Eric Raymond is a hoot! I traveled across town to hear him at a forum over 15 years ago. He weaves anthropology and software methodology together in a very interesting fashion. His essay “The Cathedral and the Bazaar” is a very good read from a political and software development viewpoint.
He has been at the forefront of the open source debates where he is firmly in the camp that says that software developers should be able to make money from their products. He is a strong open source advocate, but is concerned that some open source folks want to cast the role of the movement as an attack on corporate America.
As a Linux user, I have met a few of the 'ultimate consumers', pay for nothing, produce nothing.
"From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs."
They seem to overlook the second clause.