I think you are absolutely correct. The best way to contribute to Open Source software is to literally contribute to it. We don't need to turn OS maintainers i

I think you are absolutely correct. The best way to contribute to Open Source software is to literally contribute to it. We don't need to turn OS maintainers into service providers that sell support contracts to enterprises. Enterprises could just contribute to projects in kind, eg. by auditing a library, by fixing a bug, or by writing some docs.