On Fri, Dec 07, 2018 at 04:52:22PM -0500, Hendrik Boom wrote:
On Fri, Dec 07, 2018 at 12:59:44PM +0100, Pablo Rath wrote:
How do you know if the source is closed? :)
Let's assume this is a real question.
Hendrik, I am sorry. I see, I have phrased my (rhetoric) question poorly. What I meant and should have written is mor like: "How can you know if a software behaves well and doesn't shoot the cat when you can't audit the source code?"
If you try to get a copy of the source and are refused without signing a nondisclosure afgreement, there's good chance that it's closed.
Software should be distributed with a license and the source or with instructions where the source is publicly available. If a file or program lacks a license we have to assume it is proprietary. Of course asking helps in case of doubt.
kind regards Pablo