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Exactly, expecting a company to maintain a project forever (or give it away) just because they were used in research projects is ludicrous.

Maybe they did the research when “open” in their name meant something but it has been obvious for quite a while that ship has sailed.

Expecting a company to maintain a project forever or give it away just because they were used in research projects is actually ver reasonable.

Very reasonable if you’re the one doing the research but not if you’re the one subsidizing the maintenance of an obsolete project.

Open sourcing it is its own can of worms because they may be using third-party code they can’t release or, you know, &etc.