My introduction to open source software was in the early 2000s as well, and I think you're right in that things where somehow different.
Perhaps it's the understanding that projects like Apache and Linux came from a large community of people, and companies, who all fix bugs they cared about, or implemented features that they need. If someone else could benefit from the work you where going to do anyway, then that's wonderful, but it's was something you did because you needed it.
Perhaps it's the understanding that projects like Apache and Linux came from a large community of people, and companies, who all fix bugs they cared about, or implemented features that they need. If someone else could benefit from the work you where going to do anyway, then that's wonderful, but it's was something you did because you needed it.