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From: "John D'Errico" <woodchips@rochester.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: why do you contribute to File Exchange?
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:36:16 +0000 (UTC)
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"sylva Wong" <sylva2004@sina.com> wrote in message <ffpq0c$85h
$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> I am amazed to see so many valuable matlab codes on this 
> community.Sure I will recommend this website to my 
> classmates. Just curiously ask a question as my post title.
> 
> The self-satisfaction?
> The motivation for self-improvement?
> There seems no any other practical benefit like 
> bonus,rewards,software permission,etc., are paid to the 
> contributor by Mathworks.

There are probably as many reasons for
contributing as there are contributors. Don't
let yourself really feel that nothing should
ever be done where no direct rewards are
provided.

Give something back to the world.

John