Commons-based Peer Production and Virtue (2006) by Yochai Benkler

• Peer production works when people can self-select their contributions

Commons-based peer production also fosters virtue by providing a unique context for individuals to cooperate productively with strangers on a global scale. Benkler categories these virtues into four clusters

1. Autonomy and liberation, stemming from the freedom of self-selection and independence from hierarchy
2. Creativity and industry, as participants move from passive consumption to active production
3. Benevolence and generosity, demonstrated by contributing time and effort without monetary reward
4. Sociability and civic virtue, which involves working as part of a collective toward a common public good.

A central claim of the text is that participation in these projects not only expresses existing virtue but also induces virtue through habit and practice.

Could be worth exploring more about virtue and production modes.