Literally, the difference between open source and proprietary is the license... nothing more.
There are plenty examples of excellent open source software, so I fail to see your argument on this. Proprietary ≠ better that open source.
There are plenty of great open source text editors, but Sublime happens to be leading the pack. It just so happens to be proprietary. I don't think that this is the sole reason for its success. The coder behind the project is evidently extremely gifted, he values his time and you're right, it is his choice to decide the license. I'm merely making the point that if Sublime Text was open sourced, it needn't spell the end of the line. I dare say it could pocket Jon a tidy sum, if it were kickstarter'd for say... £5,000,000? I know there are a LOT of coders out there who would splash out, in order to make this happen.
It's pretty much donationware as it stands, and it could still continue to use this method as a source of income, even if the license became permissive.
I think one of the main differences between Atom and Sublime is performance, and that is largely down to the technology stacks in use.
Well, how did you approach him? Did you ask him what kind of monetary figure it would take for him to consider open sourcing it? Or did you just ask him if he'd open source it for a crowdfunding effort?
In his mind, he may be thinking "crowdsourcing? Why would I give you my baby for $20k"
If I were in his shoes, I wouldn't in my wildest dreams expect that someone asking me about kickstarter would be in talking about the 7 figure range.
There are plenty examples of excellent open source software, so I fail to see your argument on this. Proprietary ≠ better that open source.
There are plenty of great open source text editors, but Sublime happens to be leading the pack. It just so happens to be proprietary. I don't think that this is the sole reason for its success. The coder behind the project is evidently extremely gifted, he values his time and you're right, it is his choice to decide the license. I'm merely making the point that if Sublime Text was open sourced, it needn't spell the end of the line. I dare say it could pocket Jon a tidy sum, if it were kickstarter'd for say... £5,000,000? I know there are a LOT of coders out there who would splash out, in order to make this happen.
It's pretty much donationware as it stands, and it could still continue to use this method as a source of income, even if the license became permissive.
I think one of the main differences between Atom and Sublime is performance, and that is largely down to the technology stacks in use.