It's impossible (and futile) to convince someone of anything unless it aligns with their goals.
Equally, advice from people who did things and met _their_ goals will not necessarily be helpful if your goals are different to theirs.
To meet your goals, open sourcing may not be the right thing to do.
So I think you need to reword your question before you will get a useful answer to your situation.
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