Open source software works because the people who contribute are .... programmers!
Other kinds of crowd sourcing works by doing something simple/stupid many times.
Most people don't even understand the problem. So how do you expect them to come up with a solution? How many people do you know who have the slightest clue what they do to drill a well? And reading wikipedia doesn't count.
And not a chance in the world would that work.
Open source software works because the people who contribute are .... programmers!
Other kinds of crowd sourcing works by doing something simple/stupid many times.
Most people don't even understand the problem. So how do you expect them to come up with a solution? How many people do you know who have the slightest clue what they do to drill a well? And reading wikipedia doesn't count.