The ITC will allow Visio to aggressively pursue integrating elements of IntelliCAD technology into Visio products, while making the IntelliCAD product available to customers and partners who require it. By providing a central code control organization that can assimilate code improvements from multiple independent entities, Visio is building on the strengths of a broader development team. This approach also allows Visio to incorporate any future improvements that others may add to the open source code base. However, judging from the industry response thus far, the future of IntelliCAD looks bright. Dozens of sophisticated developers are working on IntelliCAD worldwide.
End users can get the source code for free.
For all of these reasons it makes sense that many users will prefer to purchase a shrink wrapped version. A number of members plan to sell shrink-wrapped versions of IntelliCAD that include the licensed components, an installation routine, printed documentation and support. Open sourcing works best with a technology that is a required piece of infrastructure. From that perspective, IntelliCAD is a perfect candidate for an open source approach. 2000 source is now posted.