What kind of FUD is this? Far from killing it, contributing to Open Source projects is what made my career possible. My OS contributions serve as a combination

What kind of FUD is this? Far from killing it, contributing to Open Source projects is what made my career possible. My OS contributions serve as a combination resume/code sample and the community I work with make excellent references as well as a pipeline for the occasional consulting gig. Are there any real-world examples of the kind of suit the OP talks about?