I'll be blunt. In commercial settings, it is often done for marketing purposes. Well done open source projects can have an edge over the closed source competiti

I'll be blunt. In commercial settings, it is often done for marketing purposes. Well done open source projects can have an edge over the closed source competition just because they are open source. Often commercial support or licenses are offered on top. Of course this does not apply to all FOSS software. Many projects are just born out of a curiosity mindset and, in my experience, the maintenance aspects and time burden is often not taken into account at the beginning. I have seen people break due to the pressure and limited reward in providing open source software continuously. Others strive on it. I think it is generally important to only contribute within your personal limits. It can be challenging to find the right tradeoffs.