"Then, if you can believe it, Anthony Fu, an open source developer and maintainer, had the nerve to say: "OSS [open source software] is a long-playing game, if not forever. But we are people behind those projects, and we need good rest and balance to keep things sustainable. I am super happy to see this move and looking forward to seeing how it could change how OSS works for all of us." Fu, actually, suggests that "more OSS projects should DO THIS.""
"It's been that way since the start. Eric S. Raymond, an early open source leader, explained in his 1998 essay "Homesteading the Noosphere" that this developed because open source hackers are a gift culture. "Within it, there is no serious shortage of the 'survival necessities' - disk space, network bandwidth, computing power. Software is freely shared. This abundance creates a situation in which the only available measure of competitive success is peer reputation.""
Workaholism is common among senior open source developers and maintainers. Workaholism in open source is a structural pattern tied to how OSS is funded, consumed, and celebrated. A gift culture and abundant infrastructure make peer reputation the primary measure of competitive success. Coding for fun, curiosity, and artistic satisfaction encourages long hours and persistent contribution. Some projects are experimenting with deliberate breaks, such as taking a week off to recharge, and prominent contributors endorse rest as necessary. Intentional rest and balance are presented as measures needed to keep open source communities and projects sustainable and healthy.
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