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In theory, I'm not sure that open source should work. Think about it: Companies usually keep their best ideas secret. But in open source, everyone shares their code openly. You'd expect most people to just use the free software without giving anything back. Not to mention trying to organize thousands of volunteers from all over the world to build something complex. But despite all these reasons why it shouldn't work, open source not only survives – it thrives. It's powering a huge part of the technology we use every day. But for many people, the idea of actually contributing to open source still feels pretty scary. Why? And more importantly, how can we change that?