One can easily get spoiled by having useful FOSS (free open source software). The problem is that much of FOSS isn't funded.
Companies usually only turn funded software into FOSS when they no longer have a profit motive involved. e.g., IBM Visual Age becoming Eclipse, or Mentor Graphics BridgePoint going FOSS under One Fact, Inc.
As a developer, my philosophy is, "If you want it done on your schedule, pay me, otherwise wait until I can get it done on my schedule."