Eric S. Raymond is a programmer who wrote "The Cathedral and the Bazaar":
http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/
It includes an economic explanation of why open-source programming works, "The Magic Cauldron":
http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/magic-cauldron/index....
He addresses the "Tragedy of the Commons'' here:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/magic-cauldron/ar01s0...
