> The alternative is to keep it open-source I can't imagine that there would be a reason to close it to work on it at Google. That would be a very unusual situ

> The alternative is to keep it open-source I can't imagine that there would be a reason to close it to work on it at Google. That would be a very unusual situation. > This isn't just a side project for me. Then you probably made the right decision to work on it full time, but only as an alternative to working on it part time. If Google would have paid you to work on it full time, there really isn't any risk. If they ever tell you to work on something else, you can still quit.