Freedom...

I've been interested and supportive of open source software for a while now, since the collaborative nature and philosophy of it resonates with my core beliefs.

If we worked like this in more aspects of our daily lives, the world would be a far better place to live in. In many ways, the interest of the community at large overlap with those of the individual. So, the individuals should be involved with the community as much as possible.

True, the interests of the community are not always the same of those of the individual. There for, I also believe that the individual should be free to engage and work on those projects that are most beneficial for him with as few restrictions as possible.

I mean, no one should be allowed to do things that damage the community at large.

But, at the end each individual should have the freedom to work on what interest and benefits him the most. It's equally important that individuals to be allowed to associate as they see fit. There shouldn't be restrictions to with who, and what for, we associate.

Freedom is central to a healthy community. There should be as much freedom as possible to move, trade, and associate as possible. And the rules that limit freedom, should be as few as possible.