On 06/10/18, Nick Andre pondered and said...   
       
    NA> BP> opensource is nice :)   
    NA>    
    NA> A wise man told me "I'm afraid now this is a knee-jerk response in a way   
    NA> you may not like to hear".   
      
   [snip]   
      
    NA> For years as a Fido developer I have had the pleasure of receiving   
    NA> Echomail, Netmail and Internet email about why D'Bridge is not open   
    NA> source. And when I state my logical reasons why, most of the time I am   
    NA> looked upon as an idiot because I don't publish source code like Mystic,   
    NA> HPT and Synchronet.   
      
   Yep just agreeing with Al, Mystic has been closed for a while again..   
      
   Nick, I'm not too bothered either way on the whole Windows vs Linux thing and   
   relative merits of Open vs Closed.... but reading your post (which was fun to   
   read BTW :)) made me wonder about your thoughts on the issue of software   
   longevity / support...   
      
   By this I mean if something is closed source and for whatever reason the   
   author leaves the scene never to return , do you think that the closed source   
   model is good or bad when I'm guessing the evolution of the software ceases   
   at the point because no one else is able to pick up the code and develop it   
   further?   
      
   Actually Renegade was an interesting one in that regards ... (and no I'm that   
   ofait with all the ins and outs of the history) but I recall how things   
   stopped for a time when Cott stopped coding it, then as you know things   
   morphed a fair bit over time as closed source code was handed over to people   
   (I'm sure in good faith at the time) for the software to be changed etc.   
   further, and not always for the better perhaps as you may well agree :)   
      
   Anyways interested in your thoughts about the pros for closed source and the   
   potential pitfalls (if that's the right way to frame it?) of that model and   
   what you think coders engaged in a closed source model may wish to consider   
   if/when they opt to leave a project for good / a long long time.. ?   
      
   Best, Paul   
      
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