an an interview in which this guy does not talk sense. With all the GPLv3 debate hitting the fan, it seems like the right time to remember the ideas that led to open-source being the phenomenon it is today.
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