[Cialug] open source drying up?

[Nathan C. Smith]

I just wanted to float an idea and see if anyone had thoughts or different perspectives on this.  

I propose that sometime after 2008, when the recession took hold, the number of people available to work on open source projects started to decrease as companies went through layoffs and had to do more with less people.  I might also suggest that company or foundation supported open-source projects are the ones in making headway and in the limelight now with less "garage-type" projects growing into notoriety.

A long way of saying that the recession has restricted resources available for open source projects.

Of course there are probably exceptions, can you think of any notable ones?

I'd love to hear your thoughts.

-Nate