Which do you prefer - free visible-code (crippled) OR free encrypted-code?

[delaen1]

I've paid for many "encrypted source" products. Windows, Office, etc.

But with code that I need to integrate deeply into the core of my product (a forum in this case), I wouldn't even consider it. Only a fool would. Even if it were free, from a trustworthy source, and did exactly what I needed it to do.

It's just way too risky. Things change, and when they do I need to be able to modify my product to compensate. I'm not going to rely on an outside source to make those changes when they easily could go out of business, die, not care, jack up their prices, or at the very least would obviously have other priorities in their world (like running their own business).

If it were just a hobby we're talking about, I'd consider it. Who gives a crap then.