Fair point. So we have a situation similar to any other kind of software. I just want to point out though, that optimized & minified code isn't really that dif

Fair point. So we have a situation similar to any other kind of software. I just want to point out though, that optimized & minified code isn't really that different from say -- a blob of JVM code. JVM can be de-compiled, and sort-of be brought into a human readable form. This is a tab bit harder with x86 - but we're forgetting obfuscators here. Anyone who really don't want you to peek into their code will use an obfuscator. Ultimately though -- I think the defining aspect of whether X code is open or closed, is the a measure of the ease with which I can take that code and modify it (perhaps make some enhancements to it). This is either difficult or sometimes practically impossible with x86, obfuscated JVM, obfuscated and/or minified JS, etc.