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I would agree with this in general, but there are open source projects for which there are no closed dev corollaries.
An example would be the graphics library I built for IoT, which I did to fill a commercial need that other graphics libraries were not filling.
Now I could have developed that on the clock and held it back, but I've learned that's a mixed blessing, particularly for a contractor like myself who benefits from past work in future projects with future clients. But also I like to contribute to the community, and I felt like I could bring some value.
The problems with open source you list are accurate, and part of that is the low bar for entry. All you have to do to make an open source project is check something into github, give it a license template and promote it somewhere.
That's both good and bad though. If it weren't for the ease of getting an open source project off the ground, a lot of vital projects simply would not exist.
*edits - i'm off my feed today*
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Once I encountered an issue with basic or digest authentication (don't remember) and accented chars (basically, the problem was that only ASCII chars were allowed).
This happened several years ago.
I fixed the problem, but some "boss" said that it was not standard behavior, and may break existing sites.
OK, it might have made sense, although I did not understand what could have been broken. Anyway, I added a flag in Firefox options, but someone said that they don't like flags, because it makes the product more complicated (too many flags, something like that).
I had spent several weeks on this problem, first to download the whole source code, to compile it, to understand where the problem could be fixed, and to fix it. And it was finally a total waste of time.
In the end I deleted everything, and decided that I would never try to contribute again (at least to Firefox): I have a *paid* job, why would I give time and work on something which has been finally completely useless.
May be this issue has been fixed... I don't care now.
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A large percentage of OS code is non functional, incomplete or garbage.
A large percentage of OS code is useless.
The percentage of non garbage non useless code is small to begin with... then IP and licensing issues arise. If those are manageable, support, liability and safety certification issues arise.
So thanks but no, thanks.
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Maybe within the last year?
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I think it has been fairly obvious for some time now that the pool of (good) survey ideas is drying up.
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Then send in a good one. I'd be happy to post it.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I would if I had one.
It wasn't a dig, just an observation. I imagine it is quite challenging to keep them going every week 
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We asked what's important in an Open Source license, but this survey suggestion was about how you participate.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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