> You're also aware that you can fix your own car, your fridge, your house if you ever want it. You can fix material defects. You cannot change the design, whi

> You're also aware that you can fix your own car, your fridge, your house if you ever want it. You can fix material defects. You cannot change the design, which is what you can do if you release the source code. The same way you can make small fixes in a program relatively easily, for instance updating a dependency or patching small bugs in the binary. So you are agreeing with me. > as far as cloning goes, I'm sure you're aware that there are many clones of your television, phone, etc. sold every day. You cannot clone them for free without cost, which is the problem with software given the source code. > making sure it won't reach the greater part of mankind but only their customer base Do you really think a business does not want to sell? Marketing is about telling everyone about your product.