[andykx]

I didn’t mind their analogy, but I think an analogy is a poor way to explain such a simple concept. Why not just say, “the code that the developers wrote” or something along those lines? I don’t think the concept of source code is inaccessible to laymen.

[thih9]

> Why not just say, “the code that the developers wrote”

Because some readers might not know what is the source code. Or they might have a vague idea but they might not understand what it means for the source code to be released.

> I don’t think the concept of source code is inaccessible to laymen.

I don’t think the article claims that. On the contrary; how I see it, the article explains the concept.

[dylan604]

Well, was that an early draft, or is it after the editors went in and made changes/corrections? How many chapter are in the manuscript?