Finally, understanding the problem can result in an appropriate solution for the complete problem:
Image copyright © 2008 Melissa McKenney Creative Commons (Attribution)
The opportunity to arrive at such solutions is, for me, a great incentive to “stay on the wagon” as a recovering proprietary programmer. Of course, the journey for RCU has been particularly interesting and exciting for me personally, but there has been no shortage of great solutions to difficult problems in the FOSS community.