This had the benefits of saving time and money for the clients involved in getting their projects to fruition faster. None of the client projects were intended for closed-source release, so our GPL'd code didn't cause concern. The biggest problem that the distractions have engendered is that while work on the core code continues, communication between the project members has become harder. We need to work out a method to avoid getting 'bogged-down' We're probably a few weeks away from making the first full suite release. To increase the likelyhood of your project becoming a sucess and producing a self-sustaining community, you must get the word out there.
Some men see things as they are and ask why.
Others dream things that never were and ask why not. While no one is keeping tabs, you probably know that if you use OSS extensively, good Karma dictates that you must contribute somehow.