This piece (and the ones linked from it) from Kenneth Reitz, of Request fame, is worth reading.

There are other takes, of course, but how open source plays (played?) out from his perspective is (very) relevant (again) in our new AI amplified moment.

https://kennethreitz.org/essays/2026-03-18-open_source_gave_me_everything_until_i_had_nothing_left_to_give