Should Bluedragon go open source?

Vince Bonfanti is asking on his blog would it be worth open sourcing Bluedragon. He has set out quite a few questions like "Which edition would you want to see" and though all viable I think the answers might not be as helpful as they appear.

Open source is great, but i'll be first to put my hand up in saying that its good cause its free. Sure i've brought wish list items for developers to say thank you but to most developers cost is everything. That's not to say you cannot make a profit here though!

Posted: 01-Jun-2006

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User Groups, they're great for winning copies of CFMX or JX (when the NA boys are in town).

#1 Andy Allan
01/Jun/06 9:36 AM

"Open Source" and "being free" are two different things though, aren't they? The former generally implies the latter (although is it an absolute requirement?), but not the other way around.

For something to be free (which is what you want), it doesn't need to be open source...

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Adam

#2 Adam Cameron
02/Jun/06 7:48 AM