Well it's either that or you don't have a library and have wait for someone employed by a company to release something. Someone has to get paid at some point.

Well it's either that or you don't have a library and have wait for someone employed by a company to release something. Someone has to get paid at some point. If this is their business why shoot it down? It's either that or subsidize this work by working somewhere that pays and leaves you with enough time for other projects. Always wondering why devs are so cheap when they are supposed to earn that much more... Or perhaps it is just the vocal few on the internet.