"I don't disagree with you, I am a developer and almost all my software is free and open source. I get paid good of money for using the software, as the value is not in the software it's in the business and data that the users add, such as storing their exam results, their course content, or their course offering. If Facebook or Google were to open source their software, besides from some people running their own micro-Facebook or Google and public outcry about privacy, I doubt it would loose much money as the value is not in the software it's in the way Facebook leverages the software and the data. His issues stem not from him giving the source away for free, his issue stem from not not finding a sustainable business model which pays for him to give his software away for free." - Daniel W. Crompton