A tradition of the FIRST NATION in cyberspace
who established and designed the Net since its
early beginnings,

a heritage of INTERNET culture (yes, it's still alive - though changing) is:

			COOPERATIVE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Just have a look at the Request For Comment system
or ask how Vinton Cerf and other PIONEERS of the Net
developed TCP/IP or try GNU soft

and ask how LINUS TORVALDS, a student at Helsinki Technical University, together 
with fellow enthusiasts developed the LINUX Operating System