noamyoungerm, I think the opposite is true. Open source means "everyone" knows the rules, so it's harder to rig the system.

graingert, Sorry. I'm only coding an alpha version right now and I want to protect my work. I'm not very experienced in terms of managing (large) open source projects. If you want to help me out with advice on how to do things correctly, please let me know. I need help with this project, so hopefully I can assemble a core team containing someone with more open source experience.

thanks to both for you input. 1luv.