Straight from the horse's mouth[1] > Also, the income they earn though their paid consulting work supports their unpaid work on OpenSSL, so by hiring OpenSSL t

Straight from the horse's mouth[1] > Also, the income they earn though their paid consulting work supports their unpaid work on OpenSSL, so by hiring OpenSSL team members you are not only solving your own problems but also helping to ensure the long term viability of the OpenSSL product. They also on their website list hourly consulting starting at $250/hour. Neither of these describe how much they get out of this, but it seems reasonable to say that the "OpenSSL runs of $2k/year" line is disingenuous at best. [1] http://www.openssl.org/support/consulting.html http://www.openssl.org/support/consulting.html