I was thinking after my previous post, that irregardless of whether the source is open or closed, if the end product is good, or fills a niche, someone is either A) going to extend/refine it, or B) recreate it in some shape or fashion

So given your feelings, how would you suggest they go about making money off their creation, without losing their edge over the competition. I personally am adamantly for open source, but alot of people out there aren't.

You have been in this field a long time and more than likely have garnished a bit of wisdom over that time. Can you provide suggestions in regards to a (better|different) way to handle this given scenario?



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