Yes!  Of course!  One of the economic benefits of open-source software is that it can reduce development costs.  Every good engineer should know this.

DO pay attention to licensing details.  You do have an obligation to the license holders and your customers.  This is what makes the playing field level for companies using open source software in products.

> On May 7, 2016, at 12:08 PM, Pagano, Patrick <pat@digitalworlds.ufl.edu> wrote:
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>> So like you'd use like years and years and years of open source development for like your own personal gain? 
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>> Patrick Pagano B.S, M.F.A
>> Interactive Media & Education
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>> https://patrickrpagano.wordpress.com/
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>> On May 7, 2016, at 11:47 AM, Matti Viljamaa <mviljamaa@kapsi.fi> wrote:
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>>> I’ve been thinking about the feasibility of leveraging Pd as a development platform for commercial patches. Sort of like some (e.g. Twisted Tools) are using Reaktor for developing commercial-grade plug-ins.
>>> But instead of Reaktor I could rather use Pd, because it’s a more open platform.
>>>
>>> But if the development is for commercial purposes, there would need to be some sort of mechanism for closing the source. Is this possible or something worth looking at?
>>>
>>> -Matti
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