Two reasons to open source: either you're doing it as a hobby and want the world to see it/don't mind sharing it, or you believe/know that open source contribut

Two reasons to open source: either you're doing it as a hobby and want the world to see it/don't mind sharing it, or you believe/know that open source contributions will be better than what you or your company can do. Otherwise, open source is terrible for making money. Most clients don't care, but you're giving your competition everything in exchange for nothing. It's great for society, though. Just my opinion, and I know a lot of people share it.