> Why would a user care about the source code? If there's a bug, the user can fix it only if the source code is available. > It is like people going to the ci

> Why would a user care about the source code? If there's a bug, the user can fix it only if the source code is available. > It is like people going to the cinema expecting to be given all the details, including technical documents and whatnot about how the movie was made. Well, movies do include credits, detailing who did what. From there, you could research what the "what" is and know more or less how the movie was made. Disclaimer: I have no care either way between OSS or commercial software, beyond liking to contribute and support OSS projects, and working on proprietary applications (and being generally ok with it). So I'm replying not with an intent to proselytize; just thought I could address your points.