My buddy Tom has a popular game (in a fairly small community) that they&#x27;re always pressing him to make open (put on GitHub). He tells them &quot;Its my hobby. Why would I give my hobby away? How would it help me to let you take my hobby away?&quot;<p>This article adds a new reason to keep stuff private: you can go crazy with all the clamoring to improve or &#x27;fix&#x27; things.