The end of vendor-backed open-source? No. The end of several vendors backing open-source? Possibly. The important thing is that open-source doesn't depend on

The end of vendor-backed open-source? No. The end of several vendors backing open-source? Possibly. The important thing is that open-source doesn't depend on any single particular person or company. Or even any particular time. A project can sit untouched for years, before somebody picks it up again.