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Originally Posted by TheDoc
Why would it not be encoded? So your coders can screw it up, then ask for support 1000 times when things break? Or would that be so people more easily find exploits? Or not pay for it again when they duplicate it or share it?
It's encoded to protect it and everything has a price.
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This makes absolutely no sense. What about the Linux OSs. They
are open source and charge a fee for maintenance and "value added"
features. If you change the code and screw things up, you pay to get
things back in order and/or a custom version of the code to fit your
needs.
Isn't this EXACTLY why so many people initially ran to Linux and all
the other *Nix OSs'. The so called "safety and freedom" of open source.
Oh yeah and it was free. Now folks know Unix is a better OS but it
took YEARS to get to that point.
The same applies to TONS of other apps now (Open Office as another
example and it standards compliant open document format). MS had no
choice but to meet the customers demand and conform to the standards
once the masses jumped aboard.
Anyway back to the main point. If everyone is complaining about NATS
and MAS, why doesn't some of the so called PHP gurus and other coders
on this board get together and come up with an open source alternative.
I am positive the donations will FLOOD IN for a free open source
alternative to these encoded products. I for one will donate as
much as NATS or MAS costs just to have the source and be free
to make changes as I choose.
I'll even get back into coder mode and join the effort!
