That’s true Kevin for some business cases - and I am sure you speak for your 
existing customers.

However it does not apply to businesses built around GPL licensed code. Nor 
does it apply to publicly funded initiative like EU funding, where an open 
source license is  required to avoid fears of locking of public funds.

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On 31 Aug 2021, 17:39 +0100, Kevin Miller via use-livecode 
<use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>, wrote:
> So I am disappointed that the code will not be out in the open in the event 
> of a business failure
>
> The GPL open source license we used never provided this sort of protection 
> due to the terms of the GPL. For that reason, we continued to sell source 
> code escrow licenses to some commercial users, even as an open source company.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Kevin
>
> Kevin Miller ~ ke...@livecode.com ~ http://www.livecode.com/
> LiveCode: Develop Yourself
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