Hi,
Is the source code for Sublime Text available?
I get the impression that it isn’t (and haven’t found a link to it if it is - please direct me if it is available).
(I posted the following in response to another thread, but upon reflection, I felt it warranted a separate forum thread - so here it is again):
Having access to the source is important. It’s important to me. That doesn’t mean it needs to be open source.
Is (or could) the source be available to registered users? Could the license for the source include a clause that opens up the source at a later date or under certain conditions? Would that encourage people to pay for registration? Will it allow for ST2 to be used where security is critical (the source may be audited with only compiled in-house versions used). Would that help with bug/patch submissions? Well yes, to all of those.
Such a model has been proven to work too. Several for-profit, closed source, whatever-lable-you-put-on-them companies do offer such licenses along with their source code.
This seems like a low risk option too. Consider how many open source editors there are out there. Consider the statements about whether Jon is the critical element or whether the source code is.
Is there a reasonable fear/concern that prevents the source from being available to users?