> Now you're screwed for some time until other people pick it back up depending on demand While the situation isn't good, it is still better than the situation

> Now you're screwed for some time until other people pick it back up depending on demand While the situation isn't good, it is still better than the situation when closed-source project is abandoned (for instance, old Windows versions). You are really screwed in this case, since you cannot fix bugs and security issues or implement new features without source code.