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   NA> It likely stems from the same strawman argument that if its open-source, i   
   NA> somehow "better" or "more secure". You see this all the time with real Lin   
   NA> fanatics and they move the goalposts when asked if they will personally au   
   NA> all 250,000+ lines of that Linux kernel looking for exploits.   
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   if you have a community that wants to help, then it can benefit.   
   synchronet has that and other smaller bbs softwares have that.   
      
   if you just post something on github there's a chance some ASS will take it    
   and fork it and do 2 small things to it just to put his name on it.   
   that's even happened with renegade.  the thing is, only the strong survive.   
      
   NA> I get asked about making D'Bridge open-source. That code is maybe useful o   
   NA> to someone who *really* knows about mailers. Otherwise its just a trophy o   
   NA> something for them to recompile with their name plastered all over it.   
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   like i said, if you have a community that wants to help, that would benefit    
   the product.   do you really need help or feedback? or are you the type of    
   person who doesn't want help or feedback?   
      
   in g00r00's situation he yanked the source because someone posted it on his    
   website.  he said nobody was helping.  those guys have a small fishbowl so    
   maybe they didn't have the right people involved.  later on people wanted to    
   help and he told them to fuck off because in the past nobody did anything.   
      
   ... Only the educated are free: Some Greek guy.   
      
   --- Renegade v1.30/DOS   
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