Originally Posted by
tyrion
Yes, some people write software as a hobby. But most open source software is written by paid professionals.
It's weird.
They are paid to do it but the result doesn't produce income directly.
The AV companies (at the moment) are looking at the effort/cost of writing software as a competitive advantage. (Just like Boeing and Airbus do.)
It doesn't make sense for them to give away the results of that expensive effort to their competitors.
Companies pay people to contribute to open source software because the alternative (proprietary software) is considered too expensive or not a competitive advantage.