Exactly what I'm trying to establish myself: what are the implications of starting a project that is "free and open source?" Community involvement, participation... What did projects have in mind when they went that route, and what was the reality of it? For what projects is open source beneficial, and which projects should be kept proprietary: I don't think it's just a questions of monetization and profit, but I'm not sure. Are there some industries for which the accompanying software should be open source? Thanks for starting the parlez.