I tend to agree... unless they release their source code and then 6 other developers decide to clone the coin and add a bunch of features beside. I like NEM and I like Xtrabytes. I don't want them to give away all their secrets so anyone can come along and copy them. How do you profit from that as a business? How do you license your open source code out to other companies? Answer? They simply take your code and make their own version. I realize open source has worked great for pumping altcoins, and bitcoin is open source, but bitcoin is the original.. there's much more competition in this space now.... it's time to take it to the next level, to find the next bitcoin killer (which I believe is XEM for what it's worth) and that should take a level of protecting one's hard work .. that doesn't mean completely closed source, simply partially, or even 2/3 open source, while protecting the parts of the code that set your blockchain tech apart from other coins. It's hard enough for a coin to get attention as it is with 500 shitcoins out there, much less the added difficulty when a bunch of people decide to clone your coin's tech and start their own. Aren't there enough shitcoins out there? If the coin can make top 25, then maybe open up the source code... maybe.... you've rewarded your investors thus far.. I guess it depends on what your goals are as the coin's development team.. do you want to license out your tech and have big aspirations in mind? Do you care if the source code is simply copied for the good of mankind and to the satisfaction of the more anarchistic types who demand everything be open source because they don't trust the "establishment"?
As you know I'm not part of development team cause you are on slack so you would know that, i.e. You are a lying FUD spewing piece of shit.
Borzalem the developer is 100% committed to open source cause he wants the tech to help people not skim a profit like most developers and you.
Go away, I'm going to call you out on slack for pushing for closed source which will kill XBY.