Sure. But this is rare. And FLOSS absolutely doesn't guarantee that this will not be the case when software is abandoned. Sure, in theory someone can pick it up. In theory. In practice, most software that gets abandoned - gets abandoned for good.
I can bring up many examples in Linux Audio alone: Rezound, Kluppe, HarmonySEQ. I begged for someone to pick up Kluppe, but it never happened.
And, as a user, I don't care that "in theory the license allows someone to pick it up". I am interested in an environment when I can get my hands on working software. And FLOSS environment doesn't guarantee that. And there was nothing to replace Rezound or Kluppe, and to this day both projects are abandoned. And with the technology moving on, I am not sure that picking them up is even a good idea today.
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