motivating factors

IT Wire: "As the Debian GNU/Linux project marks 15 years of existence, how much has it diverged from the intentions with which it set sail?

As times change and people correspondingly change, motivating factors often tend to change and this is reflected in changes in most software projects.

Is this true for Debian?"

As times change and people correspondingly change, motivating factors often tend to change and this is reflected in changes in most software projects. Is this true for Debian?