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by WhitneyLand 3926 days ago
What possible reason is there not to open the source for these apps?

There could be so many contributions and innovations from people who want to help with the code.
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matchu 3925 days ago
One reason is that managing an open-source community requires a huge investment in communication.

If you're not in a position to run a community, it makes sense to avoid doing things that suggest otherwise. People will ask questions and be upset when you don't have time to answer, they'll submit pull requests that you don't have time to properly review, etc.

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WhitneyLand 3925 days ago
I see what you're saying but they are hiring full time devs to work on these apps so it's not like a side/night project that's tough to get time for.

I believe it's really a lost opportunity and I've asked them about it but received no response.

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cwyers 3926 days ago
> What possible reason is there not to open the source for these apps?

They don't own the right to distribute all the source for the apps? (I mean, it's possible.)

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