> but what are the things we build on top of them?
Countless other software developers and me build those things. If what I am currently building becomes available for free, as usable open source, I might lose my job. The company that let me go can increase their revenue and reduce their costs. You gain nothing, maybe some clout and fame.
Open source is harmful to the average developer. After years of this, we'd just be happy to reinvent StringUtils, EmailValidator and FileUtils classes every few years and take home our decent salaries.
Countless other software developers and me build those things. If what I am currently building becomes available for free, as usable open source, I might lose my job. The company that let me go can increase their revenue and reduce their costs. You gain nothing, maybe some clout and fame.
Open source is harmful to the average developer. After years of this, we'd just be happy to reinvent StringUtils, EmailValidator and FileUtils classes every few years and take home our decent salaries.