Open Source mindset is for long term

Software products of today have 70% open-source components in them according to this report. I encounter this commonly where a business leader says, they want to use open-source because they do not want to pay for proprietary software. While open-source will surely reduce the costs that is not the only value open source offers. You can reduce the cost by buying alternative products, they do not have to be open source.

There is a need to have a mindset shift towards value of open-source, Long term, cost of maintaining software outweighs the cost of procuring/producing it and that is where open source excels by having strong communities to rely on for developing new talent and support

Contributing to open-source that you use can be part of long term strategy, that will help influence the software roadmap, hire the best talent, many contributors see open-source community participation as vital part of their package.

"Code is a liability, not an asset. Aim to have as little of it as possible." long term plan to not own code is a winning strategy and open-source development is the best process to do it.

Ultimately, open-source is not just a mechanism for reducing cost, it is much more than that, enables innovation, hones talent, builds supply chain resilience

Remember, there are no free lunches.