They pay you $500k/yr and up. Your open source project pays $50 on a good month. You have a house to maintain and family to feed. Why would you turn down such an offer?
One thing I will caution those who do take the offer, the company will use you until you are no longer necessary and then throw you out (extinguish)
One thing I will caution those who do take the offer, the company will use you until you are no longer necessary and then throw you out (extinguish)