It doesn't just happen in the software industry

By now it has become a familiar pattern in the software industry – talented young developer starts an open source project. The software becomes widely used and its success is noticed. Then it happens – the open source take over. The lead developer is hired by a major software company and with him the source code moves under their control. The developer lives happily ever after.
However familiar we all are with the way it works, I was still surprised to see the equivalent happen outside the software industry. In this case, Raphi Giangiulio spent five years building a wooden pipe organ for his living room. Just like the software equivalent he has now been hired by Pasi Organ Builders.
Good luck with the move to Tacoma.