On: Almost Everything We Do Will Be Open

[robotresearcher]

> what's stopping someone from taking code from the EE, modifying it, and including it in the CE?

1. Copyright law.

2. For corporations it's probably more cost effective to pay a subscription than maintain a fork.

[ZenoArrow → robotresearcher]

1. It's not necessarily easy to prove that the new code has its origin in the existing code.

2. For some corporations, yes, for potential competitors, no. Furthermore, I wasn't talking about a fork, I was talking about committing to CE.

[ZenoArrow → ZenoArrow]

For those marking me down, say why you disagree. At the moment I'm under the impression I hit a raw nerve, I don't think I'm in the wrong.