[robryan]

Does it matter about everyone else though? Your company values rock solid encrypted communication and it willing to pay a premium to ensure this it remains rock solid. The fact that everyone gets it is just a side effect of that.

[QuantumChaos]

implicit in the free rider problem is that the monetary value of your contribution is less than what you gain.

In this case, I think it's safe to assume that a $200 contribution to OpenSSL won't repay the contributing company $200 of improvements.