[forsaken]

Is that not better than adopting a more classic proprietary model where the source code isn't available?

I totally agree with the philosophical argument around OSS --but at the end of the day, people need to eat. If you're going to argue that we should all OSS our code, you need to specify a way to make it sustainable (see http://www.fordfoundation.org/library/reports-and-studies/ro... for more on the unsustainability).

[JoshTriplett]

If it's not Open Source, better that it not look Open Source and cause confusion. See also the various "Shared Source" schemes over the years, which caused similar confusion.

I've seen that report; I don't think I'd characterize its description as "unsustainable" so much as "needs further attention".