My main point was to note how far apart the paradigms are. I think you're right that few projects are started with aspirations to gaining support contacts. It

My main point was to note how far apart the paradigms are. I think you're right that few projects are started with aspirations to gaining support contacts. It does seem like it might help OSS be more sustainable though. If I could transition to independently working on some of my projects I'd be glad to make a fair number of compromises to do so. 2 is definitely the best option and can be surprisingly low friction, especially when Bob points out that otherwise there's an ongoing maintenance cost to the business to keep merging the upstream. Bob also has his personal time even though that shouldn't be on the table. I've succeeded at 1 & 2 and failed at 3.