I think this is an excellent point. For those projects that are needed by myself or others I prefer to look at the closest commercial solution first rather than

I think this is an excellent point. For those projects that are needed by myself or others I prefer to look at the closest commercial solution first rather than last too see if I might spend more time than it's worth. Or to see if I might be able to sell my own solution to more than the target client (myself or others).