For me, the high order bit in this context is: is it open source? The last thing I want from my tool — even my excellent, robust tool — is lock in. If they ra

For me, the high order bit in this context is: is it open source? The last thing I want from my tool — even my excellent, robust tool — is lock in. If they raise the price, do I have options? If they go out of business, do I have options? If the platform needs debugging, do I have options?