I would point to Texutal* as a model that does this and works, they release their source code -- but you have to compile it yourself. I don't have an IDE on my computer anymore, and probably would be too lazy to go through the hassle of trying to compile their program than to just give them $3 or whatever for the app.
*note - I am my own argument against this, I run http://frextualapp.com - a compiled version of textual available freely but mine hasn't been updated in like 6 months, I was trying to keep it up to date but haven't really had timeā¦ which is why people should just pay for textual. Plus their app has an update feature which mine does not. On 2013-07-10, at 9:07 AM, Nick wrote: >>> noone said it would be closed source. That's peoples guess. Like, your >>> guess, I guess. > > According to their twitter account, the answer is "maybe": > https://twitter.com/HemlisMessenger/statuses/354927721337470976 > > Peter Sunde (one of the people behind it) said "eventually", but > in my experience promises like that tend to be broken: > https://twitter.com/brokep/status/354608029242626048 > >> and the feature 'unlocking' aspect of the project - to be indication of a >> proprietary code base. > > Frankly I can't see how they could get the "feature unlock" funding > stuff to work well if it's proper open source. As I'd expect people > to fork it to remove such antifeatures. It's a pity, as several new > funding models have been successful recently which are compatible with > free software, but this doesn't look to be one of them. > -- > Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by > emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech