Open source software runs the gamut from unmaintained to supported by a foundation with multiple corporate members, a board, and plans in place to ensure contin

Open source software runs the gamut from unmaintained to supported by a foundation with multiple corporate members, a board, and plans in place to ensure continuity under various adverse circumstances. How much stability do you need? It isn't the responsibility of the project owner to tell you that their project doesn't meet your needs. It is your responsibility to check how the project is run and choose whether or not to take on that risk. People actually doing the work of evaluating the risks they are taking on is how open source actually does become a legitimate (sometimes safer) alternative to commercial software. People not doing the work, taking on risk without doing their homework, and then whining when it bites them in the ass is, well, "the story of left-pad".