Open source allows usage on more platforms. Mendeley has said part of their business plan is to charge money for "premium features." Because the program is proprietary, there may be no way for non-paying users to gain access to those features. Open source allows other to submit bugfixes and to add features. You would no longer be able to download their program. ![]() But they could change this, and decide to charge for their program. Mendeley is currently available at no cost after you register. ![]() Open source guarantees the program will be available, at least as-is, in the future. I don't see why they need to open up the code to the software though, same would go for Zotero.As this is your first post, I question the motivation a bit. There's no reason both projects can't flourish. Rather than getting into a pissing contest about which project is better, then, I'd like users to press the developers of each project to actually deliver on the openness that is the foundation of both of their visions.
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