Wealth
There are a lot of scared CMS software vendors out there. For a long time Content Management software vendors have been charging a lot of money for their systems, but, very soon, many people will be asking some pretty serious questions about just how much they are worth. If open source CMS platforms have not yet overtaken their poor commercial cousins, they soon will. Whether or not the commercial CMS giants can claim any real advantage, there is still massive interest in open source platforms – and if you can build them, there is a lot of interest in you.

There is a growing awareness that open source is not necessarily free. In the CMS game, whether or not you pay a license fee, you still have to pay for customisation. If you take your site seriously, you should be willing to put serious investment into making your site do things your way, and why should you waste thousands on license fees if you can get the platform for free, and then invest on making it work the way you want it to ?

A good Drupal developer can charge a very good fee for their work. There is significant demand for Drupal skills, and every skilled Drupal codesmith on the planet is booked to capacity. Becoming a Drupal developer can bring you all the wealth you need to live a very comfortable life.

Power
I spent years running programming teams, which means I spent years looking for good programmers. A skilled coder is hard to find – because there are so many bullshitters. It is very easy to claim all sorts of experience, but to say that there is no way to show it because your code is locked behind a firewall at a previous employer. In 10 years of interviewing developers, the best were always those that had contributed to open source projects. Not only could I judge them on the quality of their results, I knew they had been well trained in standards, security and collaboration, they were self motivated and enjoyed what they did – everything you want to see on a CV.

An open source developer can command the stage when negotiating an employment contract because you know they want you. If you work for yourself, your published credibility gives you a massive advantage over other potential freelancers. The power of open source however goes beyond the immediacy of job negotiation and out into the wider world. Our world now lives online, few can deny the power of an your online identity. The growth of social networking sites like MySpace is just the beginning of a new level of society. Those who know the internet, those who have added to it's body of existence, are gaining respect as pioneers of new ways of living. Google is not small proof that the “geek” shall inherit the earth.

Sex
Sexuality is a very subtle indicator of our personal state of being. Confidence in your own individuality is probably one of the most powerful elements of a good sex life. Confidence is a very complex emotion, but a sense of self worth and the feeling that your life actually makes a difference play a very large role. When you are able to drive your own life, work for yourself, choose what you want to be doing and are part of a community that makes you feel that you mean something – then you have no reason not to feel self confident.

With confidence behind you, you are bolder, more relaxed, more fun to be around and generally sexier. You get to meet new people easier, they like you faster, and you have the guts to perform in bed.

Who could ask for more ?

The Age of the Code Warrior
We are moving into a time where society is defined by technology. Those who mold this society are it's heroes (and it's villains). The cliché of the spotty, insecure, socially inept programmer left us when we crossed into the world of 2000AD. The coder now defines wealth and power, (Google and Microsoft have the ability to define our future.) and the Open Source developer takes things even further. The skilled craftsperson who does their work for the benefit of those around them will, the code wizards who work within a community possesses a social capital that will soon be regarded as one of the most valuable on the planet.

What are you waiting for ?