>OSS developer tooling is usually made by and for the community. The interests of the dev tool makers align with the interests of the developers using it, because they are the same people.
That’s the case for the vast majority of projects. Most of them are made and controlled by 1 person. And many that are controlled by more than one person are de facto or even de jure controlled by a single large company.
99.99% of the “community” will never contribute meaningfully to a project.
Sure you can fork OSS projects, but for anything remotely complicated doing so will turn into a full time job.
That’s the case for the vast majority of projects. Most of them are made and controlled by 1 person. And many that are controlled by more than one person are de facto or even de jure controlled by a single large company.
99.99% of the “community” will never contribute meaningfully to a project.
Sure you can fork OSS projects, but for anything remotely complicated doing so will turn into a full time job.