What a really encouraging article!

To see a millennial generations person write about developing software that you want or need, and then let other people run that software.

I know these words aren't allowed on HN, but this idea was originally known as the "free software movement".

The idea is that individuals and institutions than need or want certain software, develop the software, and then share it, binary and source.

You add to this the concept of "copyleft", which requires that any change to the software, that is distributed, must also be shared with others, and you have the GPL license.

Businesses, schools, agencies, need email, browsers, accounting, instead of paying for these, what if the people who need them develop than, and share the results?

> it really does turn your passion from something that you actively seek out because you enjoy it, to something that you seek out because you want to meet a quota or turn a profit. You're always chasing the next quarter or the next thousand customers.

Those changes in motivation that came from monetizing the software are exactly what happens to "free software" that transitions to "open source". Developed for profit, not for use.

Again, it's really really encouraging to see a thinking person rediscover this concept.