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Is Some Software Meant to be Secret?

Posted by michael on from the secrets-and-lies dept.

Tim writes "Tim Bray and Microsoft's Joe Marini are doing a back-and forth on Open Source. Tim serves (open everything), Joe returns (secret-source is good business) and Tim volleys (the closed-source niche is shrinking)."

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  1. Yes by killmenow · · Score: 5, Funny

    My code is meant to be secret. If anyone ever saw it, I'd be ridiculed for my terrible coding style and lack of programming prowess. I don't think I could survive the shame.