In a free market, if a critical mass customers demanded source code along with their software, software vendors would provide it in order to make the sale.
The fact that it's not common practice indicates that there's just not that much demand for access to the source, at least when purchasing decisions are made.
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In a free market, if a critical mass customers demanded source code along with their software, software vendors would provide it in order to make the sale. The fact that it's not common practice indicates that there's just not that much demand for access to the source, at least when purchasing decisions are made.