It’s been in my mind if we are using the software/program or even hardware of a tech company, we can play around, install-unsinstall and more. Then how is it so difficult for someone to “unhide” the source code that the device uses? Technically the code is in the device somewhere hidden in it, so it’s there, but still, it’s almost impossible to obtain the source code. How do they achieve this so no one copies their code?
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I always liked the cake analogy.
With open source software, you’re downloading all the ingredients and the recipe to put it all together into a cake. So if you want to know exactly how the cake is made, you can dig around and look at the ingredients list and how they all mix together.
With closed source software, all you’re really downloading is the cake. There’s no way to deconstruct it into the basic elements – you might be able to guess some of it but you won’t know exactly how it all blends and bakes together into that final tasty delicious dessert.
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