The prob with open source is that once the founding team is way over their head, they get insecure and the whole story shifts to how to retain their control of

The prob with open source is that once the founding team is way over their head, they get insecure and the whole story shifts to how to retain their control of the project. And that point is reached quite fast these days as software complexity rises. So many open source game engines exist all rebuilding the same pieces cause people dont want to give up control. But control is an illusion in such a complex ever changing world. The solution is to put code out stripping away personal connection to it. There is no other way for the ants to handle the growing complexity of the ant hill.