I don't think so, and if they are, I don't think it will be through hacking. Refactoring other people's code is often harder than coming up with your own, and

I don't think so, and if they are, I don't think it will be through hacking. Refactoring other people's code is often harder than coming up with your own, and this is when you have the corresponding ability. Just receiving source code/ design without know-how to actually implement anything might even be worse in the long run.