As of writing, I have the particular privilege of working on open source code as a full-time, salary-paying job. I have to attach a conditional to that because the open source nature of it isn’t a guarantee—what I do could get put behind a wall next week for all I know—it’s only open because someone higher in the organisation allows it to be. Being able to do stuff in the open and witness how it spreads, mutates and feeds back on itself is a major draw of the job for me. Whilst I’m no Linux-headed evangelist, I do love open...