Maybe the source is not special or unique, but not everyone wants to give away their work. Eg you just spent 6 months developing a product feature and by coinci

Maybe the source is not special or unique, but not everyone wants to give away their work. Eg you just spent 6 months developing a product feature and by coincidence your competitor also launches the same feature 2 weeks later :| Of course minified code is also usable, however it makes things just that little bit more difficult for rip off artists. I'm all for free and open software, but some aren't, and they're free to feel that way.