[bane]

> Compare this to the world of software development and open source - which is thriving. Mega corps & the little guy/girl building production quality libraries and systems which generate big ass revenue streams.

Open source software companies rarely generate money from software, it's almost all in services. Games don't have an equivalent services model e.g. "Hire iD rep to come to your house to install the latest Quake Mods $175/hr, minimum engagement 6 months FTE"

[danr4]

I'm not talking about open source software a-la Postgres, I'm talking about libraries and frameworks a-la Angular/React/Bootstrap and it's ecosystem.