[old-ager]

Open source was never largely the product of individuals doing really hard unique work for free.

UNIX system and utilities code was widely available, though not free. Many people borrowed a lot of code.

Government and university money paid a whole lot of contributors.

Open source without any ownership interest is as stupid as communism.

[Garth Tater]

"Open source without any ownership interest is as stupid as communism."

Why do you say that? Your post doesn't seem to give any reason for your conclusion.