I'd disagree. That's pretty much the point of making the software open source: so that others can take and use it within the confines of whatever licence the dev decides. The point is to get it out there and into the hands of other devs, not for them to simply look at or dive through but very often to manipulate, improve and use.
In that sense these projects do actually operate the way companies do, but without the depth of support and speed that we would expect if we were actually laying down our cold, hard cash to get the goods.
I'd disagree. That's pretty much the point of making the software open source: so that others can take and use it within the confines of whatever licence the dev decides. The point is to get it out there and into the hands of other devs, not for them to simply look at or dive through but very often to manipulate, improve and use.
In that sense these projects do actually operate the way companies do, but without the depth of support and speed that we would expect if we were actually laying down our cold, hard cash to get the goods.