A lot of open source is commoditizing your complement, moving a project out if a company to reuse or monetize it, or a recruiting drive for talent or customers

A lot of open source is commoditizing your complement, moving a project out if a company to reuse or monetize it, or a recruiting drive for talent or customers (i.e. marketing). Of course it's rarely said out loud so it is unsurprising when we get confused. I've been there.