My understanding is that the source is open for anybody to see and do whatever, but closed to contributions. Also, they have some big names who have paid them

My understanding is that the source is open for anybody to see and do whatever, but closed to contributions. Also, they have some big names who have paid them a lot of money to keep the project alive for the next few decades. Airbus the plane manufacturer is one example. There are these two podcast episodes [1] featuring sqlite founder Richard Hipp which I encourage you to listen. He is a thoroughbred. [1] https://changelog.com/person/drh/podcasts#feed https://changelog.com/person/drh/podcasts#feed