Shameless linkbait. Summarizing the article: no, because Linus and the Apache foundation are sponsored. My opinion: if you need a tool, but can't get paid for

Shameless linkbait. Summarizing the article: no, because Linus and the Apache foundation are sponsored. My opinion: if you need a tool, but can't get paid for it, then releasing it open source is a good way to get free code reviews and bug fixes. It's not ideal, but for code you can't monetize, open sourcing it is a fine idea.