> https://github.com/hashicorp/vault/commits?author=andrewstua...

Not sure what you're getting at with your edit. I'll try to assume positive intent.

I maintain quite a few projects as well, also pretty small. Code to me means a great deal more than a small amount of money. The money is nothing compared to what I've made in my career thanks almost entirely to the code that exists publicly and my ability to run and modify it as needed to learn. I am glad to get code because it tells me something is useful enough for someone else to bother, which to me is what giving back is all about.