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0 pointsguiambros13y ago0 comments

Would you do something with it, if it was open source? I can't understand people begging to have everything open sourced, but unwilling to dedicate time to write a single line of code (or patches, or testing, or documentation).

Yes, it's okay for developers to invest their own time to develop something, and try to recover their costs by selling it. And it's also ok if they decide to keep it closed source, because probably no one would bother to help. Just vote with your money.

(posted using news:yc on iOS, that I paid $2.99. And it's open source btw).

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geofft13y ago

I'd read it, and learn how Windows 8 app development works.

I'd potentially notice security issues and inform the author, if there are any.

I might notice performance issues and point those out.

chimeracoder13y ago

> Yes, it's okay for developers to invest their own time to develop something, and try to recover their costs by selling it. And it's also ok if they decide to keep it closed source, because probably no one would bother to help. Just vote with your money.

If really nobody is interested in helping develop for it, I doubt many people would be willing to go out of their way to compile it from source to avoid paying for it too.

As you yourself demonstrate, making money off of your development and making that same project open source aren't mutually exclusive - so why not make it open source?

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