It's not their code. Linux didn't come from a company for example. The list goes on.
The amount of code they give back is peanuts compared to the amount of code they benefitted from to build their businesses. No need to feel guilty whatsoever to use it. Also totally fine to point out the parasitic players.
>Also totally fine to point out the parasitic players.
Who are the parasites?
These bad-faith posts that are really just unconstructive rants are turning this site into Reddit.
He currently does.
There can exist a mutual beneficial symbiosis between companies and the open source community. But at some point the symbiotic behavior can become parasitic, causing harm. I think it's super important when such behaviors get pointed out (here at HN).