> Again I ask, why are people so reluctant to release 
> the source code for software, but are more than happy 
> to publish the circuit diagrams for devices they design?

Because maybe they have invested years of their time into it, and don't want
to see it all hacked up beyond recognition by the whims of a few hack-and-go
programmers who play with it for a while, screw it all up and then move on
to the fad of the next flashing icons

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