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How to avoid piracy when shipping source code?

This question is more or less for Joel Spolsky, but if anyone else has an answer, they are welcome! If you ship the source code, like in FogBugz [1], and you allow the costumer to modify it; how do you avoid the costumer from unblocking how many users can use it (and thus, destroying your business model)? [1] I seem to recall when you ...

What did Joel Spolsky mean by the other three methods of software management?

I've just read Joel's "Three Management methods" http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/08/07.html but I'm really interested in some of the other ones he mentioned, including: The Jihad Method (I wish there was a less politically loaded name for it...) The Charismatic Cult Method and "Devil Wears Prada" method. I've definately live...