# Open source infrastructure requires aligned economic incentives > [!quote] > "Open source is not just code. It is a system of incentives." FAIR's failure shows technical success insufficient without ecosystem investment alignment. ## Links - [[3. Resources/Permanent Notes/Zet · Technical excellence alone cannot overcome economic misalignment]] — turns this source observation into a portable claim about infrastructure sustainability - [[Lit · Neutral infrastructure needs proportional commercial investment]] — specifies which actors failed to match the infrastructure's value with funding - [[Lit · FAIR builds federated WordPress trust systems]] — shows the technically sound trust architecture whose survival still depended on aligned economics - [[3. Resources/MOCs/Commons & Community Governance MOC]] — applies-in: the MOC lists this note under Synthesis additions (2026-07-21 — run 3). ## Source - [[3. Resources/Readwise/Articles/FAIR, WordPress, and Knowing When to Stop]]