So, for good measure, let me state how this usually works in business because you really don't seem to get it:

* Code has copyright which generally means you can't copy it without license. You can't technically read source code even if you have it without a proper license for it/without a NDA.
* A person can be contracted to a company and then contribute modifications/code that is then copyrighted to that company. In that case, I'm that kind of person.
* A typical contractor has a NDA (Non-disclosure agreement) and cannot talk about details of the code or publish it.
* The company can release code in various forms, sometimes open source, sometimes closed source, it depends on the licensing.
* There are often very good reasons why things are kept closed source, such as patents, IPR or business reasons.

You basically can't do this kind of work without a contract - it's difficult to do a contract with a loosely-knit community. NDA's are also difficult with community members as there's no reprocussions(sp) in case of breach. How do you sue people who has nothing to loose?

Also, the people who sign the contract within the community then would effectively be unable to discuss that work with the rest of the community, which means to a seperated community with some who's previleged and some who's not.. Even I have to publish my work through a Nokia employee.

Basically, it's a slippery slope.