You have to realize that with respect to the source code stuff, this is effectively what makes PMDG PMDG. How would that be in any way fair if we spent all this time developing all these advanced methods, algorithms etc to produce such a high fidelity simulation and then someone just rips it off and sells the same thing for way less or gives it away free? That's a total perversion of the effort/reward relationship. Vangelis worked his you know what off getting his PhDs, countless hours and money went into his learning how to do what he does when he codes an airfile or an FMC system - to say that the results of his work (or anyone else's on the team) shouldn't benefit him is pretty ridiculous... I'd honestly say it'd be immoral really.I've read several formalized philosophical arguments against patents and copyright and other intellectual property rights and while I agree they make sense on paper and stroke at the libertarian streak in some of us, I just don't think that (like a lot of similar theories in politics and economics) they'd actually work the real world.

Hi Ryan!To me, copyright and closed source makes sense, but software patents don't.What's your opinion about software patents?

I think we should all just buy the plane and enjoy it as much as we can.

@1kris007Thats the plan !!

This whole thread and question is one big

Wait, you find my fail disturbing but you want it to be with me. What do you mean?~No, I'm not prepared to pursue my line of inquiry any further as I think this is getting too silly.