Evidence suggests that current models of work, in particular a 9-to-5 work week, are not only deleterious to workers’ physical and mental health, but are also sub-optimally productive. Fortunately some countries (such as Sweden) are trialingshorter work weeks with some success (although we must take into account that the effects have been observed only over a short amount of time). Working in open source technologies, however, provides the framework for a completely different model of employment. Instead of being pigeonholed into a single, assigned task, open source contributors are given free reign of their responsibilities…
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