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Cake day: December 24th, 2025

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  • Do you want external input and to contribute to society? Open source

    Do you want external input but don’t want your code used in other projects? Source available (ie open source with very restricted licensing)

    Do you not want any of that and just want to do your own thing? Closed source

    A good thing to remember is that open source invites both good and bad criticism, as well as help, so it can help you improve but it can also be hard to handle the less than helpful people.

    Also, like real life, the more you hide info, the less trustworthy you are. Open source puts you in a default trustable position for many people, while closed source puts you in a default untrustable position.