Open _is_ better, because closed just sits there. You have to wait and hope that the Powers That Be will support what you want, and that they won't just decide

Open _is_ better, because closed just sits there. You have to wait and hope that the Powers That Be will support what you want, and that they won't just decide to eat your lunch. Yeah, often Open is "some assembly required". But that's true of Closed as well. STFU and start hacking, people.