from wikipedia:groepaz wrote:no and no. there is/was tons of opensource commercial unix software where source is only available to customers. there is even opensource windows stuff available from microsoft for paying customers. "open source" does in no way imply "free" at all.It's the same I'm saying: software which is opensource must be available as source for free.
What you build upon it may not, but that's a different story, and changes based on the type of license.
c*base for the c64 for example was open source too - for paying customers of course =) or CCGMS.
"Open-source software (OSS) is computer software with its source code made available and licensed with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose".
so what you are talking about is not open source.