This isn't a corporate-managed open source problem, it's a single developer managed open source problem, with the corporate entity functioning like a single ent

This isn't a corporate-managed open source problem, it's a single developer managed open source problem, with the corporate entity functioning like a single entity. Tons of great open source project exist as updating projects through the force of will of a single passionate developer. When that developer moves on, the project dies. The open source license grants others the ability to continue, but without that singular developer and their passion the reality is in most cases no one will pick up the project and carry it forward. Sure there are examples where projects do survive the death or disappearance of a maintainer, but there are far more projects out there in need of a new maintainer than find one.