Nothing's hidden, nothing's proprietary, and anyone with reasonable programming skills can alter the code at will. If the alterations are good enough, they might even be adopted by the Linux community at large, becoming a formal part of future releases. Earlier this year, Netscape tried to tap into the same magic by releasing the source code to its browser. Plus, some companies hide behind the banner of standards and openness while delivering something less. Most consumers don't care about source code one way or the other, and wouldn't know what to do with it if they got it.
Most businesses have no use for the source, either.
Open APIs, yes. Open source code, no way. State your case in the LangaLetter threads . No way, says CMPnet's Fred Langa. State your case in the LangaLetter threads .