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I like to think that shipping code is the best argument.

But yeah, I totally understand the lousy feeling of being burned when $STARTUP gets acquired or shut down.

Wish I could say more to quell your concerns. We're just going to keep working on this every day to earn respect from developers. We don't take it lightly.

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Easiest way to earn the kind of respect you're after is to only make claims you can visibly and tangibly support. You cannot realistically claim you will 'never' get bought out, so don't say it.

If the code is released with an Open Source license, haven't they already met the claim? Sure the company could be bought out, but the code can't be.

Even if they were bought out the code would still be available and someone else could provide the service and continue development. Releasing the code seems like the best guarantee possible.

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