Re:A question (Score 1)

Thats quite alright. I was trying to be serious.

Youre saying that these things that usually tend to repulse /. readers can be good when the product is in development? I can see how this would benifit all.

If they were completely open (with the source, I mean) from the get-go, people would see the maturation of the code and would begin to read things into it (like the prototype for an as-yet unwritten function with a enigmatic name) creating all sorts of undue and unwanted hype. Should the developer hit a snag and have to backtrack a bit and go in another direction, all sorts of things would be read into that, again creating some hype, or even a little FUD (albeit generated by the masses).

PS. I guess the community is split over the inherent good/evil of NDAs and patents. hmmmm.