1) Finding suitable first bugs in open source projects is actually a lot of work. I've joined several OS communities over the years and spent a long time doing

1) Finding suitable first bugs in open source projects is actually a lot of work. I've joined several OS communities over the years and spent a long time doing this. Often times they can have a complex or unique process to get a merge committed (Openstack & K8s) and there's also a lot of competition to find said bugs - especially on projects people are paid to work on. 2) Given the above, people have day jobs, families and lives - and a limited amount of time for the unpaid games you invent for them. 3) As someone else mentioned, many company make OS work against policy - even on your own time. Might not get caught, also might not be worth it.