The way this economic system works is that there are owners and laborers. The way to make a lot of money is to be an owner. However, open source mainly makes

The way this economic system works is that there are owners and laborers. The way to make a lot of money is to be an owner. However, open source mainly makes you a laborer. Support contracts are paying you for labor. It is similar to starting your own plumbing business. Yes, you can make a comfortable lifestyle, but you don’t really own anything apart from your labor, and if someone else comes in offering a better or more convenient deal, businesses will go with them.