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[Duncan Booth]

Fuzzyman wrote:

> Tim Chase wrote:
> [snip....]
>>   However, it's better to have a good relationship with your
>> customers and know that they will adhere to licensing conditions,
>> rather than to try and strong-arm them into behaving a particular
>> way.
>>
> 
> Don't forget that distributing your source code is more of a gift to
> your competitors (and potential competitors) than it is to your
> customers...
> 
I believe Eric Raymond has argued that if your competitors are spending 
their time trying to work out how to adapt to using your software, that is 
time they aren't spending competing with you. So long as you make regular 
releases of your software you can ensure that they are always at least one 
step behind you.